Customer Ratings & Reviews

What a great DVD! This title offers singing, dancing, puzzles and lots of character/viewer interactions throughout the DVD. This did supports inquiry and problem solving. The viewer is prompted to participate in phonic skills and word building via puzzles, games and songs. The animation is clear and colorful and fun to watch. This title is all about learning the alphabet. Each episode is centered around a specific letter. Within that episode, there are fill in the blank word games, songs and repetition of phonics. Any child learning the alphabet would enjoy this DVD. This title is visually very appealing! The animation is great and the songs are original and fun. The DVD cover and box are colorful and have a raised image that makes it stand out. Our kids who reviewed it had this to say: The kids really loved it. They sat there forever and were completely entertained. “ABC Monsters is about some kids who try to find Monster letters like one that looks like a G. They find all the letters so that they don't disappear. The monsters do things that start with their letter, like practicing arrows for A and looking for a bell for B. They sing songs when it's the end, and they ask questions. Actually the kids ask the questions in it. The monsters were nice. Kids would learn the ABC song and a little bit of reading and spelling from watching this. The monsters were funny, and I think kids will like that.” “We liked that they were trying to find stuff. It was like a mystery treasure hunt. It was exciting, and we liked all the colors. The people in it were nice, and we thought the dancing and singing was fun! We really, really liked it! And, one older kid (age 12) added: ABC Monsters helps young children learn the difference between all the letters in the alphabet through a fun adventure similar to Dora the Explorer. It captures their small attention span in an exciting way that children can easily relate to. There are four fun episodes on this DVD for kids to learn from. This DVD stars letters A, B, C and D with 20-minute episodes about each one of these letters. The ABC Monsters live in Capital Castle along with King Wordy, Queen Scribble, their daughter Alice and friend Brian. There is also Cherry Berry who looks like a fairy that assists in finding the letters when they go missing. The hairy ABC Monsters spend all their time happily in Alphabet Garden except when one goes missing. During the adventures of trying to find the missing Monster, kids learn different words that begin with the letter of the episode. There is also an ABC book that gives clues to the direction of the missing ABC Monster. While looking for the missing Monster, the child will also have to fill in the blanks for the clues as a part of the adventure. My favorite part is when Cherry Berry lines up all the ABC Monsters to see who is missing by singing the Alphabet song. It reminds me of how much fun I used to have singing that song in preschool. The name “Queen Scribble” made me laugh so she is my favorite character. The graphics are extremely colorful which will captures the attention of a child and in each adventure kids learn new words along the way. This DVD is made specifically for preschoolers and helps with the learning process of the alphabet. Even younger toddlers can benefit from this learning tool. It is a great fit for ages 1 through 5 and both boys and girls will enjoy it because its fun to watch and they can sing along too. I rate this DVD a four out of five “dazzling” stars! ABC Monsters: