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"Make Way for Noddy"
Noddy © 2005 and ™ Enid Blyton Limited (a Chorion company). Licensed in the U.S. by FUNimation Productions, Ltd. All rights reserved. Preschoolers enjoy watching animated characters...but parents know how important it is when children are able to learn a lesson from them. An example of such an animated show is Make Way for Noddy, a preschool television program that made its debut on PBS Kids in the U.S. just a few months ago.

Make Way for Noddy, is about a wooden boy named Noddy who lives in Toyland. This animated series is geared toward children ages 2-6, and based on the series of books by Enid Blyton. In each episode, these colorful computerized characters teach values and other educational lessons, sing songs, and introduce different cultures. Each episode also teaches words and phrases in other languages.

We sampled 4 episodes of this delightful series...the first, "Catch a Falling Star," shows how Noddy and his friends work together to help a little star get back to his home in the sky. In "Bounce Alert in Toy Town," Noddy helps a tiny ball bounce as high as his friends...but not before the tiny ball learns that he's just as important as the bigger balls...no matter how small he is. In the episode, "In What Strange Weather," Noddy tells the truth when he accidentally leaves a basket of eggs on a milk can and it gets carried way up into the air by the kite it's tied to. Noddy takes responsibility for what he has done and explains exactly what happened. Each episode screener we reviewed also included a segment where Noddy sang a short song.

MyParenTime.com highly recommends this children's series -- besides the beautifully colorful 3-D graphics, this positive series is educational and teaches many life lessons that young children will be able to understand. The Make Way for Noddy series features a delightful and relatable group of characters...except for the 2 naughty goblins...they aren't that sweet ;). Youngsters can catch the The Make Way for Noddy television show on PBS (check your local stations for available viewing times), but they'll have to wait for the DVD which is not due out until March, 2006.

~My ParenTime December 2005

Until the DVD comes out, your young children can enjoy Noddy and his friends in a book! Click here to read more about and purchase "Brave Little Noddy" (My Noddy Light Up Book).

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