We are . . . The Laurie Berkner Band

My 14 month old loves music and loves to dance, so naturally, given all the great reviews, I chose this DVD. Plus, I have seem the Laurie Berkner Band play on his favorite channels and find them slightly less annoying than some of the others. Overall, I am happy with it and love that it comes with a bonus CD, but I guess I thought it would be longer. It is a little less than 30 minutes long - which is standard but still could be a little longer!!

My sons (4.5 and 1.5) LOVE Laurie Berkner's music and music videos which air on the "Move to the Music" section of Cable TV channel Noggin. I have seen these videos and they are very engaging, fun. The beauty is that all the videos have children in them dancing or jumping to the music.
We went to a Laurie Berkner concert when my older son was 2.5 years old and the theatre was packed (sold out!) with toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners and some older children.
All the songs in the video (except O Susannah) are original songs written by Laurie Berkner. The DVD contains 10 videos:
1. I'm Gonna Catch You
2. We Are the Dinosaurs
3. Victor Vito
4. Walk Along The River
5. Under A Shady Tree
6. Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)
7. O Susannah
8. The Goldfish
9. Pig On Her Head
10. Moon Moon Moon
There is a bonus CD that comes with it which has the following songs on it:
1. Walk Along The River (previously unreleased)
2. We Are The Dinosaurs
3. Telephone
4. I'm Gonna Catch You
5. The Happiest Song I Know (Tom Chapin w/Laurie Berkner)

We love Laurie Berkner. Our little one loves to watch and listen to Laurie and her band. This is a great DVD & CD combo. We hope Laurie will make more in the future!

*Side note* The stars are for the content of the DVD & CD package which is great.
This was purchased as a "NEW" item. When we received it I noticed that it had a half torn off pinkish, Best Buy sticker on it. If memory serves they put these stickers on used DVD's, CD's, and video games. Also the DVD case seal sticker had been cut. Bottom line we purchased this as a "new" item but received a "used" item. Caveat Emptor! Buyer Beware!

My 19 mo. old absolutely loves this DVD. Whenever my husband and I need to get something done around the house, we just pop in this DVD and she dances around for 45 min. My 5 yr old even enjoys the songs and sings along, as do my husband and I. The songs aren't annoying, like Barney, and are quite catchy.

A friend had recommended this video which her grandson had enjoyed very much. The songs are fun, easy, and accompanied with simple dance movements designed to engage young children. We like having it available for when the youngest grandchild visits because she's able to move about in time to the music in our small viewing space and the music is not overwhelming for her or us. I can foresee using this video for a few years and with new grandchildren.