Product Review

Little Bear likes a good mystery and he gets to solve four of them in this 34-minute tape. In the title episode, Father's cherry pie disappears, and everyone's a suspect. Then the ducklings are croaking like frogs and meowing like cats, but Little Bear helps their babysitter regain her voice in "Duck Loses Her Quack." Cat, Duck, and Little Bear take an oath to keep going no matter what before they venture into the woods in "Exploring," but a scary cave gives them pause. Finally, "Detective Little Bear" uses a magnifying glass to search for the goblins he suspects have taken Grandfather's pocket watch, but he gets distracted by ants and such along the way. Children ages 2 to 5 will enjoy the camaraderie and gentle lessons in the woodland adventures from this popular Nick Jr. series. --Kimberly Heinrichs