Kipper: Puppy Love Reviews

• Deep in the middle of the dark, dark woods...

  
  By A37PV5GMP2ILJC on 2005-04-29
  A collection of six short stories, none of which are on previous DVDs.
  
  1. Nothing Ever Happens
  
  Kipper is thoroughly bored, and begins entertaining himself (dangerously in my honest opinion) playing on the stairs and stacking toys and chairs to climb up to the attic. He finds a top hat, but doesn't notice the accompanying magic wand. Going out to play in the rain with Tiger, he misses out on what could have been a fun day.
  
  This one is pretty boring.
  
  2. Tiger's Torch
  
  Tiger shows off his new torch, and he and Kipper decide to go camping in the woods. Tiger proves to be a first class scaredy cat, but the camp fire scary story begins wonderfully. "Deep in the middle of the dark, dark woods, there lived a horrible, horrendous, terrible, tremendous...."
  
  Best story in this DVD.
  
  3. Pig's Shop
  
  Pig gives the phrase "free tasting" a whole new meaning at his sweet stall. Not having any money, Kipper and Tiger persuade him to accept a barter arrangement.
  
  A nice example of what happens when you eat too many sweets.
  
  4. Cousins
  
  Mouse, a new speaking character, moves in with Kipper and soon his cousins show up uninvited to wreck Kipper's house
  
  With its annoying new characters without redeeming features, this one drags on far too long.
  
  5. The Key
  
  More mice, this time one mechanical and one real. Fun with a clockwork mouse.
  
  This one is okay, despite the annoying mouse.
  
  6. The Missing Tape Mystery
  
  It's Arnold's birthday, and he gets a cassette player from Pig. Unfortunately, the music cassette can't be found, until Detective Tiger takes over. Before you can say "flashback" the mystery is solved.
  
  Second best story on the DVD, but a little long.
  
  
  This one may not hold the attention of younger children for very long, but at least has some new concepts and characters. Three and one half stars.
  
  Amanda Richards, April 28, 2005
  
  
  

• Kipper is this Family's Favorite

  
  By AKIZXTCBK5B7S on 2005-12-04
  This DVD has been in our collection for a year now. My son still loves it.
  
  Kipper is a British dog and has two other dog friends, two pig friends, and an occasional mouse makes an appearance. The characters interact with each other in a very normal way which young children can relate to. The characters have their personality flaws, their moods, and difficult moments. They make mistakes and sometimes learn from them. Sometimes they don't, and make the same mistakes again. I think this is a big appeal of the series for so many children, it reassures them that no one is good and perfect all the time.
  
  The DVD is divided into several 5-6 minute episodes, so parents can monitor how much time they want their children to spend watching.
  
  The illustration is simple, beautiful, and not too busy. The dialogue is easy to follow.
  
  This series is great for the 5 and under set. We own almost every DVD in the collection. As a parent I really appreciate that it doesn't overstimulate my kids and that I don't have to hear high-pitched whiny voices from the characters like with some other children's series out there.
  
  Local libraries also have a lot of Kipper books (author Mick Inkpen) and they are just as charming and humorous as the DVDs. We limit our children's viewing time, and it's great to have the books when we don't want them to spend time in front of the TV. The books by themselves are wonderful, in fact this is how we first found out about the Kipper series.
  
  

• Great Kipper and Transaction

  
  By A343FOM8GFAJZC on 2005-09-27
  We love Kipper and this item is great and arrived on time as described.
  
  

• 2 year old loves kipper

  
  By A179CUZSVHYWAK on 2007-01-07
  My Daughter loves Kipper, Tiger and the gang. This her favorite DVD of all of her Kipper DVDs.
  
  

• How refreshing

  
  By A2BNQPWYMYQ3KR on 2007-03-15
  Gotta love the pace and sweetness of Kipper stories.
  We especially like this one with 2 stories of "Mouse"
  Mouse is so cute.
  
  

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