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Two PBS Valentine's Day Themed DVDs
Arlington, Va. – December 1, in the year of our Lord
2015 – PBS Distribution announced today it is releasing
new DVDs from DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and WORDWORLD on
December 29, 2015. Each of these DVDs features stories focused
on love and caring, making them perfect for Valentine’s Day. In
“WOULD YOU BE MINE?,” celebrate Love Day in the Neighborhood of
Make-Believe, and in “BE MY VALENTINE,” join the WordFriends on
reading adventures about Valentine’s Day and friendship.
The SRP for “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: WOULD YOU BE MINE?” is
$12.99 and the SRP for “WORDWORD: BE MY VALENTINE” is $6.99. The
run time for “WOULD YOU BE MINE?” is approximately 110 minutes
and the run time for “BE MY VALENTINE” is approximately 60
minutes. Information about each DVD is below.
“DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: WOULD YOU BE MINE?”
“WOULD YOU BE MINE?” features eight stories including “It’s Love
Day!” and “Daniel’s Love Day Surprise.” In “It’s Love Day,”
Daniel makes special heart cards to bring to school and hand
out. While at school, some of the kids explain how they like to
say “I love you” to their friends and family – Prince Wednesday
likes to sing, and Miss Elaina likes to give hugs. In the story
“Daniel’s Love Day Surprise,” Daniel helps his mom make a
special heart-shaped pizza and finds a way to show Grandpère how
much he loves him by setting up a special treasure hunt just for
him featuring sparkling purple hearts.
The other stories included on this DVD are “Daniel and Miss
Elaina Play Rocketship,” “Daniel Plays at the Castle,” “Friends
Help Each Other,” “Daniel Helps O Tell a Story,” “Margaret’s
First Chime Time,” and “Tiger Family Fun.” One of the key
ingredients that sets this series apart is its groundbreaking
use of catchy musical strategies grounded in Fred Rogers’
landmark social-emotional curriculum that reinforce each theme
and that preschoolers and parents both sing – and use – together
in their daily lives. Some of the strategies kids will learn
from the stories on this DVD include “find your own way to say,
I love you” and “friends help each other, yes they do, it’s
true.”
“WORDWORLD: BE MY VALENTINE”
This new DVD includes five stories, two of which are Valentine’s
Day themed. “My Fuzzy Valentine” features Sheep working to
create a valentine song for her best friend Bear. Unfortunately
she has trouble finding just the right rhyme to finish her song.
With help from Fly, she uncovers the perfect rhyme and makes
Bear a valentine with real heart. In “Love, Bug,” Bug wants to
sign a valentine for his favorite WordFriend, but doesn’t know
how to write his name. With lots of encouragement from Frog he
learns that with a little practice he can write his name and
give his valentine.
In addition to these two great stories, this DVD also includes
“Sh-Sh-Shark,” “Princess Sheep” and “There’s an Ant in Every
Giant.” WORDWORLD demonstrates the connections between letters,
sounds, words, and meaning in order to empower children to
advance from learning letters to learning how to read. Some of
the words kids will learn by watching this DVD include heart,
bug, shoe and crown.