[.ca] Sesame Street: Elmos World

From Amazon.com:
Everyone's favorite preschool monster demonstrates three activities in this compilation of some popular "Elmo's World" segments from Sesame Street. Joining him are segment regulars Dorothy the pet goldfish and Mr. Noodle, the lovable, bumbling adult stand-in for children, who makes mistakes but perseveres until he gets it right. In each episode, real children also take turns mastering the skill. In "Dancing," Elmo shows off his finesse at the flamenco and hula, while the children choose more free-form moves. (Elmo's monster friend Zoe also makes a cameo appearance.) In "Books," a boy and his father visit the library in search of dinosaur books. And in "Music," kids play the flute and violin, while Mr. Noodle is a little slow in learning to bang the drum. For parents who meant to tape the "Elmo's World" segments, but never quite did it, this 45-minute video is a lucky break. Primarily for ages 2-5, but Elmo fans of all ages will enjoy it. --Kimberly Heinrichs

There is a difference in Elmo tapes!:
This tape is especially good, even for Elmo videos, which of course we have every one. My 17 month old loves to sing, dance and "read", so this video is very entertaining. I also think it is cute, and we try to watch it every other day to break up the monotony of Elmo's World.

Just ok...:
this is the third Elmo DVD we have purchased for our Elmo-obsessed 18 month old and I have to say it is our least favorite. My husband and I are very disappointed in how the ads for other Elmo-Sesame Street products play automatically with this DVD (as opposed to a preview other products option in the main menu). As to the specific Elmo material, my son doesn't seem as interested in this DVD as he is in the other two - the Great Outdoors and Babies, Dogs and On the Farm. I'm sorry that I can't explain why, to us adults it seems like typical Elmo fare. Having to skip past the ads in the first segment and stop them at the end of the third is what keeps my review at three stars rather than four.

Good show, he loved the dancing the best:
My son (21 mos) enjoys this video and is now trying to dance with Mr. Noodle. He loves Elmo!

Encourages participation in my little guy:
This is by far the best Elmo video we've bought. Why? Because it never fails to get my 2-1/2 year old moving! He dances throughout the "Dancing" segment, grunts enthusiastically with the "First Band" cartoon and really wants us to join in, too. The repetition and familiarity of Elmo's World seems very comforting to children and allows them to take charge and anticipate what comes next. My son loves "Mr. Nunu" and "ELMO!" so much that we tolerate the grating high-pitched voice of the little red host. I like the fact that this video makes my son want to participate, rather than lulling him into a trance like some videos do (namely, Barney).

Elmo and ...:
I liked this video, but didn't love this video. There are better Elmo videos out there (like Elmos great stories) and I just dont think this one stands up to the other Elmo videos I've seen. ... \owebsite\c