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It seems that it more and more frequently I am flicking channels and notice some television programme for younger children and find myself shaking my head in disbelief. Often they are patronising, uneducational and quite a lot of them seem to be quite strange. I was very lucky 4 years ago to have two very lovely cousins born at the same time, although one of them developed language quickly and was confident using it, the other seemed quite slow to develop and I came to realise that this was causing some worry with his parents.
I first came to see Pocoyo a few years ago I was taken with it straight away, it wasn't too busy or confusing, not too many things going on at one, it was encouraging to see something so educational being shown to children.
It features a number of brightly coloured characters; Pocoyo, Pato, Elly, Loula and Sleepy Bird. The characters plus one or two props make each episode. Apart from that everything is based on a white background. It's a very happy programme that includes a lot of dancing.
Pocoyo is a cheeky little boy dressed in blue, with a little blue hat, he speaks very simply and moves very expressively. Pato is a duck, he does not speak at all and expresses himself entirely through actions. Elly is a dancing elephant, she also does not speak and spends a lot of time dancing. Loula is Pocoyo's dog, also non speaking. Sleepy Bird is normally asleep and can be a bit grumpy when woke up. Sleepy bird also doesn't sleep.
Each episode is narrated by Stephen Fry and although the language is simple, it is in no way patronising. The narrator encourages participation by asking questions like; "do you know what Pocoyo should do next?"
What I really like is the length and simplicity of each episode, each episode has one soul theme, for example the first in this series is about a butterfly, the word "butterfly" is repeated and reinforced throughout the programme, which lasts around 8 minutes. The simple story line is that a butterfly keeps landing on the set, Pocoyo is chasing it and doesn't understand that it will keep flying away if he is noisy (he keeps running towards it shouting "butterfly"). The narrator, who acts as a sort of teacher, keeps trying to explain to Pocoyo that he needs to be quiet but Pocoyo doesn't listen until he realises that he can't catc the butterfly. The audience has plenty of opportunities to join in and there are plenty of prompts by the narrator to do so.
I was delighted that when I bought it for my cousin he immediately began joining in, trying to say butterfly when prompted by the narrator.
I can't actually think of anything that I dislike about this series and I don't want to stretch myself to think of something petty because I think that this series deserves credit for what it is.
Would I recommend it? Every time, I firmly believe that this programme can help develop childrens language and is not too complicated to understand or patronising in the slightest. I must admit that even I enjoyed sitting and watching this.
Thanks for reading!
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