Anansi the Spider 1969
A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he should reward.
A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he should reward.
The Napping House: Granny and all the critters in her house pile on her bed for a nap...until a little flea causes a big stir. Somebody's got an itch!
A shepherd named Charlie need a new cloak, so he shears a sheep and makes one from it's wool.
You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.”
CORDUROY (Live Action--Based on the book by Don Freeman) Corduroy longs for someone to take him home from the department store. He thinks that finding his lost button may help, so he searchers the store when no one is around. Will Corduroy find the button on his adventure?
A little mouse named Chrysanthemum starts going to school and realizes she is the only kid with the longest name. She gets bullied by everyone but eventually learns that she is special in her own way
Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
Librarian Molly McGrew introduces birds and beasts to the wonders of reading. And in no time, they are "forsaking their niches, their nests, and their nooks, and "going wild, simply wild, about wonderful books!"
Trashy Town
Wallace, a mouse, can do almost anything, as long as he has a list. Then he meets a new neighbor, Albert, who loves music and adventure, and Wallace discovers a wonderful world that he and his lists had not anticipated.
George was a dog. His mother was a dog too. George made different sounds, which made his mother take him to the vet/veterinarian. A veterinarian/vet will take an animal's health and temperatures. The vet said "Please bark, George" every single time after George's mother went on very desperate. Which was a reference to when George made strange sounds a dog doesn't say, George's mother tells before it happens, "No, George. A ___ goes "___". A dog goes "arf!" Now bark, George." Good thing George said the right thing. But before it happened, the vet put on his latex gloves and pulled out the animals.
Robot Zot is a fearsome and fearless robot from a planet far away. He comes to earth to crush and conquer. He is powerful, relentless, and smaller than a toaster. Robot Zot destroys all in his path until he meets the beautiful queen. Battling with an emotion he has never felt before, Zot begins the biggest rescue of his life. Will he save his queen and conquer the earth?
Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true.
He's a big red engine with a siren, a horn, a tank full of water, and a whole lotta hose! He's a good-lookin' fire truck — and he's brave, too — but when the alarm sounds, he's gotta drive through smoke and heat, straight to a blazing fire!
Irrepressible Max wants to stay up late on Christmas so he can see Santa Claus.
A short adaptation of the book by Helme Heine
One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).
A young paper boy goes through his early morning delivery routine.
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are best of friends and swim up, down, around, and through their ocean home. Crabby is their neighbor. He is not their best friend. But when Crabby gets in trouble, will Peanut Butter and Jellyfish come to the rescue? You bet they will!
Which came first? The chicken or the egg? A book about transformations...from egg to chicken, seed to flower, and caterpillar to butterfly. An entirely fresh and memorable presentation on the concepts of transformation and creativity.