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Cookie Monsters Best Bites – Sesame Street

AstroGirl — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:41:38 +0000

When Cookie Monster comes into your home on this video — he’s there to stay.

Americas favorite slave to baked goods, Cookie Monster, is the star of this very funny collection of comic sketches culled from the insatiable Muppets tenure on Sesame Street. From the opening scene–in which the wild-eyed Cookie yields to pure impulse and devours a cookbook rather than wait for a pastry recipe to be fully realized in his kitchen–the longtime Childrens Television Workshop character never fails to entertain with his charming anarchy. Also on the program are classic Sesame Street songs "C Is for Cookie" and its spinoff, "C Drives Me Crazy," featuring a guest appearance by the Fine Young Cannibals, "If Moon Were a Cookie," and the touching "What Is Friend?" The high point, however, is the gravel-voiced Cookies scene with actress Annette Bening, who helps him sort out the difference between a "Cookie Here and There." Wonderful stuff for all ages.

The Snowman DVD

AstroGirl — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:19:35 +0000

This charming British animated short film (it’s just 23 minutes long) is a 1982 production of London’s Channel 4, based on the classic children’s book by Raymond Briggs and crafted with a colored-pencils-on-paper look, like fluffy, hand-drawn illustrations. Small children should be entranced by the story of a small boy in rural England whose lovingly constructed snowman comes to life and takes him flying over the white-blanketed landscapes, in a beautiful rotoscoped (traced) sequence based on live-action flying footage. Part of the charm of the film is the gentle, everyday quality of its fantasy adventures: the snowman is invited in to try on clothes and play with the Christmas decorations, then plays host to the boy at a party in the woods, at which his snowy relatives do English country dances. This is one of the very few Christmas tapes on the market that really deserves to be a holiday perennial, a gentle fable of friendship and the power of imagination. –David Chute

Hello Kitty & Friends: Holiday Fun (DVD)

AstroGirl — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:05:59 +0000

Join Hello Kitty and all of her friends for hours of adventures as they bring your favorite storybook tales to life. With each new journey, Hello Kitty teaches the importance of friendship, courage, helping other and more. This collection will surely entertain the tiniest of fans.