LITTLE PIM BLOG
WIN DVDs 4, 5 & 6!
DVDs 4, 5, and 6 are here in Spanish, French, and Chinese. The titles are as follows: DVD 4: In My Home.
DVD 5: Happy, Sad, & Silly.
DVD 6: I Can Count!
This volume introduces two new friends of Little Pim: Lola the Elephant and Bob the Bobcat. We are certain that your child will have as much fun absorbing language from Volume II as we had making them. You can purchase them individually, in Three-Paks, or in Gift Sets!
Enter to WIN a 3-pack of DVDs 4, 5, &6 in either French, Spanish, or Chinese.
To enter: Comment below telling me which language you'd like Volume II in: French, Spanish, or Chinese? On person will be selected using random.org. Contest ends Monday. Good luck!
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The Premiere of the new DVDs for our Little Stars
Yesterday Little Pim's crew and I showed our new DVDs to some of the young stars who helped bring Little Pim 4, 5 and 6 to life. We drove to upstate New York to Hanover Farm and revisited the beautiful scenery that served as a backdrop during filming.
The children were so excited to be at their first premiere party surrounded by Little Pim crew and staff and could hardly believe it when they saw themselves on the big screen! They were among the first to get a sneak peek at our new characters, Bob the Bobcat and Lola the Elephant, and learned words in Spanish, French and Chinese.
After we screened the episodes featuring our kids, the whole crew answered questions from the audience. One boy wanted to know how we got all the different languages onto the DVDs, a little girl asked about how animation is made, and they all wanted to know more about the "white screen" we used for the background. It was a mini media literacy lesson!
We ended the party by digging into a homemade Little Pim cake, and all the kids took home their DVDs and goody bags. I was so pleased to learned that the kids at Hanover Farms are now using Little Pim to learn French in their classroom.
I have been to dozens of film openings, from Sundance to the Berlin Film Festival, but this was perhaps the most fun I’ve had yet! I am so grateful to the kids who starred in Little Pim and to the Little Pim crew for their hard work and the high standard they bring to everything they do. It was really special to share the new DVDs with the kids who helped make them come to life (with a little help from a panda...).
We hope you enjoy watching them as much we enjoyed making them.
Happy Mother's Day From Little Pim
Happy Mother's Day! We hope all of you wonderful mothers take some time for relaxation and rest today with your families. Have crêpes in bed!
Below are a few ways to say Happy Mother's Day in different languages!
Catalan: Feliç Dia de la Mare
Chinese: Mu Qin jie kuai le
Hebrew: Yom ha'em sameah
Italian: Buona festa della Mamma
Spanish: Feliz Día de las Madres
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Today commemorates the unexpected 1862 victory of the Mexican army over the French army in the battle over the city of Puebla. I've compiled some Spanish vocabulary words that follow the theme of today's festivities.
La batalla - battle La revolucion - revolution La bandera - flag El heroe - hero La independencia - independence La victoria - victory
Get the kids together and practice your espanol today! If you're heading out to a party, I've included a guacamole recipe below that will entice even your pickiest eaters.
Yummy Guacamole
Ingredients
2 large ripe avocados 1 small red onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp (30 mL) lime juice 1 medium tomato, seeded and finely chopped 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped cilantro 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
Cooking Instructions
Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit, and peel them. If they are ripe, the peel should come off easily. Dice the avocado flesh, and dump into a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients, and toss to combine without mashing. The ingredients should remain separate, and the salsa chunky. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping, or as an accompaniment to tacos or burritos.
Servings: Makes about 2 cups (500 mL).
recipe from Kaboose.com
photo from score.rims.k12.ca.us
About.com's Laura K. Lawless Review of Little Pim French
Widely respected French language expert, Laura K. Lawless, reviewed Little Pim on her About.com page. Laura is the author of seven language books; three in Spanish, four in French. Her fourth book, Intermediate French For Dummies was published in 2008. I received a personal email from Laura this morning letting me know the review had gone live and that we'd received four stars!
"Since I don't have children to tell me how fun this is to watch and what they've learned, my review can only be based on my opinion of the program from an adult point of view. The native speaker providing the panda's voice pronounces the French very carefully and clearly..."
Merci beaucoup, Laura! C'est tellement gentil!
Read the review here: http://french.about.com/od/listening/fr/littlepimfrench.htm
Mom Magazine Feature
We were featured in the Mompreneur of the Month section of Mom Magazine!
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Suite101 Review
Suite101 reviewed Little Pim Language Learning Program. Suite 101 is for freelance writers and journalists, these sites provide a new outlet for their work while delivering an audience of millions each month. For curious readers these sites offer authoritative articles, reviews, and expert commentary written by professional writers.
An excerpt:
Recognizing that children learn through multiple modalities – visually, auditorally, and kinesthetically – the Lim Pim company is working to develop a variety of products to engage children in language learning. Currently they offer a fun music CD in both Spanish and French, as well as picture flashcards in those two languages. And now an iPhone app is available in Spanish and French: Little Pim Word Bag. Digital downloads of the DVDs in all ten languages are available for home computers and portable digital players (such as iPhone or iTouch), which makes learning on the go fun and convenient.The LittlePim.com website offers printable coloring pages and an interactive “Talking Coloring Book” feature in most of the available languages. A free digital newsletter keeps parents and teachers informed about new products and language additions.
Read the full review here: http://languagestudy.suite101.com/article.cfm/little-pim-language-learning-program-review
Little Pim Birthday Parties!
Here are some snapshots of a few Little Pim Birthday kids:
New Celebrity Little Pim Families
I recently received thank you notes from Sarah Wynter (Windfall, 24, Damages) and Brad Paisley (country singer- American Saturday Night, Play), husband of actress Kimberly Williams (Father of the Bride, According to Jim), for Birthday Gift Bags containing Little Pim Deluxe Gift Sets given to their tots through Jewels & Pinstripes. I'm so touched! Don't you LOVE Huck's artwork? Too cute!
Celebrity Baby Blog joined in on the fun by giving one Birthday Bag away to their readers.
One Birthday Gift Bag was auctioned to support the Annika K. Strain Foundation, a non-profit that benefits pediatric cancer patients.
I'm so glad that we were able to participate and hope the new Little Pim families are having beaucoup de fun with their Gift Sets.
Little Pim and Julia Pimsleur Levine in the Media
Little Pim was just featured by two terrific media outlets this month: New York Metro Parents and Parent Guide. New York Metro Parents is an award-winning magazine in New York City that parents turn to for guidance on education, health, activities, and parenting tips. They interviewed me in an article entitled Language is a Family Affair.
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Parent Guide is the oldest and largest local parenting publication in the country. They serve 18 counties, throughout New York, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland and New Jersey, with ten different regional editions. They featured Little Pim in their "Don't Miss" section.
