Mommy Brain

(Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends was provided to me by Click Communications for the purpose of review.)

The three younger kids all enjoyed The Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends. (Natalie is getting a little old for Little Foot and friends.) I’ve always thought the best things about the Land Before Time movies is the music, and the same holds true with this one. Even though it must be the gazillionth sequel, this is still a quality kids’ movie with great music. Two new characters are voiced by Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Sandra Oh (from Grey’s Anatomy).

The underlying theme of this story is the “Wisdoms” - or as Cera calls them, the “Gotta-dos.” These are the things our parents and grandparents teach us that help us make our way through life. Little Foot and his pals get a chance to pass on these Wisdoms when they meet two goofy yellow-belllied Beipiaosauruses who are lost. These two have their own way of doing things and it works out fine for them. I’m not sure if there’s an underlying subversive message about moral relativism here, but if so, it went over my kids’ heads.

The boys all gave it five stars, and Josiah said he especially liked the part when they rode the rockslide down the hill.

The DVD special features include:

~Yellow Bellies on the Loose! Collect enough berries so the Yellow Bellies will stay in a group. The Yellow Bellies are out of control. They just can’t seem to follow Littlefoot’s ‘wisdom’ to stay in a group. The only things that seem to gain their attention are their love of berries.

~Yellow Belly Challenge: Help the Yellow Bellies find their way home in this fun interactive game! Loofah, Doofah and Foobie are eager to know what the right wisdom is for each of their dilemmas to help guide them home. Help steer the Yellow Bellies in the right direction all the way back to Berry Valley.

~The Hidden Canyon: An exclusive episode from the hit “Land Before Time” TV series.

~Sing-a-longs including the “Yellow Belly Bounce,” “How Do You Know”.

~Printable Coloring Pages