Developed by child expert Dr. Brij Kothari, this DVD features five animated stories, including “The First Christmas” and “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” It is designed with scientifically tested SLS (same language subtitling) to assist children with listening comprehension, reading skills and foreign language skills. Run time is approximately 30 minutes. It is available in English, English/Spanish, English/French, English/German, English/Italian and English/Mandarin Chinese. “This new BookBox DVD series can be used by those interested in educating children to read and get ahead,” Andrea Blain of Andrea Blain Public Relations told TDmonthly. Launch date: October 23, 2007.