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Best in Baby Einstein line so far!
We have a number of the Baby Einstein videos in our home, but Baby Van Gogh is our hands-down favorite. There are a number of segments on each of the basic colors, showing toys and nature photography that feature those colors. There are children also illustrating the colors (a little girl holding a lemon, boys holding a blue umbrella, etc.). Some of the other Baby Einstein videos feature only girls in live-action shots, but Baby Van Gogh has an even mix of boys and girls. I doubt my son really cares one way or the other, but I liked that aspect. The music featured in this video/DVD is also impressive. There are selections from some classical favorites like the William Tell Overture or Bolero. It's nice to have some variety, as opposed to an entire video of Bach or Mozart. Another thing that impressed me about this video is the artwork they use to further illustrate certain colors. For each color, they have a different painting by Van Gogh (Starry Night for blue, Sunflowers for Orange, and so on). This video brings together so many different aspects and blends them together seamlessly: art, nature, music. At the end of the video, there is also a segment that details the toys shown throughout the program and their manufacturer. So in case you're impressed with any of the items featured, you can buy them for yourself. Truly, this video more than any other provides a complete "Baby Einstein" experience. It's sure to be a favorite in any home.

Great for infants!
As one who strongly supports reading to children, I was a "little" anti-TV for my youngster, until watching THIS video. Julie Aigner-Clark is a genius! Her innovative products, exceptionally creative, are designed to entertain children while they learn. "Baby Van Gogh," is no exception. With an imaginative approach, this instantly engaging video teaches colors through cleverly written text, and real world objects, while stimulating auditory senses with classically arranged musical pieces. My son was immediately mesmerized from the first viewing, two-months old, and remains fascinated to this day, now fourteen months old.

I heard about Baby Einstein products from friends, but did not become interested until I learned of the company's dedication to providing financial support to MANY children's charities such as the Autism Society of America, Ronald McDonald House, The Eden Institute, a leading school for educating autistic children, and a host of other organizations committed to children with special needs. I now own several Baby Einstein videos and most of the companion books - they are excellent educational tools.

Additional recommendations - "Baby Shakespeare," "Baby Mozart," "Baby Dolittle Neighborhood Animals," also, Richard Scarry's "BEST" videos are excellent for children 1 year and up.

To introduce your baby to colors
After having loved "Baby Mozart" our baby (now over six months old) no longer feels so attracted to it, but "Baby Van Gogh" has been one that he's enjoyed since the first time we played a Baby Einstein video to him. This video is indeed fit for babies even before they can babble. It introduces them to the main colors with a host of images introducing Vincent (Van Gogh, played by a blue puppett of a goat) that are presented in a more structured way than in "Baby Mozart", once again accompanied by some gorgeous classical music (a few bits from Musorgsky's very appropriate "Pictures at an Exhibition", along with a some Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Brahms, among others). If you stick the DVD in your computer, you will gain access to a PDF (Portable Document Format) version of the Printed Coloring Book. All in all, this is probably one of the best DVDs you can get to your baby, whether s/he is an infant, a toddler or beyond that, since well after the initial excitement due to its colorfulnes, it will continue to have an educational value.

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