Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Holiday Gift Guide - Dinosaur Train Holiday Book and DVD

 

From the Emmy-nominated and Parents’ Choice Silver Honor TV series, Dinosaur Train, we have an all-new holiday book from Readers Digest Children’s Publishing and DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment featuring a bonus holiday episode for review or giveaway.

Dinosaur Train: Ride the Holiday Train Lift-The-Flap Board Book, from Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing

Ages: 2 to 5
SRP: $9.99
Published: October 2, 2012
Available wherever books are sold.


Buddy and his friends are super excited. Their favorite holiday is coming—the Winter Solstice! Kids travel on the holiday train to the North Pole where the Pteranodon family has the chance to build snow dinosaurs, play a prehistoric game of ice hockey, and meet some new friends.  Secondary learning activities which reinforce learning concepts are included, and over 45 flaps hide fun surprises that kids will want to find again and again!

Our Thoughts

My daughter loved the holiday book from Dinosaur TrainEach page has secret compartments that open up and reveal unique surprises. I also loved that the book was centered around the Winter Solstice, which is the holiday that my family celebrates. There aren't many books that acknowledge the solstice so this made it an extra special addition to our collection. 

 

DINOSAUR TRAIN™: DINOSAURS A TO Z DVD – Featuring Bonus Holiday Episode


Ages: 3 and up
SRP: $12.99 U.S.; $13.99 Canada
Released: October 2, 2012
Rating: U.S. - Not Rated; Canada – G
Runtime: Approximately 110 minutes

Travel on the Dinosaur Train with Buddy, Mom, and Tiny to gather all the dinosaurs in the "Dinosaurs A to Z'" song for a picnic at Troodon Town! Join the Pteranodon family as they reunite with some dinosaurs they've met before, and are introduced to new species, and learn about the classification of all 26 dinosaurs on the train.

Bonus Holiday Episode: Solstice Time - While visiting the North Pole, the Conductor suggests that the family stop off at Aurora Borealis Station on an enormous frozen lake to see the Aurora Borealis, where the Northern Troodons celebrate a "Festival of Lights." While the kids wait for night to fall and view the Aurora Borealis, they work up an ice-skating show to entertain Mom and Dad. Everyone joins in to sing "Solstice Time is Here" and skate under the lights! 


Our Thoughts

This DVD is a great choice for a holiday stocking stuffer for preschool children. It helps them learn the alphabet while introducing them to all their favorite dinosaurs on the train.  The DVD is 110 minutes so its a great deal for the low price, and it even includes a special holiday episode. My daughter was glued to her seat through the whole show. This is a DVD every Dinosaur Train fan needs in their collection. 


***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***

1 comments:

Beth said...

My son would probably enjoy these, thanks for sharing. :)