My Very First Treasury of 50 Storybook Classics: Preschool Stories (Scholastic Storybook Treasures)

would have liked to have more interesting stories in group

There are so many stories in this little box! It truly is a video library. Some of the stories are animated. Corduroy is a short film! Children will recognize many of the selections as books they've read (which they find very exciting). A few of the titles aren't that exciting, and require adult guidance to keep children focused, and learning. Overall, this was a great investment!

My kids like some of these and not others, I think each child will be the same. These are not all great, some of them are even bad, but there are a lot and I promise that your kids 4 and under will like some of them. I will note that I paid 15 bucks for this set so it was way worth it. I would not pay over $30. So keep in mind the price.

Weston Woods, New Video, and Scholastic teamed up to create a truly wonderful DVD collection of stories old and fairly recent, all with excellent video/audio quality. I would very highly recommend this set to anyone who either remembers these stories themselves as well as those who wish to pass along classic Children's Stories to succeeding generations. Having the option to use read-along subtitles is also very useful, especially for young children just learning the language. Spanish language versions of a few of the stories is also appreciated.My only concern was that one of the DVDs in the set, which was shrink-wrapped and packaged carefully for shipping, arrived with several scuffs and had a nearly two-inch crack all the way through the disc at its center, leaving that disc unplayable. This disc was firmly lodged in the DVD cover and was not loose during transit.. I have purchased separately a replacement disc, because we had a need for other discs in the set during the days it would take to ship the entire set back for replacement.For a good price, this is a set of pure entertainment for children of all ages!

This is our toddlers least favorite of them all. She likes some of the stories but others she gets bored. It may be the age. She is 2 1/2. She is more into the video books that have added music and have songs made by Scholastic like "Wheels on the bus."

This was a spur of the moment purchase because of the price. I didn't really know what it was that I was buying, I really thought they were actual books. But they are movies of books. And my kids love them. The voice on the movie is quite with soft music and lights. The kids really do watch it before bed and it helps calm them down. On busy nights when I don't have time to read a bedtime story I do think this is a good substitute. This keeps my 3 year old entertained and on up to my 10 year old. Would recommend!

Why must children's videos scream at them? Hyperkinetic television conditions kids to expect fireworks from all of their entertainment, so that even the creators of the good stuff (Little Einsteins, Team Umi Zoomi and even the later versions of Dora the Explorer) believe everything must be BIGGER to compete. Scholastic classic stories provide a gentle, welcome respite from the usual kids' DVD. These are perfect for wind down time before naps or bedtime, or for in the car. The storylines are deceptively simple enough for preschoolers, but provide the substance and depth to condition children to appreciate literature over the flash and twaddle that constitutes junk food TV.

I was hoping this would give us hours of great videos for our toddler....but these are NOT like you would expect them. They seem very outdated and for the most part just show illustrations from the book while it is narrated. This has no ability to grasp the attention of a toddler for more then mere seconds...I wouldn't recommend to a friend and certainly not for this price point...they are just way too boring