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Can you believe next Tuesday is Valentines Day? I honestly can’t believe how quickly it has come up. I’ve been teaching my  daughter about various Calendar Holidays this year and am excited that I can incorporate The Valentines Collection Featuring One Zillion Valentines DVD  by Scholastic Storybook Treasures into our curriculum.

There five featured stories are “Goggles”, “A Letter to Amy”, “Will I Have a Friend”, “Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge” and our current favorite One Zillion Valentines by author and illustrator Frank Modell.  These stories are all wonderful and are sure to delight! Each story focuses on teaching  children attributes and model things such as friendship, sharing with others, and embracing new experiences.

A classic love story unfolds in the best Disney tradition as a lovely young pedigreed cocker spaniel named Lady, who lives a pampered life, finds herself falling romantically for Tramp, an amorous street-smart pooch without prospects. Although they have fun together on several dates, including a sentimental spaghetti dinner by moonlight at Tony’s restaurant, their relationship is strained not only by Lady’s loyalty to her human family and their newborn baby, but by Tramp’s devil-may-care attitude that eventually gets Lady in trouble and tossed into the dog pound. However, good-hearted Tramp redeems himself by saving the baby from potential harm and thus wins Lady’s love and the affection of her human family.

Today the beloved classic Lady and The Tramp arrives on Blu-ray Diamond edition for the first time  from Walt Disney Studios. This movie  I remember watching as a child and now I can share this heart warming tale with my own children in this spectacular diamond edition! This is film to be shared and enjoy by both young and old.

So what did my kids think? First you should know that my three and a half year old daughter loves dog movies. In fact, this movie is probably running a close second to another Disney film called Bolt. The cute songs kept my daughter intrigued and the story kept her captivated. I enjoyed watching her expression and was there to reassure or answer any questions she was known to ask during any film she watches.

Keep in mind you might want to save this one till your children are a bit older or I recommend you be there to comfort during any frightening situations. My daughter did get a bit scared when the rat was climbing into the babies room and started crying because she thought the baby was going to get hurt but I told her that the dogs would make sure it was okay.

The run time of this film isn’t too long. I think 76 minutes is a good running time as any longer sometimes loses the interest of children.  This tale is heart warming and teaches children the importance of friendship, love, compassion, and acceptance of others. I highly recommend this Disney classic. I am also really enjoying going through all the special features and learning the history behind with this sweet title!

Blu-ray & DVD Combo Special Features and Bonuses:

Blu-ray Bonus:  

• Disney Second Screen: Inside Walt’s Story Meetings*
• Audio Commentary: Inside Walt’s Story Meetings
• Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad
• Three Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
• Never Recorded Song: “I’m Free as the Breeze”

Classic DVD Bonus: 

• Lady’s Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
• Finding Lady: The Art of the Storyboard
• Original 1943 Storyboard Version of the Film
• PuppyPedia: Going to the Dogs
• “The Siamese Cat Song,” Finding a Voice for the Cats
• “Bella Notte” Music Video

DVD Bonus:  

• Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad
• PuppyPedia: Going to the Dogs

Digital Bonus:

• Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad
• Three Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
• PuppyPedia: Going to the Dogs

BUY IT: The 2 Disc Blu-Ray Combo Pack retails for $39.99 in the US and $46.99 in Canada.  Standard Digital for $29.99 US/$35.99 Canada and 3 Disc Blu-Ray Combo Pack for $44.99/ $51.99 Canada.

**Right now you can purchase Lady and the Tramp (Diamond Edition Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) on Amazon.com for 22.99! It’s not to late to surprise your special Valentine with this spectacular movie!

We are huge fans of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse over here and it’s no surprise that the I Heart Minnie DVD has quickly become a brand new favorite in our home. My daughter loves all the characters and is really enthralled with how the team works together to figure things out! My son who recently has turned one is also starting to pay attention when we watch the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse . And be warned the the theme song is going to get stuck in your head! Good thing it’s a pretty cute song.

This Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD, much like the others, focuses on making learning fun. There’s things like shape recognition, colors, problem solving skills and counting. My daughter also really liked that the DVD cover itself had activities to keep her happy on the reversible cover . How fun that not only can she watch a show that she loves but she can figure out mazes, and do other fun activities such as color how she’d like the featured cover to look and there’s even a place for her to write her name on who the movie belongs too.

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Disclosure: 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.