My daughter gleefully tore the plastic wrapping from the box of Tom and Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection, and then she popped the first disc in the player while I nuked a bag of popcorn.

I wasn’t sure how my daughter and her friends would react to “such old” cartoons without today’s computer animation. Yet, the kids were laughing and literally jumping up and down with delight.   Roars of laughter came as they watched Jerry suck an ice cube up a straw, remaining square-shaped into his little tummy, such a simple scene yet so funny. Needless to say, I sat down with the kids and laughed along with them as we watched cartoons like Of Feline Bondage, Puss ‘n’ Boats and The Cat’s Me-Ouch.

We devoured the popcorn and watched both discs laughing all the way – a true treat for my daughter and her friends. I highly recommend the Tom and Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection for any child’s library, even for those who are only young at heart.

Tom and Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection will be available June 23, 2009. Collection includes 34 re-mastered theatrical shorts available together on DVD for the first time and all-new documentaries