Baby Bach [VHS]
Designed for infants and toddlers (1 to 36 months),Baby Bachis  a nicely produced video that  features recognizable, familiar toys and colorful objects, moving to the complexly beautiful music of  Johann Sebastian Bach. According to the video producers, "Bach's music has shown to enhance  creativity, improve academic achievement, reduce anxiety and heighten mental awareness." Any parent  will embrace this theory. Not only did this video completely captivate a 22-month-old for its entire 30-minute run-time, but it's easy on the parents, too. The images are  lively, clean, and sharp, and producers The Baby Einstein Company have a firm handle on what interests babies and toddlers. The  extraneous segments with two pretty little blonde girls is silly, but forgivable. Given that most children elect to  watch a video repeatedly, this is one that parents won't mind in the slightest. The music, available onCD, is simply lovely.--N.F. Mendoza