On “Big Country Fun” the bubbly and optimistic Strawberry Shortcake teaches children the importance of having fun and doing your best is more important than winning. The girls also learn a valuable lesson about following directions when they get stuck on a mountain path they weren’t supposed to take. In the next story Strawberry helps her friend save her farm and uncover the mystery as to why her animals are disappearing. One of the lessons in this story is the importance of never giving up, and the whole cartoon is full of positive messages. The characters are oh so cute and I can’t help but think Strawberry Shortcake’s berry sweet attitude would be contagious to small children. This DVD is awarded the Dove “Family-Approved” Seal.