[gillespieha]

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the site, but I wanted to share a great new developmental video that I just purchased for my daughter. She has already learned so much already!! You will have to check it out-

Jack, the Cuddly Dog

Video Description

Jack, the Cuddly Dog — Colors and Shapes is a new educational video for babies three and under. It is about a yellow puppy who lives in a little blue house in Central Park, New York City and who takes tykes on a delightful voyage of discovery.

One of the motivations for the award-winning filmmakers of Hello Baby Productions to produce Jack, the Cuddly Dog was the idea that a baby video should be pleasant for adults as well as for the little ones! The video is divided into five sections organized by shapes, colors and themes. The animated puppy says "hello!" and reacts to live footage of babies, squirrels, turtles, dogs, farm animals and beautiful images of nature.

Inspired by classics such as Goodnight Moon and Winnie the Pooh, the animation of the puppy is hand-drawn with artistry by a former animator of Nickelodeon’s Blues Clues. The music selections are carefully selected pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Mendelssohn designed to help soothe babies (which many of us parents know can be a crucial benefit at certain times!). They were arranged and performed for children on a real piano by concert pianist Cheryl Tschanz Newkirk.

Hello Baby Productions hopes to provide the little ones and their caregivers with a unique and enjoyable experience with this new puppy friend for babies!

The video is available at www.jackthecuddlydog.com, on Amazon.com and at select stores.

[shoshanna]

Wow. That sounds really great! We're still waiting to be parents, but I think I'm going to have to look for that video. Thanks for sharing the info!

[kireland]

Just wanted to chime in here that Jack is pretty popular at our house. It's very cute and a nice alternative to Bob the Builder My son is three, and he loves the nature footage (lots of deer, turtles, squirrels). The music is sweet, and the Big Kid doing the voice-overs is cute without being too chirpy. There's a clip on the site.

BTW Shoshana -- Sending good thoughts your way and hoping that your adoption goes through in record time =)