Amazon.com: Little Bear likes a good mystery and he gets to solve four of them in this 34-minute tape. In the title episode, Father's cherry pie disappears, and everyone's a suspect. Then the ducklings are croaking like frogs and meowing like cats, but Little Bear helps their babysitter regain her voice in "Duck Loses Her Quack." Cat, Duck, and Little Bear take an oath to keep going no matter what before they venture into the woods in "Exploring," but a scary cave gives them pause. Finally, "Detective Little Bear" uses a magnifying glass to search for the goblins he suspects have taken Grandfather's pocket watch, but he gets distracted by ants and such along the way. Children ages 2 to 5 will enjoy the camaraderie and gentle lessons in the woodland adventures from this popular Nick Jr. series. --Kimberly Heinrichs
littlebear-little sherlock bear my grandson who is 2 1/2 just loves little bear, we haven't seen one yet that isn't a hit. i like the little bear series because they are so positive, no anger, ugly words like hate or stupid. i recommend them to all my friends with young children!
Another great Little Bear collection Like all of the Little Bear videos, this charming collection of four 7-minute tales is so good that it almost justifies watching TV instead of playing outside! These stories are about kids just being kids (or rather, animal kids just being animal kids): exploring, playing with friends, laughing, and using their imagination to make up playful games with eachother. In this way, they are like A.A. Milne's original "Winnie the Pooh" stories, in which the characters' games and discoveries are the main attraction, and we come to love the characters not despite their flaws but because of them. And, in the Little Bear stories, mom and dad are supportive presences, mirroring the real world in which mom and dad are usually the most significant people in young children's lives.
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 wants a positive alternative to the brain-rotting noise that one usually finds on TV.
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