American Library Association
Booklist
April 01, 2006
Volume 102
No. 15

Get Fit with Sqedunk.
2005. 40min. Sqedunk Children Productions, DVD, $13.
REVIEW. First published April 1, 2006 (Booklist).

K-Gr. 2. Accompanied by Miss Lori and a large pink-pig mascot named Sqedunk, Miss Anna leads a group of energetic children through a series of 14 exercises, beginning with basic body stretches and ending with trunk rotations. Miss Anna's cheery, positive attitude reinforces her message that exercise is fun and healthy. Preceding each exercise, Miss Anna slowly demonstrates and describes the proper movements before everyone joins in. Lively background music (including such familiar tunes as "I've Been Working on the Railroad") adds to the fun and helps set the pace. Small-animated characters introduce each exercise by name. For collections where exercise programs are in demand.
— Edie Ching

Description:
Join Sqedunk, Athletic Anna, Miss Lori and their buddies in learning 14 basic exercises. Sqedunk's book and the exercise skit from Miss Lori Live included as a bonus.

KIDS FIRST!®
Adult Juror Comments:

Very enjoyable. The computer graphics and fun music keep the exercise from being mundane. Regular users might become bored with the demonstrations of the exercises but they are perfect for the beginner. Good stretched are modeled and explained. Using animals and cute sayings make it user friend even for very young kids.

KIDS FIRST!®
KID Juror Comments:

Enjoyable. "Iyes, I like to exercise." All the kids got into it. One who was lying on the couch tired and refusing to interact jumped in after about three minutes and was laughing by the end

SUMMARY:
Lori Reeves has been working with preschool children for the past 25 years and endeavors to reach them at their level. Using her education, skills and background, she has an enriching way of motivating children and helping them to become all they can be.

In this great new exercise video, Miss Anna and Sqedunk (the star of the show) lead a group of children in exercises that are fitting to their age and that help create a love for fitness as well as a healthy lifestyle.

By incorporating this into the lives of young children, we enable them to approach life from a healthy viewpoint and help them to fight the rising epidemic of weight issues we are seeing in our country.

Children learn quickly and easily at this prime age level. If they are equipped with this type of motivation to help set them on a course to a healthy lifestyle, they will learn to live in this manner as they grow up.

The exercises portrayed in the DVD are easy and fun to do. Having Miss Anna, Sqedunk and a group of children exercising live on the video, helps to encourage the children watching to join in with them.

A lot of stretching and it leads then into more rigorous exercise that is fun and gets them on their feet and moving. Children love to join in and get a thrill out of being able to workout with Miss Anna.

The video also includes a storybook about bath-time fun. This is a short story, fully illustrated and a pleasure to watch / listen to. Sqedunk's mom encourages him to take a bath and motivates him to do so by supplying him with a basket full of surprises to play with while he bathes. When he gets out he is amazed at how clean he is, when he just played! After that, he wants to take a bath every day and it quickly becomes his favorite time of day.

A great video, at a great price point. I encourage all parents to incorporate this one into their children's routine and into their home video library.

4 Out of 5 Doves
Dove Worldview:
Here is a video that will be educational and help you children be more healthy. As I watched this I wanted to get up and exercise with Sqedunk, Miss Lori and Athletic Anna. I believe that you and your children will love to do these simple exercises. Get your children on the right road to a healthier life by teaching them to exercise. This show is fun for all to enjoy.

Content Description:
Sex: none
Language: none
Violence: none
Drugs: none
Nudity: none
Occult: none

Get Fit with Sqedunk DVD. color. 23 min. Prod. by Sqedunk Children Prods. Dist. by Quality Books 2006. $12.

PreS-Gr 3–Fitness instructor, Miss Anna, clearly explains basic stretches and exercises in 23 minutes of fitness instruction that is full of positive messages that emphasize the fun of exercise. The exercises include basics like the body stretch, windmills, jumping jacks, and push-ups. Miss Anna first demonstrates each exercise and then 14 youngsters, ranging in age from toddlers to preteens, perform them. The instructor is joined on stage by children’s performer Miss Lori, and the character Sqedunk, played by an adult in a pig costume. She encourages the children with phrases such as, “You can do it.” The DVD also contains the picture book story, Sqedunk Takes a Tub Tub, written and read by Lori Reeves, and the exercise segment from her show, Miss Lori Live. The instructions are easy to follow and the movements are simple, making this an encouraging choice for beginning workouts.–Cynthia Grabke, Thayer Public Library, Braintree, MA