Little Thinker
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Little Thinker series is an
Description
In each tape, the series' hostess "Nancy", voiced by WBAL-TV meteorologist Nancy Hamilton,[3] led the listener through an educational lesson on a topic chosen from a wide range of possibilities. These lessons usually took the form of an imaginary journey. Nancy would describe the adventure and ask the listener - addressed as "Little Thinker" - to imagine that they were experiencing it together. At regular intervals, the hostess would play music (from the Production music provider, Valentino Music) to allow the Little Thinker time to draw a picture of the events imagined in the previous segment.
History
The Little Thinker tapes were sold in toy stores around the United States and Canada in audio cassette format. The tapes were sold individually and in four collections. The first six tapes, All About Fun Poems, All About Manners and Morals, All About Safety, All About Animals, All About Outer Space, and All About the Sea, were all released in 1978 and
In 2020 the current developer of Little Thinker Adventures produced the first new title in over 35 years. "Think About the Garden' was released for sale in July 2020. A new adventure, with new music, and hosted by Nance, the granddaughter of the original Nancy. (not truly, of course, but it's the story) In this new adventure, Nance leads the Thinkerniks on an adventure to shrink in size and explore the garden, above and below ground. Thinkerniks meet interesting characters along the way: worm, flower, butterfly, etc.[4]
The 21st title in the series is due to be released in the Summer/Fall of 2021. This new adventure is "Think About the Human Body". Nance is back to guide the Thinkerniks through the new adventure. The Little Thinker eats too much cake and ice cream at his birthday party and feels a bit sick. This adventure is all about what happens inside the body when your tummy hurts, and what can be done to help it. (https://www.littlethinkeradventures.com)
References
- ^ "The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware on June 21, 1984 ยท Page 59".
- ^ "Little+Thinker"+jerome+enterprises "Toy & Hobby World". 1981.
- Milwaukee Sentinel2 Dec 1982 Page 5
- ^ "CD Think About the Garden - New for 2020!". Little Thinker Adventures. Retrieved 2020-09-17.