PBS Kids: “Daniel’s Big Feelings” and “Life’s Little Lessons”

Two DVDs – “Daniel’s Big Feelings” and “Life’s Little Lessons” 

Available from PBS Distribution February 25th 2014

Arlington, VA – PBS Distribution announced it is releasing  “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Daniel’s Big Feelings” and “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Life’s Little Lessons” for the first time on DVD. The first TV series inspired by the iconic, award-winning Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood from The Fred Rogers Company stars 4-year-old Daniel Tiger, son of the original program’s Daniel Striped Tiger, who invites young viewers into his world, giving them a kid’s-eye view of his life. As they closely follow and share Daniel’s everyday adventures, preschoolers ages 2-4 and their families learn fun and practical strategies and skills necessary for growing and learning. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood airs Monday- Friday on PBS KIDS.  Each DVD will contain eight engaging episodes featuring what Fred Rogers knew all along: social and emotional competencies are the building blocks of doing well in school and in life.  Both “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Daniel’s Big Feelings” and “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Life’s Little Lessons” each have an approximate running time of 100 minutes.  As an added bonus, “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Daniel’s Big Feelings” contains two bonus episodes, with a combined approximate running time of 25 minutes. Each DVD has a suggested retail price of $12.99. The DVDs will also join other newly released “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD” merchandise, including five new books from Simon Spotlight  and Tigertastic toys from Jakks Pacific.

To help boost invaluable skills among preschoolers, each episode of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood consists of two engaging stories that center on a common early learning theme such as dealing with disappointment. One of the key ingredients that set the series apart is its groundbreaking use of catchy, musical strategies that reinforce each theme and that preschoolers and parents will both sing – and use! – together in their daily lives. Every story includes an “imagination moment” in which Daniel plays out a preschool fantasy set to music. Then, the day’s strategy is reprised in a full song at the end.  

In “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Daniel’s Big Feelings,” four-year-old Daniel Tiger invites young viewers directly into his world, giving them a kid’s eye view of his life and making them feel like one of his neighbors. As they follow Daniel’s everyday adventures, preschoolers and their families learn fun and practical strategies and skills necessary for dealing with everyday experiences, like feeling left out or frustrated, being jealous of a friend, or understanding how someone else feels. 

Episodes on the “Daniel’s Big Feelings” DVD include: Duckling Goes Home/Daniel Feels Left Out/Daniel Gets Frustrated/Frustration at School/Daniel is Jealous/Jealousy at the Treehouse/Someone Else’s Feelings and Empathy at School. The bonus episodes on this DVD are Daniel Gets Mad and Katerina Gets Mad.

In “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Life’s Little Lessons,” four-year-old Daniel Tiger invites young viewers directly into his world, giving them a kid’s eye view of his life and making them feel like one of his neighbors. As they follow Daniel’s everyday adventures, preschoolers and their families learn fun and practical strategies and skills necessary for dealing with everyday experiences, like dealing with new experiences, taking turns with a favorite toy, and learning bathroom and daily routines.

Episodes on this DVD include: Prince Wednesday Goes to the Potty/Daniel Goes to the Potty/Daniel Visits School/Daniel Visits the Doctor/Daniel Shares his Tigertastic Car/Katerina Shares her Tutu and Good Morning Daniel/Good Night Daniel.

About Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Books and Toys

Five new books from Simon Spotlight will explore the Neighborhood of Make Believe with Daniel Tiger and his best friends as they learn important skills and strategies necessary for growing up.  Tigertastic toys from Jakks Pacific bring the imagination of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to life through creative role-playing. From figures and playsets, mini plush to talking plush - each toy inspires interaction. The pocket-sized figures are perfect for little preschool hands, and the Transformation Treehouse is action-packed with interactive features and 16 play pieces. There's even a pull-back and go action Trolley that goes "ding-ding" as it moves along. Preschoolers will love learning life's little lessons while having so much fun.

About Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Daniel starts his day by donning his red sweater, tying his sneakers and inviting his preschool pals at home into the bright and lively Neighborhood of Make-Believe.  Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood features the next generation of the original characters from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Daniel’s best friend is O the Owl, who lives with his Uncle X in the tree next door to Katerina Kittycat, daughter of Henrietta Pussycat. Daniel also loves to visit Prince Wednesday, the youngest member of the royal family headed by King Friday, in his castle; and Miss Elaina, who lives with her parents, Lady Elaine Fairchilde and Music Man Stan, in the Museum-Go-Round. The familiar red trolley “ding dings” its way all around the Neighborhood.

About PBS KIDS, the #1 educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online and community-based programs.  For more information on specific PBS KIDS programs supporting literacy, science, math and more, visit PBS.org/pressroom, or follow PBS KIDS on Twitter and Facebook.

About The Fred Rogers CompanyThe company was founded by Fred Rogers in 1971 as the non-profit producer of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for PBS.  In the years that followed, it not only created hundreds of episodes of this much-loved program, but also extended Fred’s values and approach to other efforts in promoting children’s social, emotional, and behavioral health and supporting parents, caregivers, teachers and other professionals in their work with children.  The Fred Rogers Company continues to build on Fred’s legacy in innovative ways through a wide variety of media, and engaging new generations of children and families with his timeless wisdom.  For more information, visit us at www.fredrogers.org.

About PBS Distribution

PBS Distribution is the leading media distributor for the public television community, both domestically and internationally, extending the reach of these programs beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system and our production partners.

PBS Distribution offers a diverse range of programming to our customers, including

Ken Burns’s films, documentaries from award-winning series such as NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, dramas from MASTERPIECE, as well as films from independent producers and popular children’s programming. As a multi-channel distributor, PBS Distribution pursues wholesale/retail sales, consumer and educational sales through PBS-branded catalogs and online shops, and international broadcast and video sales. PBS Distribution is also a leader in offering programming through digital platforms including internet and mobile devices.

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Daniel’s Big Feelings

Street Date: February 25, 2014

Genre: Children’s

Run Time: Approximately 100 minutes, plus extra 25 minute bonus episodes

SRP: DVD $12.99

Format: DVD

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: Life’s Little Lessons

Street Date: February 25, 2014

Genre: Children’s

Run Time: Approximately 100 minutes

SRP: DVD $12.99

Format: DVD

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