Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New Video Group
• DVD Release Date: February 24, 2004
• Run Time: 59 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00019G4Q4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,794 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

RED RIDING HOOD-- (Music composed by Ernest V. Troost) Red Riding Hood meets a charming wolf on her way to Granny’s house. What harm can come from chatting with the big-eyed, big-toothed stranger?

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS-- (Adapted from the Caldecott Honor Book) The three bears come home from a bicycle ride. Somebody has eaten their porridge, sat in their chairs and...wait, who’s that sleeping in Baby Bear’s bed?

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS-- (Music composed by Ernest V. Troost) A hungry wolf is after three little pigs. Only one is clever enough to save his chinny-chin-chin.

All stories written and illustrated by James Marshall

DVD Features: 2 Full-Length Bonus Stories Exclusive to DVD: "Chicken Little" by Steven Kellogg, Narrated by Helen Hunt and Hank Azaria, "Rapunzel" by Paul O. Zelinsky; Getting To Know James Marshall; Read Along; Interactive Menus; Story Selection

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars James Marshall's witty fairy tales on DVD, February 2, 2004

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Heidi Anne Heiner (SurLaLune Fairy Tales.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Riding Hood... And More James Marshall Fairy Tale Favorites (Scholastic Video Collection) (DVD)

James Marshall wrote and illustrated many picture book adaptations of popular fairy tales for children. Scholastic and Weston Woods have converted the picture books into animation shorts that are available on DVD for the first time. This disk includes Marshall's renditions of "Red Riding Hood", "The Three Little Pigs", and "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" (a Caldecott Honor Book). Two bonus shorts are included of Stephen Kellogg's "Chicken Little" and Paul Zelinsky's "Rapunzel." James Marshall's adaptations are humorous, colorful, and far from sappy. His unique wit doesn't change the tales too much, but still makes them his own.

The tales are recommended for preschool ages and up, but they are some of my favorite versions as an adult. This DVD is guaranteed to become a favorite in any household. Don't miss Marshall's original picture books either!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Authentic retelling of tales, October 13, 2005

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S. Graham - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Riding Hood... And More James Marshall Fairy Tale Favorites (Scholastic Video Collection) (DVD)

This DVD provides an authentic retelling of classic folk tales for young children. One reviewer was amazed to find out that these stories include unpleasantness. Nursery tales like "The Three Little Pigs", "The Three Bears", and "Red Riding Hood" have value for young children, even though things get broken and people get gobbled up! If stories do not have a real problem and a real solution, stories are not authentic or interesting.

I wonder if the reviewer who was shocked to find these elements in a video of fairy tales could possibly have been serious. Maybe, as that reviewer suggested, these are not a good choice for a 2 year old. There's no real reason for babies to watch TV at all; it's a much better idea to read to them. I recommend this DVD for children aged 4 to 8 who have already been read the real stories.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Animation of the Storybook, March 6, 2008

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Nancy Illing "educator and author" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Riding Hood... And More James Marshall Fairy Tale Favorites (Scholastic Video Collection) (DVD)

James Marshall has written some hilarious and beautiful books based on fairy tales. This animated version of his Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears stories is as rich and funny as the books. The video tells the story word for word from the book. Used with the book, the video reinforces basic reading concepts. For children who are all about electronic media, it can spark an interest in the books.

Treat youself and your children to these delightful stories by James Marshall.

Nancy Illing, educator and author of Sparks Ignite Imagination a book about creativity.