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  1. Bluerose
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    God Cares For You
    February 25, 2011
    Bluerose
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    This was overall a cute video. There were two separate cartoons and a song after each one of them. The first thing I noticed is how simple the cartoons are. I think most of us are used to the "fancier" cartoons of today. These reminded me of when I was younger.

    The first one we watched was about sheep. I found this one a little weird, especially since it's suppose to be for kids. At one point the shepherd is trying to teach the kids how to take care of the sheep, and it starts choking. The shepherd grabs the sheep's upper and lower jaw and the camera goes to the kid's faces while the shepherd sticks his hand down the sheep's throat to make him throw up. The camera then goes back to the sheep and he's fine, but there's a pile of throw up in front of him. This may be totally normal for sheep. I assume it is, but I would have liked to have seen the point of the scene brought about in a different way. I still recommend the video, but again, I thought that part was really weird!

    I thought the second one was extremely cute! The point came across very clearly and even as an adult I snickered several times through it.

    The most important thing, though, is that my son seemed to love it. It kept his attention, and while he's still too young to be getting a whole lot out of them right now, I really think that he will when he comprehends a bit more. He can't talk yet, so I'm totally judging his opinion of the video from his reactions. ;) He seemed to really like all the sheep noises!

    At the end of the cartoons, there's a karaoke-like song. I've mentioned before that I prefer my songs without music, and these do have music with them. I know that won't matter to most, but I wanted to throw it out there for anyone who might want to know.

    We do recommend these cartoons. It has a good message and it's not too flashy! And I think, depending on the age, it's funny and entertaining.

    *I received this DVD from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.
  2. Svlemommy
    TX
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Good for all ages
    February 24, 2011
    Svlemommy
    TX
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 3
    I'm pretty picky about what my son can watch. He's even pickier about what he will watch. I'd never heard of the Paws & Tales series before and was happy to get a chance to review one of the DVDs. This DVD has two episodes, "A Good Foundation" and "The Good Shepherd", both of which we watched.

    Now, my son is 4 and his sense of humor is developing to be really silly and quite sharp witted. That being said, I didn't really understand why there had to be underwear humor and why the characters responded to each other they way they did. One asked another "are you blind" when they were looking for a tree. There were other instances too which I think could have been worded differently to not be as sarcastic or mean. The animation isn't ground breaking, but is good and well done.

    He did like the videos. I asked him if he learned from the first episode and he said "nope, everything broke, there were cracks". He laughed a lot during "The Good Shepherd" but found it a little scary and asked me to turn it off. He sat and watched the songs that coordinate with the episodes and asked me to keep playing them over and over. A few minutes after it was over, he started asking questions like "what's a solid rock?" and "how is God a shepherd?" so I guess he did get something from it!

    I thought there would be more Biblical truths to the episodes, since they are from Chuck Swindoll, and was kinda disappointed that it was just kinda thrown in at the end of each episode. Even though, I'm going to put this in the church nursery, proudly.

    I received a review copy of the DVD from Tyndale House. No additional compensation has been received and I was not required to write a positive review.
  3. Michelle
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Fun series for kids
    February 22, 2011
    Michelle
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    We had the chance to receive a copy of 'Paws and Tales' an animated series by Chuck Swindoll and based on his radio show of the same title. We received the 'God Cares for You' DVD from this series which included two 20-25 minute episodes. The first is titled 'The Good Shepherd' where the Wildwood kids have the opportunity to help a Shepard tend his flock while he has to go away for a day. After spending the day with the Shepard no one is sure they really want to take on this task but C.J. sticks with it and shines through in the end. All along the way the characters share about and make comparisons to how Jesus is the good Shepard to us. The second episode is titled 'A Good Foundation' where the kids decide they need to build an official club house for their club. There are lots of teachable moments like cooperation, patience and the main theme of needing to build on a solid foundation whether it's a club house or our lives. These are cute movies that my two really enjoyed. As an adult they did not keep my interest and I found some of the humor silly at times. They are bright and colorful cartoons that are well done. The characters are likable. I thought 'The Good Shepard' episode did a better job at integrating the message throughout the show while the second episode didn't get to the relation to God's word until the conclusion. I asked my kids questions about the show and it was clear that they took more away from the lessons of the 'The Good Shepard'. I think the integration and gradual build was really effective. I'm not sure why that was not followed in the other episode. There are also songs for each episode with a video for each, activity sheets, games and other resources included. I think these movies are a fun way to teach about God's truths that really excited my kids and did engage them. The age range is pre-school to early elementary.

    I received a free copy of this copy from Tyndale Publishing's review program. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and I was not required to provide a positive review.
  4. gpyouthguy
    Grande Prairie, AB, Canada
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    My 4 Yr Old Liked it...
    February 22, 2011
    gpyouthguy
    Grande Prairie, AB, Canada
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    Quality: 3
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 3
    welcome! this is day one of the Paws & Tales: God Cares for You blog tour. i'm glad to be part of this, and i hope that my (& my oldest son's) review helps you here.

    i was sent a free copy of this dvd from Tyndale in exchange of an honest review, meaning i get to say what i want about it.

    now that that's taken care of: Grayson (oldest son) really enjoyed the video. he's a fairly discerning 4 year old who definitely lets his opinion of what he likes and dislikes be known. we watched the first episode on the dvd — "The Good Shepherd" (link goes to the trailer on Youtube) — and he thoroughly enjoyed it. he wanted to watch it again, which i think says enough about it.

    when i asked him what he learned from it, he told me that "its really important to take good care of other people's things, and that Jesus takes really good care of us". his favourite character was the shepherd dog, and he was able to sit through the whole thing, and then he asked if he could watch more! i'd be glad to let him watch the whole series.

    i personally thought the video was put together relatively well. be warned though, the animation will take a little getting used to for the 80's cartoon generation. the wide-eyed look of the characters at first reminds me of a deer caught in the headlights. the animation could definitely use some improvement (too bad we still have yet to say that a christian company has put out a product that blows away its competition) in my mind, but my son didn't seem to mind. the content was there, and if you can hold my 4 year old's attention, then you've got mine. the content and storyline were there, and i was impressed by the simplicity of the message.

    for more info on the series check the Paws & Tales website, which has some great content on it, and you can always check out Tyndale too.
  5. Aaron
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Great for Kids
    February 21, 2011
    Aaron
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    Quality: 3
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    A few weeks ago I received a copy of an animated series by Chuck Swindoll called "Paws & Tales" to review. As the father of 3 children 10 and under, I figured this would be a great opportunity to engage their wisdom and skill in critiquing a new series. I can tell you that the didn't disappoint. As soon as I put in the DVD, they were drawn to the television by the graphics and characters. I could hear laughter and enjoyed watching their expressions as they followed along with the story. Immediately when it was finished my 5 year old ask if she could watch it again.

    What I find amazing is that the story stayed with both of my daughters (7 and 5 years old). Tonight was our first opportunity to sit down and record their review. Knowing they had not seen it since that night when I first received it, I wasn't sure they would remember much about it. As you can see from the video below, they remembered several things and really enjoyed it.

    I give "Paws and Tales" a 4 out of 5
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