Blue's Clues - It's Joe Time! [VHS]

EDITORIAL REVIEWS .COM After hosting nearly 100 episodes of Blue's Clues, Steve is to college. That means, It's Joe Time! Steve's affable younger brother Joe prepares to carry the torch--and the handy dandy notebook--that Clue Master Steve so skillfully carried for years. In episode one, Blue leads Joe on a merry chase to determine what she wants Steve to pack for college. Skidooing to an artfully drawn campus, choosing school subjects, and saying goodbye to a dear friend may well raise more questions and emotions than typical episodes. To their credit, Blue and friends bid a cheerful, tearless farewell and adjust perfectly to smilin' Joe. By the second episode, the new host and his entourage create their own "Big Book About Us," discussing favorite colors, shapes, animals, and more. As always, interaction with the 1- to 4-year-old audience coupled with simple, joyfully presented lessons make for 50 minutes of pure educational pleasure. --Liane Thomas

It's a day of higher learning over at Blue's Clues! Steve is going off to college, and preschoolers are learning about who's coming to live with Blue! It's our new friend, Joe! "Steve Goes To College" Steve is getting ready to go to college, and Joe is moving in with Blue! Before Steve leaves, preschoolers join Joe in playing his new favorite game - Blue's Clues - to figure out what Blue wants Steve to take with him to college. As preschoolers play along, they'll also help Joe set up a So Long Surprise Party for Steve! "The Big Book About Us" Joe, Blue, Periwinkle, and friends are making a book all about themselves, and everyone gets a page! Preschoolers will help Tickety, Slippery, and others figure out what to put on their pages, and they'll help Joe play Blue's Clues to figure out what to put on the cover. Kids will think big and play big while helping create "The Big Book About Us!". "Steve Goes To College" Promotes:, Understanding New Places, Strategies for Separation, Perspective-taking, "The Big Book About Us" Promotes:, Self-expression, Pride and Self-esteem, Celebrating Individuality.