4 comments about Dr. Seuss Presents: Greatest Hits.

1. Dr. Seuss may lose something without the visuals -- he was one of the most inspired illustrators of his or any time -- but he won't lose too much with Marvin Miller reading him. It's an odd choice at first: the basso-profundo voice of "The Millionaire" (and thousands of cigarette commercials); but he brings precisely the kind of loopy fun these words need -- and he's really adept at the tongue-twists with or without the tape sped up. Of course the good Dr. always had a message, and Miller brings that out too. "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" is, whatever its form, nothing short of a masterpiece.
   
   The one disappointment here is the Songbook. Imagine the real flights of fancy Chabrier or Poulenc would have had with "My Uncle Terwilliger Dances with Bears" or "Happy Birthday to Little Sally Spingel Spungel Sporn"; unfortunately the Dr. merely entrusted them to one Eugene Poddany, an associate of Chuck Jones on his abysmal MGM "Tom and Jerry"s (and the Seuss TV specials), and all he can summon is a moping blah, not helped by the bland studio singing. But this is only one small part of a throughly beguiling set.
   
   Okay sound, though it's obvious these were originally recorded for a budget label (RCA Camden).



2. With all the junk out there, it's nice to know that there is good stuff for children to listen too. I don't have kids, but I have many neices and nephews, so, I'm always looking for good gifts to keep them away from the TV. this audio is fantastic. Anything Dr. Seuss is solid.



3. This set of cds are the best of Dr Seuss, appropriate for kids and their parents, alike! Narrated skillfully by Marty Gold, this collection of Dr Seuss classics will entrance many youngsters for hours. Originally recorded onto records, then transferred to CD, the stories come to life with sound effects and dialogue that is a joy to listen to. Green Eggs and Ham, for example, brings in a string bass, giving a jazz background to the story. The Sneetches, Yertle the Turtle, If I Ran the Zoo and Horton Hatches the Egg are straight from the printed page--a child can easily follow along in the coresponding book. Bartholemew and the Oobleck in particular, is a treasure--the sound effects and different characters are a delight. The Sleep Book is especially good and wonderful as a last minute story before bed. I listened to this collection on records when I was a kid and was happy to find them on CD. I'll be able to pass these same stories down to my kids!



4. I cannot say enough good things about this CD! My kids loves Dr. Seuss books and when I saw this CD I just had to buy it. It is basically a reading of the Dr. Seuss books and is perfect for long car rides. We recently had to take a long car trip and I do not know what I would have done without these CD's. My kids did not ask once if we were there yet, they were to busy listening to these stories!

1 comments about Shivers Halloween Party: Spooky Pack.

1. I used this for a Halloween party I had and it was great! Wonderful scary mood music for Halloween. Reccomended to anyone as background music or especially for parties!

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2 comments about Children's Classic Film Favorites.

1. Ok, these may not be all kids singing these songs, BUT whoever they are, they do an AMAZING job! Yes there are kids on the CD cover, but all the songs are not sung by kids. You also get a few instrumental fun tracks as well that you can sing karaoke along with. :)
   
   This collection is TOTALLY recommended if you LOVE renditions of your favorite Disney songs as I do. You get other songs from non-Disney movies as well but mostly Disney is what you are getting here.
   
   This may not be the Teeny Bopper Disney Mania collection which is ok because these people can ACTUALLY SING!
   
   No Disney fan shouldn't be without this CD! :)



2. Read the fine print- these are not performed by the original artists, but rather by the Countdown Kids, who are really not kids at all. The collection is good, kids will likely enjoy it, however adults may be rather annoyed to hear second rate singers attempt to sing, for example, like Elton John in "The Circle of Life." Others songs are performed very well, though I had hoped these would be the Disney classics sung by kids like the cover leads you to believe. My daughter likes it fine and that's all that matters. Fine for the money, but not an awesome collection.

1 comments about Favorite Lullabies.

1. I received this CD as a gift. My daughter had colic and fussed for 6-8 hours every night. When I would get up with her at night for feedings I would turn this CD on and quietly hold her. The soothing songs on the Sweet Baby Dreaming CD would calm her and I could usually get her back to sleep with in 30-45 minutes. After listening to her screaming for 6-8 hours I was about ready to rip my hair out, but this CD left me feeling calm and I was also able to fall asleep quickly as I could hear it playing through the baby monitor. Now my daughter is 18 months and she still listens to it at night.

1 comments about Children's Sleepytime.

1. This is far and above THE BEST nightime collection we have seen. We played it while my son was in the ICU contiueously (for 14 weeks) and all the Doctors and Nurses kept commenting on how wonderful and soothing it was - and we didn't bore of it after all that time! Then we used if for background music during the L & D of my second child and (again) everyone who heard it commented on how wonderful and soothing the music was (and asked the name). I would HIGHLY recommend this to anyone looking for nightime lullibies!

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1 comments about The Best 101 Children's Songs.

1. The music on the samples provided are slightly higher standard than most recordings of these titles. However, most tunes sampled were rather monotone in their delivery.

   Companies need to looking for music that is thematic in nature and provide children (early years toddler to prekindergarten) opportunties to move with the music. Most children in this age bracket need lots of movement and faster paced music.