A three-disk collection of DVD storybooks, featuring some brand new titles mixed in with many classic picture book videos. As a group these stories were selected for younger audiences and offer a nice variety of choices. All of the videos are lightly animated and all of them have a read-along option for beginning readers. Splat the Cat, the star of a new and charming series leads the first disk along with Leo the Late Bloomer, an old favorite by Leo Lionni, Hondo and Fabian and Picnic. Disk 2 leads with the classic Story of Ping, a little duck who learns a lot about life when he runs away, plus the picture books, Goose, The Most Wonderful Egg in the World, Duck on Bike, and Rosie's Walk . This DVD also includes a Spanish Language version of The Story of Ping . Disk 3 leads with The Napping House, a cumulative tale and also includes one of our OTP winners, Bear Snores On plus Each Peach Pear Plum, Drummer Hoff, and Wild About Books. If you own other Storybook Treasures you may want to check the full list carefully so that you are not buying a lot of duplicates. This is one of the problems with the series. Many of the stories appear in more than one collection. That said, it is still the best bet in children’s video.

Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2011. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Another excellent three-disk set of DVD storybooks of mostly recycled stories held together by the theme of the arts. On the lead DVD you will find the title story, Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin, which is an award winning book that only got better with the addition of music and animation. On the same disk you'll find other musical stories such as The Star Spangled Banner, Musical Max, Keeping House, Patrick and Apt. 3. Disk 2 is all about art and The Dot is one of our Platinum winners; about a little girl who thinks she cannot draw. Also on this disk are Art, Ish, Norman the Doorman and Wallace's Lists. Disk 3 is about performing and deals with stage fright and other feelings with Shrinking Violet, Three Cheers for Catherine, Giraffes Can't Dance and Amazing Grace. If you own other Storybook Treasures you may want to check the full list carefully so that you are not buying a lot of duplicates. This is one of the problems with the series. Many of the stories appear in more than one collection.  That said, it is still the best bet in children's video.

Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2011.

In this three DVD set you'll find 17 stories with narrations by Meryl Streep, Sarah Jessica Parker and more. The title DVD includes Owen, A Weekend with Wendell, The Caterpillar and the Polliwog, Hondo and Fabian, and Mouse Around. The 2nd DVD titled, Rapunzel includes The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Talking Eggs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Lon Po Po, and Princess Furball. The 3rd DVD titled Is Your Mama A Llama?, also includes Each Peach Pear Plum, Noisy Nora The Little Red Hen, Reading to Your Bunny. This is a great choice for hours of entertainment that also build reading skills.

Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2011. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.