VeggieTales: Princess and the Popstar Review

   VeggieTales! VeggieTales! VeggggggggggieeeeeeeeTALES!

      I have heard the VeggieTales theme song playing over and over again in the past two weeks...my daughter LOVES VeggieTales and I am so glad. VeggieTales is known for their wonderful uplifting messages of hope, faith, love, sharing, caring, etc. scattered throughout their movies. I was able to review VeggieTale's Princess and the Popstar which will be officially released on DVD on August 13, 2011.

A bit about VeggieTales
  VeggieTales is a video series that teaches timeless values like honesty, kindness, and forgiveness in a delightfully wacky way! Hosted by Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, each video in the series teaches a life lesson -- without ever being preachy. These hilarious stories feature top-quality computer animation, infectious songs, and lovable characters.
 VeggieTales is a show that helps teach your kids to be better kids. This unique blend of Sunday morning values and Saturday morning fun has made VeggieTales one of the most popular kids video series in America.

   VeggieTales is created, written, and produced by Big Idea Productions. In an age of media mega-mergers, Big Idea is a small, independent, family entertainment company based in the Midwest. Big Idea's mission is to positively impact the moral and spiritual fabric of our society through creative media.
At the heart of each VeggieTales video is a nugget of truth that is rooted in the Bible. These include such timeless values as honesty, thankfulness, kindness and forgiveness. But these videos aren't preachy. In fact, they've been called "clever, quirky," and "deliciously silly" by journalists. At the heart of VeggieTales is this one-of-a-kind mix of wacky humor and gentle reminders to kids -- and parents -- that God made them special and loves them very much.


My Review

   I was sent a pre-release copy of VeggieTale's the Princess and the Popstar to review. The Princess and the Popstar is an endearing tale of Princess Poppyseed. Princess Poppyseed is unhappy because her family's farm isn't very glamorous {especially the everyday chores-milking the cows, etc}. Princess Poppyseed dreams to live the glamorous life of her favorite pop singer Vanna Banana. Little does Princess Poppyseed know but Vanna has her own dreams of normalcy far from the stage and fans. Vanna and Princess Poppyseed happen to meet at a park {fancy meeting YOU here!} and realize they look strikingly like one another so they decide to switch places. The Princess is soon taken away to her life as a super famous pop star while Vanna is taken to the farm to live her life away from the pressures of fame. Princess soon discovers that fame isn't really what she thought it would be like and Vanna realizes that farm life isn't that grand. They both realize that the lives they had longed to live didn't fulfill their lifelong dreams and that God gave both of them different lives to live for a reason. 
   When I sat down to watch Princess and the Popstar with my daughter I wasn't expecting to really enjoy the movie...but I must admit I really did. The music was catchy, the story was cute, and the lessons learned were important ones...the grass always looks greener on the other side. My daughter loved both Princess Poppyseed and Vanna Banana, and she giggled her way through the movie {I even caught her dancing during one of the songs!}. I am grateful that VeggieTales is quality programming that I can enjoy just as much as she does!

To pre-order your copy of VeggieTale's Princess and the Popstar visit here.

The company did send me a product or service for review. This in no way has affected my opinion of the product or service. This review is my opinion and has been written in my own words