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SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™:
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS SING ALONG TRAVEL KIT

2 DVDs + CD, booklet & crayons
Ages: 3 to 9 *  SRP: $24.95

This summer, SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™ puts an end to the million-mile stare with a creative, interactive and handy take-along product: SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™ THE WHEELS ON THE BUS SING-ALONG TRAVEL KIT ($24.95 SRP). Designed to provide kids ages 3-9 with hours of immersive fun – whether on a plane, train or automobile – the kit features two musical DVDs featuring 15 animated literary classics, a CD with 13 sing-along songs, a 34-page activity booklet loaded with games and activities to support early math and reading skills, crayons, and helpful travel tips for parents.  Everything is packaged in a colorful and portable travel case, turning the set into a fun-filled, go-anywhere mini-suitcase for kids!  This summer travel season, THE WHEELS ON THE BUS SING-ALONG TRAVEL KIT will be the only trip insurance families need.About the featured DVDs and CD:·        The Wheels on the Bus...and more sing-along favorites – A Parents’ Choice GOLD Award winner! (adapted from the picture book by Paul O. Zelinsky) The classic children's ditty comes to glorious life with Paul O. Zelinsky's eye-popping art and a lively musical score by The Bacon Brothers. The DVD includes sixmore stories too!

·        There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly...and more sing along favorites (adapted from the picture book by Simms Taback)  There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, and no one knows why. What else can she eat? This favorite childhood song is performed by Cyndi Lauper. The DVD includes seven more stories for more than an hour of sing-along musical fun.

The audio CD features these sing-along story songs: The Wheels on the Bus, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, Dinosaur Bones, Chicka Chicka 123, Donut Make You feel So Good, Dem Bones, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Everything’s Better (When You Come Together), Over in the Meadow, The Erie Canal, Frog Went A-Courtin’, Tooth School Anthem, and Gonna Read to My Bunny.

The SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES series hails from the vaults of Weston Woods Studios, world-renowned for their careful film and video adaptations of best-selling children’s storybooks. Librarians and teachers around the country have long been using these very same productions, created by Weston Woods Studios with authors and illustrators, to enhance their students’ pre-reading experiences. Founded more than 50 years ago, and now a division of Scholastic, Weston Woods continues to produce top-notch video storytelling. SCHOLASTIC  STORYBOOK TREASURES collects and presents these productions for the home marketplace and has, since its launch in 2003, become a top award-winning home video franchise for children.

About Weston Woods StudiosWeston Woods® Studios, a division of Scholastic Media, is the leading creator of audiovisual adaptations of classic children’s picture books.  Serving the school and library market as a supplemental educational resource, Weston Woods has brought such cherished films as Where the Wild Things Are and Make Way for Ducklings to generations of children. These best-loved stories are offered through retailers on DVD, as SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES, distributed by New Video.

For more information visit us at http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/westonwoods

If you would like more information about Scholastic, please visit our media room at:  http://mediaroom.scholastic.com.

I’d like to thank Janet from Loving Heart Designs for guest reviewing this DVD set on my blog.

Her are her thoughts…

My family and  I have always been fans of Scholastic. We have been homeschooling ever since 1989 and we have included many products from Scholastic in our curriculum and homeschool library. Now, we can enjoy the read-along series by Scholatic Storybook Treasures.

My four-year-old enjoys watching and listening to "The Wheels on the Bus" DVD's and CD. Included in this kit is a 34 page activity book with mazes, matching, dot-to-dots and more. This is a wonderful product to include over the summer vacation. Travel can be boring for the little ones and the Sing-Along Travel Kit will make long or short trips more fun. The whole family can get in on the fun with the fun songs like "The Wheels on the Bus", "Dem Bones", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and many other fantastic songs.

This past month we went to the mountains and rented a home on the lake. I would have loved to have the travel kit for the more quieter moments on our vacation, especially when it rained.

GAhome2mom – http://www.lovingheartdesigns.com
Disclaimer: Loving Heart Designs was excited to receive a free Sing-Along Travel Kit: The Wheels on the Bus by Scholastic Storybook Treasures to review from Weston Woods, Studio (Scholastic: www.newkideo.com) and Foundry Communications(Beth Blenz-Clucas).

“Join little Madeline, her loyal canine companion Genevieve, puckish next-door neighbor Pepito and her 11 delightful classmates from Miss Clavel’s Parisian school as they encounter their very own Arabian lamp, a visit from the Prince of Monaco, a band of pirates and even track down 40 charitable thieves.”

In Madeline’s Great Adventures, go on six exciting adventures, including:

Madeline and the Magic Carpet
Madeline on Safari
Madeline and the Lost Crown
Madeline and the Gypsies
Madeline and the Pirates
Madeline and the Forty Thieves

Our Thoughts…

This is a great collection for any little girl! My daughter enjoys watching Madeline along side me and this brings back such wonderful memories from watching Madeline with my own mother. I’m thrilled that I can continue to pass down the memories for years to come and have a little taste of France though we may never set foot there!

Madeline’s Great Adventure will be released on June 29th and retails for $12.99

I received this product free of charge for review on my blog. No other compensation was received. The views and opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way.

Movie description:

“The kids’ classic THE SHAGGY DOG gets an inspired reverse treatment in this tale of a border collie that gets a taste of the two-legged lifestyle. Not long after shy, 13-year-old Ben (Matthew Knight) moves to a new city and befriends a particularly intelligent dog named Finn, the lovable pooch finds himself in the basement of resident mad scientist Dr. Madeline Madsen (Ana Gasteyer). Finn laps up a strange potion and poof–he emerges in the body of a sprightly young man (comedian Ryan Belleville), one who chases squirrels and drinks from the toilet! The whole family will enjoy this fun and original canine adventure.”

My Thoughts…

Finn on The Fly is   a movie aimed toward kids ages eight and up that was created to potray a message of kindness and teamwork. I expected it to be like something you’d catch on during a Saturday afternoon and I was clearly right. This movie is silly from the get go, full of lots of jokes and crazy situations. Parents be warned that there are some jokes/situations like a cavity search and dog fart jokes of which are slightly inappropriate for children, so if you want to screen this movie ahead of time, feel free.

I did feel like the movie was a little bit all over the place at times. It wasn’t one of my favorites though maybe if I was a tween boy, I’d think a little differently. I give this movie 2 1/2 stars out of 5.

**Thanks to my friends at E1 Entertainment for this opportunity!**

My Thoughts…

Always being pleased with The Scholastic Treasury Collection,  I’m happy to let you know about one of the latest collections “Giggle, Giggle, Quack … and more stories” by Doreen Cronin! I welcome the storybook style and love sharing this DVD collection with my daughter though the recommended age for this collection is 3-8 years old! She really loves all the animals and enjoys sitting and watching.

The Stories:

• Giggle, Giggle, Quack (Illustrated by Betsy Lewin, narrated by Randy Travis)  Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge. Little does Bob know that Duck has changed all of Farmer Brown’s instructions on how to take care of the animals.
• Dooby Dooby Moo (illustrated by Betsy Lewin, narrated by Randy Travis)  Duck sees an ad for a talent show in the newspaper, so the animals quickly put acts together hoping to win the grand prize.
• Duck For President (illustrated by Betsy Lewin, narrated by Randy Travis)  Unhappy with the working conditions on the farm, Duck campaigns to put himself in charge!
• Diary of a Worm (Illustrated by Harry Bliss, narrated by Alexandra Gould)  This fun-filled look into the daily ins and outs of a lovable underground dweller shows us that a worm’s life is really not so different from our own.
• Diary of a Fly (Illustrated by Harry Bliss, narrated by Abigail Breslin)  Take a peak into the day-to-day life of a little fly that wants to be a super hero and is not afraid to dream big!

DVD Features:

• 5 Stories on One DVD
• Plus: Spanish Version of Giggle Giggle Quack
• Spanish Version of Duck For President
• Interview with Illustrator Harry Bliss on Diary Of A Fly
• Read-Along; Discussion Questions

Buy it: These DVDs add great stories to add to your  DVD library and I highly recommend them to everyone! Giggle, Giggle, Quack … and more stories by Doreen Cronin is available for purchase at New Kideo for 14.95

Winner announced: Reggie Man

Disclaimer: I was sent Giggle, Giggle, Quack … and more stories by Doreen Cronin for review from Beth Blenz-Clucas of  Foundry Communications and Scholastic . This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

Today Runaway Ralph was released by Scholastic as another great DVD in their fantastic storybook collection! The stories on this DVD I recall from my own childhood! Quirky, fun, and full of great adventures that build character in those whom are watching. This DVD is recommended for children ages 3-9 years old and features Read-Along; Discussion Questions.

The Stories:

• RUNAWAY RALPH (Written by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by NA – live action, narrated by TK) Join Ralph on a string of adventures after he runs away from home at the Mountain View Inn and makes a new friend.
• COMMANDER TOAD IN SPACE (Written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by NA – live action, narrated by TK) Brave Commander Toad and the crew of the spaceship Star Warts have a mission: to go where no spaceship has gone before and to bring a little bit of Earth back to the alien stars.

Buy it: These DVDs add great stories to add to your  DVD library and I highly recommend them to everyone! Runaway Ralph is available for purchase at New Kideo for 14.95 as well as other places such as Amazon.com and other fine retail stores.

Winner Announced: Yvonne Harper

Disclaimer: I was sent Runaway Ralph for review from Beth Blenz-Clucas of  Foundry Communications and Scholastic . This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS…AND MORE STORIES TO CELEBRATE THE ENVIRONMENT
http://www.newkideo.com/

Ages: 2 – 8

I’m excited about Scholastic Storybook Treasures newest DVD called He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands … And More Stories to Celebrate the Environment! Released just in time for Earth Day, this DVD has seven great stories in teaching children and parents alike how to be more aware  in caring for the earth around them.

A few of our favorites include He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands which is actually a song not a story. The music is delightful and the illustrations are story book like.  My daughter whom will be two years old next month loves this song as I did and still do. Another one of the stories my daughter really likes on this DVD is the A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog.

I adore all Scholastic Storybook Treasures dvd’s as they include read-along features which is great for children learning to follow along in early reading. I like personally that these stories don’t rock kids out and are very subtle but interesting. Also included in the DVD booklet are some great hints and tips for parents and kids to help save the environment.

I know I’ll be using this DVD in my  home-school curriculum in the future as my daughter gets older.  I highly recommend this DVD not just during Earth Week but for any day of the year.

Winner Annouced: Ann Taylor

**Disclaimer: I was given He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands  to review for my 100% honest opinion. This review has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.**