The full-color, animated DVD highlights the relationship between five-year-old heroine Maggie and her best friends. Maggie loves her favorite stuffed toys Beast and Hamilton so much that she creates a whole world – Nowhere Land – for them to explore. Each DVD contains Spanish language tracks and a fun color-your-own cover. Launch date: September 25, 2007.

Children can sing, dance and learn Spanish with this upbeat and exciting video that presents colors, numbers and animal vocabulary. The two-DVD combo featuring Volumes I and II has an MSRP of $30.99. “Using upbeat music, chants and movement as well as repetition and visual stimulation, Bilingual Fun introduces Spanish by teaching to the multiple intelligences of children,” Co-founder Jennifer Manriquez of The Bilingual Fun Company told TDmonthly. Launch date: November 2005.

Kids can expand their language skills and learn useful, everyday vocabulary and phrases, learning along with the children of Bilingual Fun as they introduce greetings, body parts and food in this fun and interactive video. “Viewers enjoy Bilingual Fun videos because they can participate along with the real children in the programs, as they learn and practice their new language skills,” Co-founder Jennifer Manriquez of The Bilingual Fun Company told TDmonthly. Launch date: October 2006.

This DVD introduces Hindi letters through catchy songs, familiar rhymes and interactive quizzes. Children learn to recognize and sound out Hindi letters and associate each letter with an object and its beginning sound, and they also learn to name the parts of their body. With the Interactive Quiz feature, children can practice letters and test their knowledge. “Our products … supplement parents’ efforts to create a language-rich environment for children of Indian origin. They teach the language using colorful visuals of everyday objects,” Owner Ruchira Agarwal of Baby Hindustani told TDmonthly. “They also blend Indian language with western classical music, bringing the two cultures together.” This product was a 2007 Dr. Toy Best Products winner and received a Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine. Launch date: March 2007.
 

In this video, little viewers see why Gordon gives Thomas a lesson he won’t forget, and how Henry comes to the rescue when disaster strikes. And…Thomas gets a chance to pull his very own train on the Island of Sodor. Bonus features include seven episodes, a sing-along song, a DVD game and a character gallery.

James boasts about his bravery, but when a swarm of bees start buzzing around him, he wishes they would get back to making honey. Kids will see what happens when Bill and Ben have trouble on the turntable and end up face to face. Bonus features includes seven episodes, a sing-along song, a DVD game and a character gallery.

Travel on-board an Amtrak P-42 "Genesis" locomotive pulling the Southwest Chief between Kansas City and Chicago. See the entire line, and listen to the comments of the crew as they point out railroad and historical features along the way.

In “Winter Freights on the Durango & Silverton”, turn back the calendar and enjoy several mixed freight and passenger trains that were run strictly for photographers.

This interactive DVD combines Christmas songs and American Sign Language, allowing children to build vocabulary and language skills, enhance motor and memory skills, and more. The We Sign instructor teaches viewers in an exciting way, encouraging an enthusiasm for learning. Tracks include “Jingle Bells,” “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and more.

This interactive DVD combines Christmas carols and American Sign Language, allowing children to build vocabulary and language skills, enhance motor and memory skills, and more. The We Sign instructor teaches viewers in an exciting way, encouraging an enthusiasm for learning. Tracks include “Silent Night,” “Joy to the World,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful” and more.

In this magic instructional DVD, magician Curtis Eugene Lovell II uses everyday objects to teach magic. He shows viewers how to change the color of water, float a friend, read minds, vanish coins and much more, using a fun and creative storyline before the secrets are revealed. The tricks “apply simple but effective methods,” a representative of Magic of Curtis told TDmonthly. “Curtis and Sara's energy makes learning magic fun as they guide the viewer through a comical journey around town. ‘Poof! You’re a Magician!’ was designed to entertain and captivate a variety of audiences ... kids, fathers, teenagers, granddads and magic lovers.” Launch date: July 15, 2007.

Tot-a-Doodle-Do! “Crafty Kids” Craft Kits include craft materials to follow-along with Crafty Kids, one segment of the Tot-a-Doodle-Do! 30-minute DVD included in each Craft Kit. Other segments include Imagination Station, On Our Block, Molly Manners, Super Snack and Hop N Bop. The kits help kids acquire development skills through the integration of music, arts and creative movement and exercises. It was a Top DVD Pick Parenting Magazine, choice of the American Library Association’s Booklist and School Library Journal endorsed by Kids First (Coalition for Quality Children’s Media) and the Dove Foundation.

Tot-a-Doodle-Do! “Crafty Kids” Craft Kits include craft materials to follow-along with Crafty Kids, one segment of the Tot-a-Doodle-Do! 30-minute DVD included in each Craft Kit. It's two activities in one: a Craft Kit and 30-minute DVD with six segments that directly target key developmental skills of children aged 3 to 7: Crafty Kids, Imagination Station, On Our Block, Molly Manners, Super Snack and Hop N Bop. The kits also integrate special needs children through techniques to demonstrate values of inclusion, acceptance and self-esteem. Launch date: September 2007.

Tot-a-Doodle-Do! “Crafty Kids” Craft Kits include craft materials to follow along with Crafty Kids, one segment of the Tot-a-Doodle-Do! 30-minute DVD included in each Craft Kit. The kit is designed to assist with the acquisition of developmental skills through the integration of music, arts, and creative exercises. It teachesnew vocabulary, sequencing skills, listening skills and manners while nuturing imagination and memory. It also incorporates movement and exercise. It is two activities in one: a Craft Kit and 30-minute DVD with six segments that directly target key developmental skills of children ages 3-7; Crafty Kids, Imagination Station, On Our Block, Molly Manners, Super Snack and Hop N Bop. Launch Date: September 2007.

Nancy goes undercover at the Icicle Creek lodge in the Canadian Rockies to investigate strange accidents and a mysterious wolf that appears before each incident but then mysteriously disappears when the police arrive.  Chantal, the owner of the lodge, has asked Nancy to uncover the culprit behind a recent string of suspicious accidents.  Just as Nancy arrives there is an explosion and a bunkhouse is destroyed.  To make matters worse, an eerie howling wolf keeps everyone up at night and terrorizes the guests.  Can Nancy crack this case? Launch Date: June 12, 2007

Kids will love this innovative book and DVD package that lets them discover the fascinating underwater world - without ever getting wet! The entry for each letter focuses on the ocean-dwellers that begin with that letter. Kids will find fun facts and interesting tidbits as they pour over the amazing photographs. The 45-minute DVD showcases incredible footage that kids will want to watch over and over again.

This 30-minute DVD features a CBC TV special with 10 of Charlotte Diamond’s best-loved songs, mainly from her award-winning CD “10 Carrot Diamond.” Tracks include “Four Hugs a Day,” “I Wanna Be a Dog” and “Octopus.” It was filmed around Vancouver, Canada and received a Bronze Medal from the International Film and Television Festival. “Charlotte’s videos are filmed on location rather than as a concert video, and are educational as well as entertaining. Most of this video is filmed outdoors,” a representative of Hug Bug Music told TDmonthly. Launch date: October 2004.

This 30-minute CBC TV special includes 10 songs and was filmed around picturesque Vancouver, Canada. It includes favourites from the album “Diamonds and Dragons,” such as “Lucky Streak,” “The Hug Bug” and “La Bamba. Charlotte Diamond has a straight-forward, tuneful approach to entertainment. Launch date: October 2004.

This 66-minute DVD features two 22-minute episodes of the animated action comedy “Kappa Mikey,” along with several extras and a bonus episode. In the title episode, the cast of Japan’s anime television series LilyMu is slated to perform at the birthday party of the son of a key advertiser. Mikey gets lost in Tokyo when he tries to find the party on his own, and ends up joining a motorbike gang. Other episodes are “Easy Come, Easy Gonard” and “The Man Who Would Be Mikey.” “[‘Kappy Mikey’] is a cult hit worldwide and the show is supported by promotional efforts by Nickelodeon, giving it extra exposure,” Carina Sayles of Sayles & Winnikoff Communications told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 18, 2007.

“Internet Safety” is a kid-friendly walk through the world of email, downloads, pop-ups and chat rooms. It looks at the serious issues that can arise if kids don’t rely on their Safe Side Adults. This light approach to the difficult topic of Internet safety talks to kids, not at them. Along with giving children an understanding of potential dangers, the video helps them understand what to do if dangerous situations arise on the Internet. Launch date: October 2006.

In this upbeat three-phase DVD, instructor Cordi uses a positive approach to teach children how to draw ocean animals, while expressing a deep love and respect for the sea and its inhabitants. The program offers nearly two hours of lessons on sea life, assuring students along the way that they will improve, step by step, as they practice. A percentage of profits benefits Dolphin Rescue. “This small company specializes in teaching traditional methods of drawing through using subjects that kids are crazy about,” Cordi Bradburn told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 2007.

Ideal for horse lovers, this 64-minute DVD was filmed in an old barn with lots of actual horse models, from beautiful stallions to new born foals. Cordi gives easy sequential directions that are great for beginners to intermediate students. Instructions detail how to draw a horse head, a horse showing anger, a foal, a horse body, horses in action and Pegasus. There is also a Spanish language track. A percentage of profits goes to save wild Mustangs.

Shot at the Pacific Science Center and the Monroe Reptile Zoo, this 80-minute video offers footage of reptile models as well as robotic dinosaurs used to help draw of various kinds of dinosaurs. It provides close-ups of texture and detail to help students created realistic drawings with help from Cordi’s step-by-step instructions. It includes a Spanish language track. A percentage of profits benefit the Pacific Science Center. “Artragous Designs produces a product with real heart. Cordi believes in drawing what you love and loving what you draw, and it shows,” a company representative told TDmonthly.

This DVD is the third DVD in the Little Playdates video program series for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. The video’s real-world images, wonderful music and wholesome fun will entertain and encourage positive social and emotional development in every child. The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes slideshow and blooper reel. The running time is 30 minutes. “Our videos provide a unique and uplifting experience for children where they can interact and learn with other children in a wonderfully vivid live-action experience,” JoAnne Pettry, CEO of The Little Playdates Company, told TDmonthly. Launch date: June 15, 2007.

Created by parents, this DVD is the second DVD in the Little Playdates video program series for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. This second installation will bring kids on a playdate adventure with over 130 new friends. Kids will learn about kindness, sharing and friendship at visits to museums, floral gardens and fire stations. “[Our DVD series] is now being credited with helping some young children with Autism and other developmental disabilities,” JoAnne Pettry, CEO of The Little Playdates Company, told TDmonthly. This product was featured in Parenting Magazine’s Best Products Picks in March 2007. It is a winner of the Dr. Toy Best Products 2007 Award, the 2007 Parent-to-Parent Adding Wisdom Award and the Dove Foundation Seal of Approval. Launch date: February 28, 2007.