Best Kids Videos 
Guidance for Grown-Ups. Menstuff® reviews the finest videos by
category as selected by a panel of judges for the 1998 National
Parenting Publications Awards.
Also check out A Parent's Guide to the Best Children's
Videos and Where to Find Them, by Mary Turck, published by
Houghton Mifflin.
Preschool:
- Toddler Tales Presents The Three Little Pigs - Here, they
invite the wolf in to play. 30 minutes, ages 2-4. $14.95
800.209.7761
- Alphabet - learn to print the alphabet with catchy songs. Rock
N Learn, 35 minutes, ages 2-6. $12.95 800.348.8445
- Kids Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost. Makes learning
fun, especially phone numbers. Sony Wonder, 40 minutes, ages 2-6
$12.98 888.221.8180
Toddler:
- Spot and His Grandparents go to the Carnival. Walt Disney Home
Video, 30 minutes, ages 2-4, $12.99, 310.233.3120
- Tots TV: The Tots, the Moon & the Happy House. These
puppets enjoy toddler-friendly magic and gentle fun. Anchor Bay
Entertainment, 30 minutes, ages 2-5, $12.98, 800.745.1145
Elementary:
- The Big Space Shuttle. A fast-paced visit from Mission
Control. Little Mammoth Media, 50 minutes, ages 5-10, $14.95,
800.543.8433
- Creepy Creatures. Meet a ghoulish gallery of quirky critters
in National Geographic's magic - superb nature photography with
humor and song. National Geographic Television, 30 minutes, ages
6+, $12.95. 800.627.5162
- Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. Great music
enhanced by Queen Whoopi Goldberg and King Jason Alexander.
Whitney Houston is an enchanting godmother to Brandy, who plays
Cinderella. Bernadette Peters is deliciously evil as the
stepmother. Walt Disney Home Video, 88 minutes, ages 5+, $19.99
310.233.3120
Family:
- Notes Alive! Nutcracker. The untold story with music,
poetry, action, animation combined with voice-over narration and
Tchaikovsky's music. Includes behind the scenes visits. Minnesota
Orchestra Visual Entertainment, 50 minutes, ages 3-12, $19.95, fax
orders only at 516.338.6654
- The Face. A lyrical adaptation of a traditional Zen story
follows an 11-year-old boy's struggle with issues of death,
honesty and responsibility. Stories to Remember, 30 minutes, ages
7+, $19.95, fax orders only 516.338.6654
- Amazing Planet: Shark-A-Thon! A visit to the
bottom of the ocean to learn about sharks. National Geographic
Television, 30 minutes, ages 6+, $14.95 800.627.5162
- Amazing Plane: Lava Blast. Alien. Go on a red-hot tour of
an active volcano from the inside out. National Geographic's
Television, 30 minutes, ages 6+, $14.95 800.627.5162
Sing-Along & Activity:
- Kitchen Fun for Kids. A video by kids for kids. Tips on
kitchen safety and nutrition - fun, funny and gross at the same
time. Spark Media Inc., 24 minutes, ages 7-12, $14.95,
202.332.9110
- Kidsongs: I Can Dance. Rocking rollicking songs and
dances. Sony Wonder, 30 minutes, ages 5-7. $12.98
888.221.8180
- Animal Magic with Fran Draw along with pencil, paper and
VCR remote. She shows how to draw lively animal cartoons.
Iris Marketing, Inc., 30 minutes, ages 5+, $19.95 800.270.5873
www.netcom.com/~irismktg
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