Pocket Snails: Letter Adventure

Got this from our local library. Very nice DVD for kids still perfecting the alphabet. My 5 year old was very excited to watch, and the 6 enjoyed it as well. It was a nice change from the LEAP FROG DVD's, which I still enjoy.The man's voice on the DVD was a nice change from the young high pitched voices of other DVDs. I wouldn't mind listening to this over and over again. Which we may be doing)

Interesting the first few times, but boring after that. Too slow paced for the average active child. And hard to understand the British accent.

My almost 2 year old son loves this video! He requests it often, and has begun singing along with the snails. After seeing it only 3 times he picked up the case, pointed at the letter "c", and said "C!"We have been focusing on his numbers, shapes and colors, and not doing anything with letters, so I was very surprised to hear his correctly label a letter.Very catchy tune, and cute, simple story. Even my 6 year old hums along.

My two children were given this DVD as a gift from their grandparents. I just thought it looked like a cute video and didn't really expect much from it. How wrong I was! After having put the DVD in the player and getting on with some chores I returned to find my children standing in front of the tv laughing, pointing at the snail characters (they're SOOOOO cute!!) and singing ABC songs! They are constantly asking for this DVD and I have no hesitation in playing it. Although I found the animation simple, my children love it. My older child (who is in kindergarten) already knew her alphabet but that hasn't stop her watching one bit. Her younger brother has COMPLETELY learned all his letters from this DVD. He is COMPLETELY captivated with it and carries the DVD box round the house, out on walks, to the mall.. everywhere! I've been recommending this DVD to other moms. It's awesome!

I hadn't heard of Pocket Snails before and was recommended this video by a mom's club friend. Now I go around recommending it to other friends! This is a GREAT educational product that really works. The letters are presented during the 'Letter Adventure' in groups of 5 or so, and this keeps the video from becoming too repetitive. The letter groups are interspersed with other action such as humorous breaks or letter recaps, which are quite imaginative. For instance, one of the snails refers to a map to remind himself of the letters just visited. All this is done in such a way as to not make the story disjointed or hard to follow, and it all fits together nicely -- especially with the ever-so catchy music that runs throughout. Add in the adorable cartoon snails and you end up with a winning formula that captivates the kids. Our preschooler was hooked from the very first viewing, and now knows her letters inside out! The other moms I've spoken with have had similar success and share my enthusiasm for this video! We originally had the VHS version but ordered the DVD since I was worried the VHS might wear out from being watched so many times! The DVD actually has some extras that reinforce the learning and a few new songs. I whole heartedly recommend this video/DVD.

Both my children, aged 4 and 2, took to the pocket snails right away. They're very simple but extremely effective. The music is excellent and runs all the way through, which captivates the little ones. Both my boys now know the ABC's not only in upper case but lower case too. You should see the faces when my 2 year old starts reading letters from labels in the supermarket!