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It's a Big, Big World on PBS: A little stoned, but nonetheless lovable
Categories: Media
There's a new show on PBS Kids, and the verdict, so far:
my three-year-old, he likes it. So much so, in fact, that he asked to watch it again once he got to the end of
the half-hour.
It's a Big, Big World is set in a rainforest, with lots of very large, happy-go-lucky puppets. Think Between The Lions, in Panama, but with a little bit of pot thrown in for good measure. Snook, a large tree sloth, is the host and he has an assortment of friendly rainforest dwellers backing him up (marmosets, a bird, an anteater, a monkey, an of course, an "ancient she-turtle with the map of the world on her back"). It was created by Mitchell Kriegman from Bear in the Big Blue House (an obvious influence stylistically) and Clarissa Explains it All (my fave children's show in years). The songs are far more melodic than the average children's show, and I'm loving Snook's voice.
All in all, we enjoyed the show immensely. And who wouldn't love a big, friendly, stoned (and "energetic") tree sloth and all his singing, dancing buddies?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
B.K. DeLong 1-04-2006 @ 7:30PM
Yeah, Snook seems quite the stoner. Makes me reminice of the Muppets a bit. Trying to decide if I dig Jack's Big Music Show more...
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D. Parker 1-25-2006 @ 3:35PM
I happen to really like this show, as does my daughter. I like the melodic songs, they aren't frenetic and tend to draw my kids quiet attention moreso than a show like Little Einsteins who have such irritating voices. I also like that the show takes you through a whole problem, the whole show, not rapid snippets. I laughed at the stoned comment but I like his soothing voice and so do my kids. I think it's a far better show than most of what's on TV for kids.
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Maureen Mead 1-26-2006 @ 9:09AM
I love this show! It is a great way to start the morning--so quiet and nice. I like to think of Snook as more of a surfer than a stoner when talking to other parents so they don't get turned off--but it is exactly what I thought of when I first saw him. Is this show brand new? I have looked on iTunes for songs and there is nothing on Amazon, YET. I'd love to have these on cd for the car. I'm not a fan of mainstream kids shows because of the general mayhem, but I am a big, big fan of "It's a Big, Big World". It is educational, also. I told my 4-yr-old that Wartz must be a poinson arrow frog and she informed me he was a red-eyed tree frog!
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Kath 1-31-2006 @ 5:17PM
Stoned??? Surfer??? Hes a SLOTH people... If a sluggish animal that lived on fruit talked, he'd sound just this way!! Does everyone need to yell like Dora the Explorer??? I say, NO THANK YOU!!
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mary 2-03-2006 @ 1:15PM
My two year old loves Its a big big world. My husband and I thought the same thing when we first saw it... It's a great show in my opinion and its a lot better than some of the other shows that are directed towards children. However, I am having trouble finding any kind of merchandise for the show. If anybody knows of any place please tell me :) (for my two year old of course) .......
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