FESTIVAL Titles from KIDS FIRST! and the Coalition for Quality Children's Media

The FESTIVAL category has 1531 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles
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BARBIE: A FASHION FAIRYTALE
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO Click to purchase directly from the producer
Series: SERIES, AGES 5-8, ANIMATION
Description - Join Barbie in a colorful, modern-day fairytale filled with fashion, friends and fun! Barbie and her dog Sequin jet off to visit her aunt's amazing fashion house in Paris, and much to her surprise, it's about to be shut down forever. After she discovers three enchanting Flairies with sparkle-magic powers, Barbie comes up with a brilliant idea to save the business. She even inspires Alice, a shy fashion designer, and together they create a dazzling runway fashion show. Barbie shows that magic happens when you believe in yourself.
Runtime: 90 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 19.98
Media: DVD

This title is available for purchase from UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO

TWILIGHT SAGA, THE: NEW MOON
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
Series: FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Description - In the second chapter of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight series, the romance between mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) grows more intense as ancient secrets threaten to destroy them. The Twilight Saga: New Moon TM & � 2009, Art and Supplemental Materials � 2010 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Runtime: 130 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 34.99
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

JUMPING FOR JOY
FEATURE FILMS FOR FAMILIES

This title has online video!
Description - Bobbie Dean is a great basketball player who takes a rag-tag bunch of boys and turns them into a real team. But there's one big problem, Bobbie is a girl and the boys don't know it. It's 1964 when girls aren't allowed to play boys' basketball. Are her dreams worth sacrificing to help her team win a state championship?
Runtime: 94 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-15
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.95
Media: DVD

VELVETEEN RABBIT, THE (ANCHOR BAY)
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT

This title has online video!
Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 5-8
Description - Based on the best-selling classic book, Toby's father has packed away in ice his grief over the death of his wife. When Toby is sent to stay with his very proper and somewhat forbidding grandmother over the Christmas holidays, he does not know what to do with himself. Then he discovers an attic filled with toys from the past and an unopened present from his angel mother. Inside the box is a velveteen rabbit that opens up the world of imagination for Toby. Rabbit along with Swan and Horse fill Toby's world with exciting animated adventures. Their love and insights help Toby melt the heart of his grandmother, who calls his father home. Their world reaches a crisis when Toby contracts Scarlet Fever and his beloved rabbit must be burned. Through this loss Toby and the grownups in his life come to realize the importance of family and the power of love to make us real.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Wonderful film that appeals to the entire family. The relationships, the visuals and the classic, sweet story make this one film that appeals to adults as well as children. The filmmaker took a simple story and expanded it into a full length feature without making the story feel forced. The boy's loneliness that draws him to bond with the rabbit sets the stage for a relationship change between his father, grandmother and himself. The story is simple to follow and unfolds in a natural manner. Some kids might get frightened by the fires and destruction in the imaginary world toward the end. Most will identify with the boy and his relationship with his stuffed rabbit. They will most likely be happy that the boy becomes closer to his grandmother and isn't lonely anymore. Each character is true to his or her status including the strict grandma. When poor behaviors are shown, so is kindness. I.e.. when Toby is locked in his room on his grandma's order, she still tries to find his rabbit. Some kids might have a difficult time separating the imaginary scenes from the real ones at first but will soon understand that the animated scenes signify the imaginary scenes. The characters, especially the goose and the horse, explain difficult concepts in detail. Beautiful animation mixed with live action. The scene in which the boy turns from live to animated is incredible. The quality of the cinematography is very good. Love how it brings classic literature to life.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Loved it. "I loved this story." "It is good because the imaginary world is cool. I like how he played with the bear." "I liked how one minute it is animated and the next, it isn't." "The part where the velveteen rabbit sees the other rabbits is cool. You can't tell what's real and what's not." "I would definitely watch it again. In fact, I would watch it at every chance I could as if it was the only movie I had." "The grandma was kind of mean sometimes but then she was nice. The toys tried to save the boy at the end and they did." "The rabbit almost burned saving the boy." "It made the imaginary world seem more real." "It seems like this took place long long ago. The attic was full of toys. I think it took place in England. It looks like the olden days."
Runtime: 88 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 24.97
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

TOM AND JERRY MEET SHERLOCK HOLMES
WARNER HOME VIDEO
Series: FEATURE, AGES 5-12
Description - Jewel heists around the city of London befuddle Scotland Yard. Only the legendary Sherlock Holmes can find the thief with the help of his assistant Dr. Watson � and of course, Tom and Jerry. But cracking the case will be elementary compared to keeping the peace between the rival cat and mouse duo. TOM AND JERRY and all related characters are trademarks of and � Turner Entertainment Co. � 2010 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.
Runtime: 50 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 19.98
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

SECRET OF MOONACRE, THE
E1 ENTERTAINMENT Click to purchase directly from the producer
Series: FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - After being orphaned, young Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) must leave her luxurious home and live with her eccentric uncle Sir Benjamin (Ioan Gruffudd) at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. There, she discovers a magical moonlit world torn apart by an ancient feud and inhabited by outlandish characters and mythical beasts. Now, Maria must unearth the secrets of her past in order to fulfill her destiny� all before the 5000th moon rises and Moonacre Manor disappears into the sea forever
Runtime: 103 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 24.98
Media: DVD

This title is available for purchase from E1 ENTERTAINMENT

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: BERRYWOOD HERE WE COME
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Click to purchase directly from the producer
Series: SERIES, AGES 5-8
Description - Strawberry and friends head to Berrywood to visit Strawberry's movie star friend, Limelight. When they arrive, they're shocked to see not everything is glitz and glamour. They must come together to help Limelight realize that everyone can shine � because everyone is a star! In part two, Hooray for Berrywood! Strawberry and friends bring their Berrywood experience home and help re-open a local theater. By working all together as a team, they're sure to make a berry-good movie!
Runtime: 64 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 4-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.98
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: GLIMMERBERRY BALL
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Click to purchase directly from the producer
Series: SERIES, AGES 5-8
Description - Follows Strawberry and friends as they prepare to celebrate the coming of winter with a secret gift exchange and a festive winter ball. But, when someone destroys their decorations and the girls all carve the same design in the Glimmerberry Ball lantern event, they have some mysteries to solve in an endearing fun-filled adventure.
Runtime: 64 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 4-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.98
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

This title is available for purchase from TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT

GOOSEBUMPS: THE BLOB THAT ATE EVERYONE
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Click to purchase directly from the producer
Series: SERIES, AGES 5-12
Description - A twelve-year-old boy who aspires to be a famous horror writer, films his scariest story ever. When he starts typing it on an old spooky typewriter, it starts coming true!
Runtime: 66 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.99
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

This title is available for purchase from TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT

GOOSEBUMPS: GO EAT WORMS
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Click to purchase directly from the producer
Series: SERIES, AGES 5-12
Description - Todd Bastrow is obsessed with worms and carries them everywhere, playing pranks on people. Suddenly, the worms start having a mind of their own and playing tricks of their own.
Runtime: 66 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.98
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

This title is available for purchase from TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT

STRANGER
MEHRDAD KHOSHBAKHT

This title has online video!
Series: INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - "Takam" is a small and beautiful village in north of Iran .A new teacher moves to the village and tries to educate children in a different ways such as making shift the class to the nature and outside the building. Morad is wealthy and he has been taking advantage of the rural people. Morad is fall in love with Setareh, a young widow, but Setareh does not like him and she is interested in the teacher. Morad acts jealously to him and tries to get ride of him. He fires the school house in think of the teacher is inside of the class but he noticed that his son is caught in the fire .Suddenly the teacher arrives and help the son and saves him from the fire, but he lost his artificial foot.In this occasion the people find that he is a handicapped and he lost his foot during the Iran-Iraq war. Finally the teacher decides to leave Setareh and the school so all the people can live in peace.
Runtime: 90 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

YEH KHULA AASMAN (THIS OPEN SKY)
AARANCA CREATIONS
Series: INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Description - Seventeen-year-old Avinash, undergoing an immense emotional turmoil due to a failure and loneliness because of lack of parental support turns to his grandfather and visits him. Realizing the fragile mental state and shattered level of confidence, grandfather teaches him the lessons of life using a kite as a metaphor for life and imparts a strong set of values. A deep bond develops between them. Before the final kite competition, grandfather falls critically ill, leaving Avinash alone. Avinash not only wins the competition but also unites his estranged father with his grandfather and goes on to become a successful man. The movie expresses true meaning of life, relationship and freedom symbolized by colorful kites soaring into vast clear sky.
Runtime: 92 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

NO LIMIT KIDS: MUCH ADO ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELEVATING ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Series: INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - A group of kids enter middle school with all their doubts and fears. Ashton, a semi-outcast routinely gets bullied by the star-football player Zach (Blake Michael). Ashton (Ashton Harrell), whose philosophy is to lay low and attract as little attention as possible. Celeste (Celeste Kellogg), a cheerleader who doesn't want to make herself popular at the expense of others. Danielle (Danielle Hill) believes that Celeste is trying to steal her boyfriend and takes revenge by casting her out of her clique. Celeste's friend Becca (Amanda Waters) stands up for her and the three band together to form a club in an abandoned theater on Main Street.
Inside the theater, they find a very interesting piece of their town's history and a seemingly homeless man, Charlie (Bill Cobbs). He connects with the kids because of his own "outcast" status and his shared love of musical theater. The kids learn that the old theater will soon be torn down and set out on a mission to save the town's landmark. They decide to do a modern day version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Through mistaken identities and false assumptions, the kids learn a valuable lesson that you can't always judge a book by it's cover. Starring Bill Cobbs, Lee Meriwether, Celeste Kellogg and Ashton Harrell.
Runtime: 90 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

PAPERBOY
LYRIC STREET PICTURES
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - The story of a paperboy and a girl on his paper route, who are trying to meet face-to-face for the first time.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

82 WESTING STREET
ATTIC ANIMATION
Series: STUDENT PRODUCTION, MIDDLE SCHOOL, ANIM
Description - A man finds a note about a free room to stay in. But you have to be careful about this house.
Runtime: 2 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

MAMA'S BLOUSE
PROFILE PRODUCTIONS LTD
Series: STUDENT PRODUCTION, HIGH SCHOOL, DOCUMENTARY
Description - Rada Gabrilov's mother committed suicide when Rada was only one year-old. The suicide was never spoken of. Her father, who struggled to bring her up by himself, sent her and her two bothers to a children's boarding village in the Galilee in northern Israel. Now 17, Rada goes on a trip in an attempt to reveal her mother's true nature.
Runtime: 25 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

PERIN'S DUAL IDENTITY
PROFILE PRODUCTIONS LTD
Series: STUDENT PRODUCTION, HIGH SCHOOL, DOCUMENTARY
Description - Perin's family escaped to Israel from the Hezbollah in Lebanon. Her father, once a proud fighter, is now employed to clear garbage. Perin, now 16, strives to succeed in her studies, so in the future she may be able to extricate her parents from their dismal situation.
Runtime: 13 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

CORAL SEA DREAMING - AWAKEN
PLANKTON PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD
Series: INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, AGES 12-18
Description - A musical odyssey celebrating the magical, but fast disappearing, world of coral reefs. Filmed over the course of 8 years, on over 2,000 dives, by Emmy Award winner cameraman and Producer David Hannan. Features Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef and Papua New Guinea.
Runtime: 87 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

I SENSE DANGER
BLIND DOG ENTERTAINMENT
Series: INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - The peaceful village of Warwicke is turned upside-down by the most powerful villain that Don Juan and Miguel have yet faced - Bernard the Bad Guy! The Princess Esmeralda, aided by her good friends Mother Redempta and Sister Philomena, plot to battle the monstrous Bernard. Will the village be saved?
Runtime: 62 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

IN THIS PLACE
AMY BENCH
Series: STUDENT PRODUCTION, COLLEGE
Description - A young artist struggles to find a place in her newly globalized family. In a story enhanced with collage-like animation, Jane travels from the plains of Texas to the jungles of Africa in an attempt to bring them all together again.
Runtime: 14 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

SYBIL LUDINGTON
KICKS MINISTRIES & VICTORY HARVEST CHURCH INC
Series: INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-12
Description - Sybil Ludington is a sixteen year-old girl who courageously rode over 40 miles to save New York during the Revolutionary War. Her father, Colonel Henry Ludington was the commander of the local militia near Fredericksburg, NY. Sybil is known as the 'female Paul Revere' and is a wonderful example of courage and faith.
Runtime: 87 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

SNEEZE ME AWAY
RYAN GROBINS
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 5-8, ANIMATION
Description - A boy finds a way to enter into a magical, fantastic world by sneezing with his eyes open. He must then enlist the aid of a strange ally in order to get home again.
Runtime: 14 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

GO CART, THE
SUNSET HILL FILMS
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - Stephen never knows what to expect when his grandmother drives him around in the Go Cart. In fact, they often have different ideas about everything. One day, their relationship changes. Pete wants to help. Does Stephen have the courage to take his advice?
Runtime: 22 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

KIDNAP
SIJIA LUO
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18, ANIMATION
Description - A little chicken who is late to school, and her excuse is being kidnapped on the way to school.
Runtime: 4 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

LIFT, THE
KOHRTOONS STUDIO, INC
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18, ANIMATION
Description - An elevator interaction goes wrong, prompting a young woman to learn about being insensitive and to never make the same mistake again.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

PRIVATE SHAME
FIND THE FUN PRODUCTIONS Click to purchase directly from the producer
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - People on the street are speaking. Can you hear them? People are down on their luck. Can you see them? Exploring the present economic hardships through one family, this music video calls out: put down the tech toys and help those around you in need.
Runtime: 5 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

This title is available for purchase from FIND THE FUN PRODUCTIONS

IT HAPPENS
JAY HEIT
Series: STUDENT PRODUCTION, ELEMENTARY
Description - Life can be great, but there are 5 or so days in your life where you think you would rather die and "It Happens," is one of them. A fun and sad comedy about a man who has a horrible day.
Runtime: 3 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

LITTLE LOTTO
IBS PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - When a young boy finds a winning lottery ticket lost by a lively Catholic priest, he must decide on the right course of action - finding the rightful owner or helping his desperate family.
Runtime: 33 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

KATIE'S DAD
THE OLD ARTIST'S STUDIO
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - Katie and her mother are moving, leaving behind not only the seaside but also the memories of Katie's Dad who is absent. During the move, Katie drops her teddy, Fred. Her mother says Katie's too old for te4ddies but Fred was Dad's teddy and Katie wants him back. There is a Dad's Day at Katie's new school. Katie continues to search for her teddy and her friends are searching as well for their own dads. They all want to know where Katie's dad is and if he will show up. Katie gives a powerful speech at school during which something miraculous happens and she resolves both her Fred and Dad search at the same time. Life moves on but some things cannot be forgotten.
Runtime: 9 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

IMP IN THE CITY, THE
RON DE CANA PRODUCTIONS
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Fifteen-year-old Marc Carrizo of Barcelona breakdances amongst "old" and "new" Barcelona. This film was made in honor/memory of his mother who died of lung cancer just 10 days before the shoot.
Runtime: 2 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

EZ MONEY
VIZMO FILMS LLC
Series: INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - When eleven year old Molly's loan business gets busted at school, she discovers a mysterious e-mail from Nigeria. With promise of a $30,000,000, Molly and her little brother Alex, a self proclaimed computer whiz, join forces to get the enormous sum.
Runtime: 86 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 9-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: DVD

THOMAS COMMA
IMAGERY FILM, LTD
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 5-12, ANIMATION
Description - Based on the the story 'The Comma That Didn't Belong Anywhere,' by the poet Martha Baird. This is a charming, humorous, sophisticated and wonderful adventure of a lonely comma looking for the right sentence.
Runtime: 24 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

LOCALLY UNWANTED LAND USAGE
KATHERINE BALSLEY
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12, ANIMATION AND LIVE ACTION
Description - When the city of Biggerton has too much trash, it decides to dump it all onto the nearby city of Smallerton. Smallerton must find a way to dig itself out from underneath this mess, and teach Biggerton a lesson about resourcefulness. Nearly all of the props and artwork for this DVD have been made from reused or recycled materials.
Runtime: 8 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

INDIAN AND THE SAMURAI, THE
TOP DOG FILMS
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Anil, an awkwardly shy Indian teenager who works in his family's Indian grocery store, dreams of becoming a Samurai warrior. One day, a Samurai walks into the store, and Anil's dream becomes his reality. But will Anil's world accept an Indian Samurai?
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

BRAIN ZAPPED - REASON FOR THE SEASONS
GEORGE GARCIA
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - Explains why we have seasons in a fun and engaging manner with interesting visuals and upbeat music.
Runtime: 3 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

MURPHYS SHORT'S
YELLOWSHED
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 5-12, ANIM
Description - A childhood memory of a boy who is very impressed with himself.
Runtime: 3 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

I'M IN LOVE WITH KIMBERLY JOHNSON
ADAM JOHNS
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - A young boy builds magical toy creatures for the girl of his dreams; but when they fail to spring to life on cue, he must rethink who is dream girl actually is.
Runtime: 9 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

CESAR'S WORLD
FILMPANIK
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - Cesar has a very innocent crush on his teacher, who in turn has a very adult interest in The Principal; proving again that love can be a complex mystical abstraction.
Runtime: 9 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

OUTCAST
CAMERON COVELL
Series: STUDENT PRODUCTION, MIDDLE SCHOOL
Description - A short musical film where two middle school boys are living in a world of Hip Hop and they don't fit in. They both run away, run into each other, and find that they do have value and they can fit in to society. After learning a new form of dance, Tap, they return to their school and are accepted by the other kids.
Runtime: 27 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

GROWN-UP FOR A DAY
CAPRI FILMS
Series: STUDENT PRODUCTION, COLLEGE
Description - Seven-year-old Evan has one wish, to be a grown-up. On a quest to live out his dream, Evan manages an office for the day where he stumbles across Cara, a woman stuck in mourning who keeps herself isolated. Boldly reaching out to her, he finds a way to put life into perspective and illuminate Cara's world.
Runtime: 16 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

BEANS
BAD SPARKLE PRODUCTIONS
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT AGES 5-8
Description - While grocery shopping with her mother, Charlie is given a coin to the candy machine where she gets a handful of jellybeans. She munches happily away until there is only one bean left. Not wanting to eat it, but not wanting to toss it either, Charlie tries to find another use for the lone jellybean. Eventually decides to grow her very own jelly bean tree in her backyard.
Runtime: 7 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

ALDO AND ELLIOT
MATTHEW FORBES
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, 8-12
Description - A single man living in Montreal finds himself the object of a dog's attention. Sitting in his backyard, where he enjoys spending time, the man is torn by wanting to have this unplanned and unasked for connection in his life and his fear of the dog. In the end, just when he thinks he is comfortable with the arrangement, the dog takes it up to a new level.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

LUNCH
IRINA GOLINA-SAGATELIAN
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18, ANIMATION
Description - Vlad is an angry lonely 40-year-old man. He wants to eat his lunch in quiet but someone drops a small cat near his door and that disturbs Vlad's peace.
Runtime: 2 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: DVD

GIRAFFE'S CAN'T DANCE (2010)
WESTON WOODS/SCHOLASTIC
Series: SHORT AGES 5-8, ANIMATION
Description - Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone else, but his legs are too skinny, and he just can't seem to get it right. At the Jungle Dance, all the other animals make fun of him, except for the cricket, who shows him how he can be the best dancer of all.
Runtime: 8 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 3-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 59.95
Media: DVD

WOW! WOW! WUBBZY!: WUBBZY GOES TO SCHOOL
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT

This title has online video!
Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 2-5, ANIMATED
Description - Everybody's favorite yellow, bendy-tailed buddy loves to learn, learn, learn! Watch as Wubbzy faces his fear of going to school, Widget trains to be a ballerina and everybody tries to learn tricks from Moo Moo, The Magician. Join the fun as Wubbzy and his friends meet new kids and discover new experiences, with plenty of singing and dancing along the way!
Runtime: 70 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 16.98
Media: DVD

SPRING SCIENCE
WESTON WOODS/SCHOLASTIC
Series: SHORT AGES 5-8, ANIMATION
Description - Includes three shorts: " In the Small, Small Pond" - Spring is here in this cheerful introduction to the seasons. Frogs leap, tadpoles wriggle, geese waddle and minnows scatter. Young kids won't want to miss a single splash. Narrated by Laura Dern, with music by Jerry Dale McFadden (6 min.); "Waiting for Wings" - Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this visually magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends: eggs, caterpillars and finally butterflies. Vocals and music by Crystal Taliefero and animation by Cha-Pow! (6 min.); "Goose" - A baby goose, adopted at birth by a family of woodchucks, feels like an outcast in everything she does until she discovers - all by herself - that she can fly. Narrated by Laura Dern, with music by John Jennings (7 min.)
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Beautiful; visually very pleasing. These book-based stories are presented simply and true to the original story. We love the way action words are presented in "In A Small, Small Pond." "Goose" is a good tool for teaching about the Spring season and it would make a good comparison between it and Hans Christian Anderson's "Ugly Duckling." The whole collection instills a love of literature appreciation and increases learning through the activities included.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Kids loved the stories; found them interesting and fun to watch. They are also easy to understand. "A goose was being raised by woodchucks because her egg had rolled into their place. When she fell off a cliff and could fly, when realized she was a goose!" "The pictures are beautiful." All the children said they would watch this again.
Runtime: 19 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 3-9
Suggested Retail Price: $ 59.95
Media: DVD

DIARY OF A SPIDER
WESTON WOODS/SCHOLASTIC
Series: SHORT AGES 5-8, ANIMATION
Description - This is the diary of a spider who is a lot like you! He goes to school, but he also spins sticky webs and takes wind-catching lessons. This portrait, an upside-down web world, will have kids wishing they could be spiders too.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 3-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 59.95
Media: DVD

STORIES ABOUT THE EARTH
WESTON WOODS/SCHOLASTIC
Series: SHORT AGES 5-8, ANIMATION
Description - Includes 2 shorts: "Johnny Appleseed" - John Chapman's (aka Johnny Appleseed) legacy of botanical achievements and the stories he shared with children are presented here at their very best in verse and art. Narrated by Mary McDonnell, with music by Randy Scruggs (11min.); and "Miss Rumphius" - Inspired by a true-life story, Miss Rumphius shows us how we can all make the word a more beautiful place with a simple handful of seeds. Narrated by Clair Danes, with music by John Jennings (17 min.)
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - This simple story about two remarkable characters will give children some worthwhile ideals to consider. Gently and clearly conveys stories with accompanying music and art that fit the period and theme of the individual stories. The poem about Johnny Appleseed includes many of the wonderful characteristics of his life that made him an American legend. The second short, "Miss Rumphius" is based on the true life actions of 'The Lupine Lady,' Miss Hilda Hamlin. Its sentiment that "you must do something to make the world more beautiful" is a wonderful and embraceable idea. Both stories tell about a person who has thoughtfully made a contribution of beauty to our country. Both follow a life cycle from childhood to adulthood. The poetry and music of Johnny Appleseed is somewhat folksy with the sounds of apples crunching, wagon wheels rolling, birds flying and the campfire crackling. Violins and piano music transport us to a later time and place, changing in tempo as Miss Rhumbhius lives out her life amid the sounds of a pat's purr, a car engine and children playing. "There is a sparkle on the ocean and the lupines blow in the wind."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Big hit with the kids. "Thank you for the movie mommy, I liked it a lot." "I liked when Alice sat on her grandfather's lap." "My favorite part was when Alice grew up and was planting the lupines." Kids hummed along to the piano music. They discussed what faraway place they would like to travel to, what they would do to make the world more beautiful and what they would like to plant. They imagined what it would be like to travel, like Johnny Appleseed, alone and in the wilderness. Kids enjoyed following the activities on the on-disc learning guide. "We learned a lot from this."
Runtime: 28 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 3-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 59.95
Media: DVD

FIREWALKER
JENNIFER MARTIN
Series: SCREENPLAY FOR AGES 8-12
Description - Narrating her ordeal in the heroic rescue of her kidnapped cousin on the fiery banks of the volcano, Kilauea, a spirited teen salvages her reputation and taps into her legacy as a Hawaiian firewalker.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
Suggested Retail Price: $ 0
Media: Screenplay

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