Scholastic Storybook Treasures for Preschoolers
As a long time fan of the outstanding literature-based films from Weston Woods studios, I have loved the new collections that Scholastic has released this year. The newest one, to be released March 31 is a collection of stories on DVD created especially for children ages 2 to 6. MY VERY FIRST TREASURY OF 50 STORYBOOK CLASSICS: PRESCHOOL STORIES features many all-time children’s classics, faithfully adapted and brought to rich, entertaining life in a brand-new 7-DVD set. Celebrity narrators (Mia Farrow, Anthony Edwards, the Bacon Brothers and others) and peerless production values combine to create a high value, long-lasting experience for young viewers.
The Scholastic Storybook Treasures series “gives viewers a new way to look at books,” says Scripps Howard News Service. And from the wild imagination of HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON and the sing-along favorite THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY to Mo Willems’ new classic KNUFFLE BUNNY, the 50 beloved, best-selling children’s book adaptations in MY VERY FIRST TREASURY OF 50 STORYBOOK CLASSICS offer more than seven hours of quality children’s entertainment, colorfully whimsically animated and kid-tested. Librarians and teachers around the country have long been using these very same productions, created by Weston Woods Studios with authors and illustrators, to enhance their students’ pre-reading experiences. And this new compilation collects the best stories that are perfectly targeted to preschool children who can already read picture books, or are just learning about letters and words.
MY VERY FIRST TREASURY OF 50 STORYBOOK CLASSICS includes the following DVDs, each of which includes several stories, with more than an hour of fun on each one:
• CORDUROY…AND MORE STORIES ABOUT CARING
• GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA…AND MORE GREAT SLEEPYTIME STORIES
• HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON…AND MORE GREAT STORIES TO SPARK THE IMAGINATION
• IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA…AND MORE CLASSIC CHILDREN’S STORIES (New! – also available separately)
• KNUFFLE BUNNY…AND MORE GREAT CHILDHOOD ADVENTURE STORIES
• THE EZRA JACK KEATS COLLECTION (New! – also available separately)
• THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY…AND MORE SING-ALONG FAVORITES (New! – also available separately)
Aside from the aforementioned headliners, some of the wonderful adaptations featured in the set include William Steig’s “Brave Irene”, “Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel,” based on Virginia Lee Burton’s 1939 classic, Rosemary Wells’ “Nosy Nora”, Ezra Jack Keats’ “The Snowy Day,” The boisterous “Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin” and “This Land is Your Land,” featuring Arlo Guthrie’s well-loved song. Also included as bonuses are Spanish-language versions of “Is Your Mama a Llama,” “Noisy Nora,” “The Snowy Day” and “Whistle for Willie.”
Also on March 31, Scholastic Storybook Treasures will release three of these newly repackaged and refreshed DVDs individually: THE EZRA JACK KEATS COLLECTION, THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY…AND MORE SING-ALONG FAVORITES and IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?…AND MORE CLASSIC CHILDREN’S STORIES.
MY VERY FIRST TREASURY OF 50 STORYBOOK CLASSICS: PRESCHOOL STORIES
Street Date: March 31, 2009
Format: DVD/7 Discs
Ages: 2-6
Sug. Retail Price: $49.95
Time: Approx. 7 hours, 30 minutes
For more information, go to http://www.newvideo.com/
