Rating: - Excellent!
We love the DVD and the music. TMBG is very clever in their music writing, and they make the music fun and enjoyable for kids and grown ups alike. There's great variety in the style of music, and it's all educational, so that's a plus. Our family of 4 highly recommends ABCs and 123s!
Rating: - kids music for adults
this cd is awesome! i work with kids all day and i couldnt listen to another cd of childrens music...these cd's are great! from a band i loved in my teens...music you can actually enjoy with your kids...
Rating: - Worth every penny
My daughter wakes up every morning, runs to the DVD player and points to the CD case. What a great way to start the day. With all the annoying kids' music out there, TMBG is a welcome change. It's well done, entertaining and educational.
Rating: - Not for my 2 year old
We bought this combo pack as well as the comes the ABCs cd/dvd pack. Found the CDs overrated. The DVD is still OK, our son watched it somewhat, (since we did not have his regular programs... so he sat for the animations) (though we both found it real annoying, though it was little better than ABCs dvd). The CD however is a different story....our son starts crying whenever we put this CD on. I think the words are overshadowed by the loud music and he prefers less overcrowded music or simpler cleaner music. It might be a good CD for some kids or mebbe even the older kids... but my 2 year old can't stand it !! Same goes for Here comes the ABCs.
That being said, since each kid has his own likes and dislikes, you might be the other half who likes it ! To give a background my son positively adores Jim Gill's (sneezing song and other contagious tunes), and 101 toddler favourites (4 CD pack by Music for little people).... we have had endless road trips just because of these life savers (though as parents,we ended up with a headache hearing them far too many times). So if your toddler has the same interests..you know 123s pack/ABCs pack is NOT FOR THEM.
For parents like me, this is a can't miss. Just enough of a hint of the vaguely misanthropic humor from Flood, catchy dance tracks like Apollo 18, and the consistently idiosyncratic vocal stylings of John and John.
For other parents, it's fun, vaguely educational, and at 2:40 a track, it will keep the shortest attention span very happy...and my kids really like it.
- Excellent!
- Not for my 2 year old