Product Description

100 award-winning and classic children s stories are faithfully adapted and brought to life in this comprehensive 16-DVD collection. From the Maurice Sendak classic Where the Wild Things Are, to the beloved adventures of Curious George and Corduroy, parents and children alike are sure to enjoy these classic treasures, featuring celebrity narration from Sarah Jessica Parker, James Earl Jones and many more!

The Treasury Includes 16 Favorites from the #1 Award-Winning Children s DVD Series:
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories
Harry the Dirty Dog... and more terrific tails
Curious George Rides a Bike... and more tales of mischief
Good Night, Gorilla... and more bedtime stories
Chrysanthemum... and more Kevin Henkes stories
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom... and lots more learning fun!
Harold and the Purple Crayon... and more Harold Stories
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type... and more fun on the farm
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly... and more stories that sing
Make Way for Ducklings... and more Robert McCloskey Stories
Corduroy... and more stories about friendship
Strega Nona... and more Caldecott Award-winning folk tales
The Snowy Day... and more Ezra Jack Keats stories
Is Your Mama a Llama?... and more stories about growing up
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon... and more slightly scary stories
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People s Ears... and more stories from Africa

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1570 in DVD
• Brand: Scholastic
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 16
• Running time: 881 minutes

Customer Reviews

Great Storybooks-- Not the greatest DVD set
I thought this set was a great concept. It comes well packaged and each of the main books included covers one of the DVD pages. When I list the names below, the stories on the cover will be labled with an "*" ...

I was disappointed by the organization. Yes. The stories artre all clearly listed on the box in alphabetical order, but they're hard to find on the DVDs because they're not organized in any particular way per DVD set.

For example. I LOVE Courduroy. They probably could have included the live action movie along with the two cartoon versions that more closely resemble the books. Instead.. they put a book called "Yo! Yes?" on the DVD... That starts out with two kids throwing a ball back and forth saying and one saying "You? ... .... .... " pointing to himself and tossing the ball and the other one responding "You? ... ... ...." ...... hmmmm... not so educational. Not so interesting. Kind of a waste of space on the DVD. This particular DVD also has "Here Comes the Cat!" -- which I had never heard of.

While skimming the DVDS, I thought I was getting jipped. 3-4 stories on each of the 16 DVDs doesn't really come up to 100. Thats when I noticed they were counting sories they put in the DVD features as a special. I thought the features area was supposed to be for author comentaries... actual extras.. ?? Then.. The best part of this is that you actually only get 90 stories. 10 are also available in Spanish. If you're not learning spanish.. Given that most DVDs currently come in English and Spanish--- This was a little disappointing. AND misleading. I think that's why I couldn't find a list of stories included ANYWHERE.

The "read along" is really just captions. You can turn them on yourself.

You can't skip their advertisement for the DVD set you already own. You can fast forward... but strangly, you are then able to forward past the main menu and end up watching something aweful.

That being said.. there are a few good ones on here. I haven't really decided if it was worth buying as a set or if I should have purchased each one individually. I spent $50. I'm seeing some of the individuals selling used for as low as $1. (I don't think I'd spend much more than $3 on each one as an individual). Resale value is low....

Key to my list:
Here's the list (And again.. astericks mark the ones that are on the cover). (Sp) means that it is also in Spanish. I have gone ahead and numbered them Sp-10 accordingly. "Bonus" means the story is located in the special features section as a bonus story, rather than on the main menu. ... I only included such detailed info on 8 of 16 DVDs. However, all of the titles are listed.

A-C
1. Alligators All Around
2. Angurs and the Ducks
3. Antartic Antics [Fly Story 2 of 5]
4. Apt. 3
5. The Beast of Monsieur Racine
6. Blueberries for Sal [Ducklings Story 2 of 5]
7. Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man [Ducklings Story 4 of 5] "Bonus"
8. By the Light of the Halloween Moon [Lagoon Story 3 of 7]
9. Cat and Canary
10. The Caterpillar and the Polliwog
11. Changes, Changes
12. Charlie Needs a Cloak [Moo Story 5 of 5] "Bonus"
13. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
14. Chicken Soup with Rice
15. Chysanthemum
16. * Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [Moo Story 1 of 5] (Sp6)
17. * Corduroy [Corduroy Story 1 of 4]
18. The Cow who Fell in the Canal [Moo Story 4 of 5] "Bonus"
19. Curious George Rides a Bike

D-G
20. A Darm Dark Tale [Lagoon Story 5 of 7] "Bonus"
21. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash [Moo Story 2 of 5]
22. Drummer Hoff [Harold Story 5 of 6] "Bonus"
23. Elizabeti's Doll [Mama a Llama Story 3 of 5]
24. Five Creatures [Mama a Llama Story 5 of 5] "Bonus"
25. Fossie and the Fox
26. The Foolish Frog
27. 14 Rats and a Rat Catcher
28. Georgie [Lagoon Story 6 of 7] "Bonus"
29. Good Night, Gorilla
30. Goose [Mama a Llama Story 4 of 5]
31. The Great White Man-Eating Shark

H-L
32. Happy Birthday, Moon
33. The Happy Lion
34. * Harold and the Purple Crayon [Harold Story 1 of 6]
35. Harold's Fairy Tale [Harold Story 3 of 6]
36. Harry the Dirty Dog
37. The Hat
38. Here Comes the Cat! [Corduroy Story 3 of 4]
39. Hot Hippo
40. How do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
41. In the Night Kitchen
42. * Is Your Mama a Llama [Mama a Llama Story 1 of 5] (Sp1)
43. Joey Runs Away
44. John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat
45. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat [Nona Story 2 of 4]
46. Keeping House [Fly Story 4 of 5] "Bonus"
47. Lentil [Ducklings Story 5 of 5] "Bonus"
48. Leo and the Late Bloomer [Mama a Llama Story 2 of 5] (Sp2)
49. A Letter to Amy

M-P
50. * Make Way for Ducklings [Ducklings Story 1 of 5] (Sp5)
51. Monty
52. Musical Max [Fly Story 3 of 5] (Sp7)
53. The Mysterious Tadpole [Harold Story 4 of 6] "Bonus"
54. The Napping House
55. Officer Buckle & Gloria
56. One Was Johnny
57. Owen
58. The Paperboy
59. Patrick
60. Pet Show!
61. Peter's Chair
62. Picnic
63. A Picture for Harold's Room [Harold Story 2 of 6]
64. Pierre
65. The Pig's Wedding [Moo Story 3 of 5]

R-T
66. The Rainbabies [Corduroy Story 4 of 4] "Bonus"
67. Rosie's Walk
68. Smile for Auntie [Harold Story 6 of 6] "Bonus"
69. The Snowy Day
70. Stone Soup [Nona Story 3 of 4] (Sp4)
71. A Stoy, A Story
72. * Strega Nona [Nona Story 1 of 4] (Sp3)
73. The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks [Nona Story 4 of 4] "Bonus"
74. * The Teacher From the Black Lagoon [Lagoon Story 1 of 7]
75. Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman [Lagoon Story 7 of 7] "Bonus
76. * There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly [Fly Story 1 of 5]
77. The Three Robbers [Lagoon Story 4 of 7]
78. Time of Wonder [Ducklings Story 3 of 5]
79. Trashy Town
80. The Trip

V-Y
81. The Village of Round and Square Houses
82. Waiting for Wings [Fly Story 5 of 5] "Bonus"
83. What's Under my Bed? [Lagoon Story 2 of 7]
84. A Weekend for Wendell
85. Where the Whild Things are
86. Whistle for Willie
87. Who's in Rabbit's House?
88. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
89. The Wizard
90. Yo! Yes? [Corduroy Story 2 of 4]

Recap:
One star lost for terrible organization.

Half star lost for story selection and choices of movies. (They're not all so great.. but I guess that's what you expect with 100 stories, right?)

Half star lost for including "Bonus" spanish versions as 10 of the 100 stories.
... Oh .. And spanish versions are included for:
click Click Moo, Curious George Rides a Bike, Is your Mama a Llama, Leo and the Late Bloomer, Make Way for Ducklings, Musical Max, Stone Soup, Strega Nona, Where the Wild Things Are, Why mosquitoes buzz in Peoples Ears.

~Cheers!~

A healthy way to entertain children
As a Reading Specialist and grandmother, I enthusiastically endorse the Scholastic Treasure of 100 Storybook Classics. First of all, they selected excellent books for children. Secondly, they utilized the illustration style of the originals, so the aesthetics of the books are clearly presented and preserved. Thirdly, the animation is well-done though not overdone. The pacing is slow, as when a book is read aloud. This gives the listener a chance to absorb the story, just as he or she would if the story were being read aloud. It even has the option to include the text on each page, if you have a blossoming reader. In fact, this is just about the equivalent of having someone read aloud great picture books for your child, while you do -- whatever.

Fun collection for parents and toddlers
We are very pleased with this set. The titles are both familiar--like ones from Ezra Jack Keats and Robert McCloskey--and new. But the DVDs are all well-done, with excellent music and voice-overs. Some of them, particularly the Antarctic Antics, are hilarious. Some are winsome. None, to quote Chrysanthemum's father, are jaundiced. Our toddler is afraid of _Where the Wild Things Are_ and loves _Chrysanthemum_. We love Ezra Jack Keats' works, and the extra interview with him is fantastic. Overall, for about $45, I think that this set is a steal. The local library uses individual DVDs from this series for movie night!

If I had to pick one favorite out of this whole set, it would be Meryl Streep reading _Chrysanthemum_. She is absolutely perfect. She really 'gets' kids, and she knows, probably from direct experience, how fragile and impressionable children can be. The set is worth it to me to hear her read that one story.

I do not believe that these can help kids learn to read, though. And I would be remiss to advise parents to substitute real reading with these. What we like to do is to read the stories before the DVD and then read an additional story afterward. One more warning...Simms Taback could become your very next favorite author and illustrator. He is very clever, and the colors and collages are bright and stimulating.