DVD for Kids September-November 2007
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NEWS
New discs teach preschoolers to play nicely
Preschool programming with an emphasis on schooling youngsters in the nuances of successful social interaction, rather than the basics of early literacy and math skills, is becoming the first priority of suppliers competing for shelf space within the category. Full story
Music, cute actors catch tweens
High School Musical proved it can be done, taming tween audiences and turning its popularity into DVD sales at retail. Full story
UPCOMING TITLES
Disney
Mowgli, Baloo and the rest of the original classic characters can be seen again in The Jungle Book 40th Anniversary Platinum Edition (street Oct. 2, prebook now; two-disc set $29.99).
Fox
DIC and American Greetings’ Strawberry Shortcake brand, which just surpassed $2 billion in sales of licensed products worldwide, including DVDs, has a new volume coming, Let’s Dance. Street Oct. 2, prebook now; DVD $14.98
Genius
The Reef (DVD $19.95) is the animated tale of Pi, an orphaned fish who escapes the fisherman’s net and meets his true love, Cordelia. Meerkat Manor: Season One (four-disc set $24.95) records the humor and dangers that make up the lives of a group of South African meerkats. Both street Oct. 9, prebook now
Hit/Fox
Animated mouse ballerina Angelina stars in her first compilation in Angelina Ballerina: A Star Collection; In Barney: The Imagination Collection, the purple dinosaur and his friends teach children the importance of manners, caring for others and creativity. Both street Oct. 16, prebook Sept. 19; three-disc sets $29.98 each
Image
In I Believe in Santa Claus, Simon wishes for only one thing for Christmas: that his mother and father come home from abroad for the holidays (street Oct. 2, prebook now; DVD $14.99).
Kultur
A Fantasy Garden Ballet Class is a program created especially for preschoolers and teaches basic steps and flower and animal associations to remember ballet terminology; Karate for Kids uses hip, upbeat music to keep the workout fast and fun. Both street Sept. 25, prebook now; DVDs $19.99 each
Lionsgate
The Chuck Jones Collection includes six animated stories: “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” “Mowgli’s Brothers,” “The White Seal,” “Yankee Doodle Cricket,” “A Cricket in Times Square” and “A Very Merry Cricket” plus “The Timeless Art of Chuck Jones” (DVD $14.98). In Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends: Hum Bug, Sunny Patch gets in gear for the holidays. Both street Nov. 6, prebook Oct. 10; DVD $9.98
MGM/Fox
In The Addams Family: Complete Series Gift Set, the spooky and all-together kooky family is exhumed for a tribute to TV’s dark dynasty. Street Nov. 13, prebook Oct. 17; nine-disc set $69.98
NCircle/Alliance
The series Hopla teaches children to match objects and play guessing games as they discover shapes, colors and familiar objects. Two volumes, Hello, Hopla! and Spend the Day With Hopla, arrive Sept. 25 (prebook Sept. 18; DVDs $14.99 each).
Nickelodeon/Paramount
Jack’s Big Music Show: Let’s Rock shows preschoolers how to look at things through music and education. Street Oct. 23, prebook now; DVD $16.99
Porchlight
Holidaze features original songs from the composers of High School Musical and follows Rusty the Reindeer, who tries to find the meaning of Christmas. Street Oct. 30, prebook Sept. 26; DVD $14.98
Scholastic/New Video
In Ralph S. Mouse and More Exciting Animal Adventure Stories, Ralph finds himself at human school. Street Sept. 25, prebook now; DVD $14.95
Sesame/Genius
The Play With Me Sesame series makes its DVD debut with two volumes, Playtime With Grover and Goodnight Sesame. Both street Oct. 23, prebook now; DVD $16.95 each
S’more/Image
The Littles: The Complete Series tells the animated stories of little people, who live in the walls of houses and are rarely seen by humans, as they share the same cares and joys that big people do. Street Nov. 13, prebook Oct. 2; five-disc set $39.99
Warner
The Wiggles: Getting Strong is the first DVD in the Wiggle and Learn series, showing children how to dance and interact (street Oct. 9, prebook now; DVD $19.98). In Teen Titans: The Complete Fourth Season and The Batman: The Complete Fourth Season, fans get treated to more animated adventures of the superheroes (both street Nov. 20, prebook Oct. 16; two-disc sets $19.98 each).
—Compiled by Cheryl Biggs
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