Customer Reviews

Corduroy... and More Stories About Friendship (Scholastic Video Collection)

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I bought this dvd for the Corduroy story. After checking it out of the library repeatedly for my 3 year old twins, I decided to buy it. What a surprise the other stories were! My son loved "Here Comes The Cat" and watched it four times at his first viewing. "Yo Yes" is a delightful story about friendship. However, the best surpise was the beautiful and touching "The Rainbabies" described on the package as a bonus. It is the star of the dvd. These are all wonderful stories and it makes me long for the world portrayed.

This superb video will delight viewers of all ages. Each of the stories here is heartwarming, but the classic "Corduroy" is a marvelous treat for everyone, including this 50-year-old child. The producers should be commended for this wonderful work.

We had Corduroy on VHS when I was little. We used to put it on when it was raining or needed to be entertained. We watched so intently - Mum loved it because we went dead quiet from the moment it went on - listening and watching intently.
Time passed, we grew up, moved out of home, got married, then the pitter patter of tiny feet. We asked Mum to pull out Corduroy to show the next generation ... and she had to admit that she'd lent it to a friend who had accidentally taped over it!
I searched for it on the net and could only find this version. From the cover I thought it was a cartoon version but figured it was better than nothing so ordered it. When it arrived, we put it in the DVD player crossing our fingers that it would have some of the magic of the original. We held our breath ... and were delighted; it was the original 1986 version of Corduroy!!
As for the other stories? Just icing on the cake!
This DVD is a must for any kids (and grown up kids) collection!

My niece loves it when I read the book "Corduroy" to her and since receiving the movie for her 4th birthday she watches it incessantly. It's a wonderful story and a wholesome video choice for a little girl.

Loved the classic Corduroy story, Yo, Yes and Here Comes the Cat. However, I was very disappointed with the bonus story. The story, The Rainbabies is very disturbing and extremely inappropriate for children. It frightened my daughter.

I'm a special ed teacher for K-1 and my students love these videos. They add a visual depth to these classic stories. Don't forget to view the extras and you can also have the words displayed as well. I find them invaluable for illuminating literature. Most stories are no more than 7-10 minutes long and so are great for getting students involved quickly. Well worth the price. Students ask for them over and over again. Get the books too and students begin to engage with the books and get excited keeping up with the video.

This is one of the best of the Scholastic DVD collections. Corduroy is a live action film made in the 70s I believe. A little girl finds the bear of her dreams but he is missing a button so the bear spends the night trying to find one. The film is very nicely done and effective. The other stories are very well done too. Here Comes the Cat! is an animated film which is fun to watch. The Rainbabies is a wonderful book I've never even heard of before but I will look for it. Everything about this DVD is wonderful. Sharp pictures, good sound and the stories are great.

I like to get vhs that follow the books. Not really a good one. I was disappointed. I thought this would be animated or follow the artwork from the book. Skip it. Get the book & read to your child.

I LOVED the book of Corderoy as a child and thought this DVD would be great for my 2-year-old son. It's not a cartoon but a live action movie. It is completely and utterly BORING. My son actually started yawning in the middle of it. And the other stories on the DVD are no better. Save your money and get Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom or Harry the Dirty Dog. Both have all great stories and songs.

How is it possible to turn a delightfully illustrated children's classic into a cheesy, live-action '80s DVD with absolutely none of the charm, or even the basic premise, of the original? It would have been so easy to just copy what the book did. This is an absolutely dreadful dramatization of a wonderful children's book. It's a horrible conception from start to finish - first, why not animate (or at least use the book's terrific illustrations)? Then, why alter a wonderful story, and add cheesy cartoonish action? The Corduroy bear could have had a cute voice and at the very least repeated the lines from the book. Instead, he is frankly like a horror-film bear -- he had my husband and me laughing and groaning, at the same time. My son, a huge Corduroy fan, lost interest after the first minute.

Scholastic, shame on you for letting this dreck muck up your prestigious reputation. It's not worthy of the title Corduroy, let alone the brand Scholastic.