4/5 Read, read, read, a pirate who loves to read......
  by Sophie (Brooklyn, NY)
Very cute songs and skits about books and reading. My 2yr old loves it. She sings along & reads more because of this video.

5/5 My twins LOVE this!
  by L. Cooper (NY)
We first saw this episode when it was on PBS. My 3-year old twins love it. They want to watch the pirate segment over and over. They like to sing along with the songs.

They also like Abbie's Words song, the Stand and Sit song, the Crabby Crawl, among other things.


5/5 nd the Bookaneers
  by Jane Austin
This is a "must" DVD for Elmo lovers! Using this DVD is another way of exposing small children to the magic and beauty of books. My grandson, the ultimate Elmo fan, loves all the characters from Sesame Street, but Elmo is his favorite. Watching this DVD, reading Elmo books, along with many other books is a fun way for young children to be entertained as they are learning many important lessons! Also, as a bonus, I was able to purchase two other Sesame Street DVD's at a great price. However, just realize that although DVD's are fun for children, there is no replacement for parents reading to their young children.

5/5 Another Great Sesame Street Video
  by Latkitty (Sacramento, Ca USA)
I love this episode as does my two year old son. He thinks the pirate songs are fun and this is another well made Sesame Street Video of the episode that ran on PBS. If you are looking for an all ELMO storyline- this is not it. Just a really good episode of Sesame Street that was put on DVD. We love it at our house and sing along with all the songs!

3/5 Just okay
  by AJ's Mama (Westminster, SC)
My son loves Elmo in Grouchland so I thought that this would be a great second option for him but it just isn't as good as Grouchland. Grouchland has a continuous story to it and this has mini stories (like Elmo loves you). This is more like Sesame Street instead of a movie. My son likes the Sesame Street characters so he will pay attention to it but it is just okay.