Little Bear - Rainy Day Tales [VHS]

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VHS Movie Reviews of Little Bear - Rainy Day Tales [VHS]

Movie Review: Great for preschoolers.
Summary: 5 Stars

I will say that throughout our rentals, we have found a couple Little Bear stories that are slightly scary for my youngest. But most are a delight.

Movie Review: Among the Best for your Kids Age 2 to 6
Summary: 5 Stars

My 3-year-old daughter loves the stories, and enjoys acting them out with me afterwards. The stories are neither too simple, nor too complicated. Similarly, the action unfolds at the perfect pace for young kids, neither the sluggish pace of Mr. Rogers nor the frantic and incomprehensible jump-cuts of the Power Rangers. Little Bear won't insult your kids' intelligence, and you may enjoy them yourself, too!

Unlike so much of TV/movies for kids, the Little Bear stores are not about conflicts with bad people [who, invariably, are bad for no reason other than to move the plot along (e.g., the wicked queen or stepmother, etc.)], or are about loud-mouthed kids who argue with eachother and avoid adults at all times (Rugrats and the like). I recommend all of the Little Bear stories, and the Little Bear show on Nicklelodeon, for any parent who want a positive alternative to the brain-rotting noise that one usually finds on TV.

I don't know about you, but personally I am tired of trying to answer my daughter when she asks why the Bad Guy is so bad. I suppose that there is a time and place for simplistic Good-versus-Evil morality tales, but I would much rather teach my daughter about real people and the real world, where people are simple Evil or Good, and understanding and cooperation are the main skills in life, and the the primary moral imperative is to be a nice person, not to "resist Evil." Again I don't know about you, but I am saddened by the fact that my daughter does not like Disney stories because they always have so many scary parts. Who likes to explain to their child that Cruella deVille wants to kill the puppies, gleefully and with malice, just to make a pretty fur coat?! Is this really the sort of thing we want to expose young children to??

Hurray for Little Bear!

Movie Review: Little Bear grows on you!
Summary: 4 Stars

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• Genres > Kids & Family > 3-6 Years
• 7-9 Years
• Adapted from Books > Fairy Tales
• Animation
• Characters & Series > Little Bear