Little Laureate is an American company that produces developmental, multimedia products for small children and their caregivers. It was founded in 2001 by Heather Maclean and Monica Gibson.
Premise Little Laureate's first products were DVD programs that promote world culture, conservation and creativity using works of art, architecture and animals with classical music and world music. The series features animation, live footage, and a process the company has dubbed "Symphonic Art Animation," wherein onscreen visuals are animated in time to classical music. The series is hosted by an animated star named "Star.""For the Aspiring Little Laureate in Your Life," Opinionated Parent, December 13, 2007
Little Laureate products suggest that they are meant to be watched with an adult and provide adult-only special features to promote that concept. Every piece of art onscreen is identified by a caption, like music videos, that cite the name of the work and its artist. The DVD includes an onscreen written guide called "The Crawl" that resembles VH1's Pop-up Video, and is designed to give information, inspiration and humor to adult viewers.
Titles My World Gallery My World Adventure My World Colors My World Safari For the Love of Art (re-issued as "My World Gallery") For the Love of World Travel (re-issued as "My World Adventure")
Awards
2004: "Best Video Series of All Time," Parents magazine"Best Video Series of All Time for Small Children," Parents magazine, June 2004, page 63 2004: "Video of the Year," Parenting magazine"Video of the Year," Parenting magazine, February 2004, page 146 2007: "Media of the Year," Creative Child magazine "Gold Award," National Association of Parenting Publications "Top 10 Best Audio Products," Dr. Toy "Top 100 Best Products," Dr. Toy
Firsts Little Laureate was the first children's series to license a song from the African Children's Choir; "Bolingo" appears on My World Safari.
References
External links Little Laureate official website Little Laureate, Internet Movie Database