Product Details

• Actors: Animation
• Directors: Scholastic
• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 17
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: NEW VIDEO GROUP
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 2010
• Run Time: 1152 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003X2P9BM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,796 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Disk 1 - 36 mins Goodnight Moon
Disk 2 - 60 mins Corduroy
Disk 3 - 61 mins Good Night, Gorilla
Disk 4 - 132 mins The Wheels on the Bus
Disk 5 - 65 mins There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Disk 6 - 67 mins Is Your Mama a Llama?
Disk 7 - 84 mins Giggle Giggle Quack
Disk 8 - 119 mins The Hans Christian Andersen Collection
Disk 9 - 83 mins The James Marshall Fairytale Collection
Disk 10 - 60 mins He s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Disk 11 - 60 mins Antarctic Antics
Disk 12 - 59 mins The Teacher From the Black Lagoon
Disk 13 - 61 mins Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
Disk 14 - 59 mins Crazy Hair Day
Disk 15 - 76 mins So You Want to Be President?
Disk 16 - 73 mins The Night Before Christmas
Disk 17 - 62 mins A Very Brave Witch

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

267 of 271 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots to Choose From! November 23, 2010

By Jennifer Bogart TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:DVD

Our family has treasured our collection of Scholastic Storybook Treasures original Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics. This fall a new collection, jam packed with another 100 storybook renditions on DVD was released and has proven to be just as packed with value as the first collection.

For those unfamiliar with the Scholastic Storybook Treasures collection, each DVD includes an assortment of favorite children's picture books on DVD. The picture books (and their DVD renditions) range from the `70s to the current day and include a wide variety of presentation styles. There are live-action renditions, fully animated versions, versions where a camera pans over the original illustrations to provide movement and visual interest, and so forth. These collections are always eclectic (and that is GOOD!) and I'm always surprised by the new favorites my children discover.

There is really a lot here, and everyone can pick their own favorites. I tend towards favoring the `classics' like Caps for Sale, but I also liked many of the musical stories on discs 3 and 4, such as There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, and Frog Went A-Courtin'. My oldest daughter (7) enjoys the zany stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes (a version in which the emperor is drawn in the buff, cartoony style - not full frontal, but you can see his bum), Bark, George, and she LOVES discs 11 and 12 - this Miss Nelson and Black Lagoon stories. My middle daughter (4) and youngest (2) are pretty flexible, though I do notice a lot of requests for the Black Lagoon from my 4-year-old....

As a family we don't celebrate most Western-style holidays, so we've skipped discs 15 and 16, the Christmas and Halloween-oriented collections, but there is more than enough content by far to make up for these rare exclusions.

Each of the main title features includes optional read-along captioning that highlights each word as it is read by the narrator -great for beginning readers! This is one of my favorite features, but this captioning isn't included on the "Bonus Stories" generally speaking.

Seventeen DVDs are included in the box set, most of which have been previously released as stand-alone titles or in previous Scholastic Storybook Treasures sets. If you already own the first box set - Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics - there are only two duplicate stories present in this collection. In this second treasury there are included (the Amazon listing above this review isn't accurate as of this posting):

DVD #1. Corduroy and More Stories About Caring, 60 minutes
- Corduroy (this is live action!)
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (classic!)
- The Happy Lion
Bonus Stories:
- I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (an adoption story)
- Smile for Auntie (`70s style eccentricity my children really dig)
- The Happy Owls

DVD #2. Good Night, Gorilla and More Great Sleepytime Stories, 61 minutes
- Good Night, Gorilla
- Happy Birthday, Moon
- The Napping House
- The Rainbabies
Bonus Stories:
- Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (fun introduction to the orchestra)
- Elizabeti's Doll

DVD #3. The Wheels on the Bus and More Musical Stories, 67 minutes +extras
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Musical Max
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
- Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
Bonus Stories:
- All the Colors of the Earth
- Keeping House
- Hush Little Baby
Other Features: Spanish version of Musical Max (with captioning), interview with author/illustrator of Bugs! Bugs! Bugs, discussion questions

DVD #4. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and More Sing-Along Favorites, 65 minutes
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (sung by Cyndi Lauper, yes - really!)
- This Land is Your Land (sung by Arlo Guthrie!)
- Frog Went A-Courtin'
- Over in the Meadow
Bonus Stories:
- Giraffes Can't Dance
- Dem Bones (anatomical fun!)
- The Chinese Violin
- Changes, Changes

DVD #5. Is Your Mama a Llama? And More Classic Children's Stories, 66 minutes
- Is Your Mama a Llama?
- - Noisy Nora
- Each Peach Pear Plum
- The Little Red Hen (traditional ending)
Bonus Story:
- Reading to Your Bunny
Other Features: Spanish versions of Is Your Mama a Llama? and Noisy Nora, there is supposed to be a visit with Rosemary Wells (author of Noisy Nora and Reading to Your Bunny), but I couldn't find it on my DVD

DVD #6. Giggle, Giggle, Quack and More Stories by Doreen Cronin, 84 minutes + extras
All of these stories are written by Doreen Cronin, we love her work! Randy Travis does the narrations for all the farm titles.
- Giggle, Giggle, Quack
- Dooby Dooby Moo
- Duck for President
- Diary of a Worm
- Diary of a Fly
Other Features: Spanish versions of Giggle, Giggle, Quack and Duck for President, Interview with Harry Bliss (illustrator of the Diary of series), discussion questions

DVD #7. The Hans Christian Andersen Collection, 119 minutes
Some of these renditions are traditional, others are VERY modern, watch my notes.
- The Ugly Ducking (traditional)
- The Emperor's New Clothes (traditional, nude emperor)
- Nightingale (traditional)
- The Red Shoes (very modern)
Bonus Stories:
- The Little Match Girl (very modern)
- The Swineherd (traditional, also included in the original Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics)

DVD #8. The James Marshall Fairytale Collection, 83 minutes
These fairytale versions are all retold and illustrated by James Marshall. The stories are fairly classic modern retellings (what most of us are familiar with as opposed to the Grimm's versions, The Three Little Pigs may be a bit different than the version you're most familiar with (only one pig survives).
- Red Riding Hood
- James Marshall's Cinderella
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- The Three Little Pigs
- Hansel and Gretel
Bonus Story:
- Space Case (about an alien visitor, Halloween setting)

DVD #9. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands and More Stories to Celebrate the Environment, 60 minutes
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
- Come On, Rain!
- Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
- Owl Moon
Bonus Stories:
- The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks (sort of morose, but a surprising hit here)
- Patrick
- A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog

DVD #10. Antarctic Antics and More Hilarious Animal Stories, 60 minutes
- Antarctic Antics (very fun and educational, a new favorite find for us)
- In the Small, Small Pond
- Bear Snores On
- Bark, George
Bonus Stories:
- Caps for Sale (how can you not love it?)
- The Hat
- The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

DVD #11. The Teacher From the Black Lagoon and More Slightly Scary Stories, 59 minutes + extras
My four-year-old is a bit monster-sensitive, so I wasn't sure how this would go over in our house, but it is a BIG hit here, and is often asked for. These are all by Mike Thaler and illustrated by Jared Lee except for the last story.
- The Teacher from the Black Lagoon
- The Librarian from the Black Lagoon
- The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon
- Shrinking Violet (narrated by Calista Flockhart)
Other Features: Interviews with Mike Thaler and Jared Lee, discussion questions.

DVD #12. Miss Nelson Has a Field Day and More School Adventure Stories, 61 minutes + extras
If you're in my age-range you'll remember the Miss Nelson stories fondly from school. My children really enjoy them.
- Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
- Miss Nelson is Back!
- The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (Steven Kellog illustrations, more memories!)
- The Dot
- Amazing Grace
Other Features: Spanish versions of The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash and Amazing Grace, discussion questions

DVD #13. Crazy Hair Day and More Funny School Adventures, 59 minutes + extras
- Crazy Hair Day - (another top pick from my 7-year-old)
- Petunia
- How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? (written and narrated by Jane Yolen, my four-year-old really likes this one)
- Monty
- Will I Have a Friend?
Other Features: Spanish version of Monty, interview with Crazy Hair Day Author/illustrator Barney Saltzberg, discussion questions

DVD #14. So You Want to be President? And More Stories to Celebrate American History, 76 minutes + extras
We are Canadians, but there are still some great stories in this collection regardless of your nationality.
- So You Want to be President (funny, educational overview of American presidents to date)
- My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C.
- Madam President
- I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
Other Features: Interview with Lane Smith author/illustrator of Madam President, meet Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Splash authors of My Senator and Me, Presidential timeline, discussion questions.

DVD #15. The Night Before Christmas and More Classic Holiday Tales, 73 minutes
- The Night Before Christmas
- In the Month of Kislev (Hannukah)
- Seven Candles for Kwanzaa
- Too Many Tamales
Bonus Stories:
- Max's Christmas
- Morris's Disappearing Bag
- The Little Drummer Boy
Other Features: Spanish version of Too Many Tamales

DVD #16. A Very Brave Witch and More Great Halloween Stories for Kids, 69 minutes
- A Very Brave Witch
- By the Light of the Halloween Moon
- A Dark, Dark Tale
- Georgie
Bonus Stories:
- The Witch in the Cherry Tree
- The Three-Legged Cat
- The Three Robbers
- Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain

DVD #17. Ralph S. Mouse Based on the Book by Beverly Cleary, 85 minutes + extras
- Ralph S. Mouse
Bonus Stories:
- Stanley and the Dinosaurs (also included in the original Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics)
- Uncle Elephant
Interestingly, all of these stories are live action (Ralph is a furry puppet style mouse with a human cast) or claymation style, another favorite DVD of my oldest.
Other Features: Discussion questions

There are also some improvements that make the collection much easier to use for parents. An alphabetical index is included on a separate sheet that lists each story alphabetically, then shows the title of the collection it is included on as well as the disc number. This is so helpful when you don't have the contents of the DVDs memorized as well as your children do and they ask for a specific title!

The 100 storybooks are presented in a very compact collection of 17 DVDs, collected according to theme (or sometimes author), often with two discs to a DVD case, making this collection economical on shelf-space as well as the pocketbook!

With 19 hours+ of high-quality children's programming and over 50 children's literature awards between the collected titles, this is such a great collection! I love it when storybooks are faithfully rendered in DVD format, the content and language is much richer than you find with mainstream children's programming, and these titles are proven winners!

This collection is very diverse, whether you are a primary-level educator (we are homeschoolers, and I love the Spanish versions, captioning, and how many of the titles are classics we use as read-alouds for literature), a parent, or a grandparent looking for a great gift idea, I can only imagine that these discs will be warmly and enthusiastically received by any child in the 2 - 9 age range.

I know I've gone through the collection by DVD, but if you prefer an alphabetical story-listing (looking for a favorite tale?) then here is one for you:

All the Colors of the Earth
Amazing Grace
Antarctic Antics
Bark, George
Bear Snores On
A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
By the Light of the Halloween Moon
Caps for Sale
Changes, Changes
The Chinese Violin
James Marshall's Cinderella
Come On Rain!
Corduroy
Crazy Hair Day
A Dark, Dark Tale
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Dem Bones
Diary of a Fly
Diary of a Worm
Dooby Dooby Moo
The Dot
Duck for President
Each Peach Pear Plum
Elizabeti's Doll
The Emperor's New Clothes
Frog Went A-Courtin'
Georgie
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
Giraffes Can't Dance
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Good Night, Gorilla
Goose
The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon
Hansel and Gretel
Happy Birthday, Moon
The Happy Lion
The Happy Owls
The Hat
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
Hush Little Baby
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
In the Month of Kislev
In the Small, Small Pond
Is Your Mama a Llama?
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Keeping House
The Librarian from the Black Lagoon
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Match Girl
The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
Madam President
Max's Christmas
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
Miss Nelson Is Back!
Monty
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Musical Max
My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington, D.C.
The Napping House
The Night Before Christmas
Nightingale
Noisy Nora
Over in the Meadow
Owl Moon
Patrick
Petunia
The Rainbabies
Ralph S. Mouse
Reading to Your Bunny
Red Riding Hood
The Red Shoes
Seven Candles for Kwanza
Shrinking Violet
Smile for Auntie
So You Want to Be President?
Space Case
Stanley and the Dinosaurs
The Swineherd
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
This Land Is Your Land
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Robbers
The Three-Legged Cat
Too Many Tamales
The Ugly Duckling
Uncle Elephant
A Very Brave Witch
The Wheels on the Bus
Will I Have a Friend?
The Witch in the Cherry Tree
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

Spanish versions of:

Amazing Grace
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Duck for President
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
Is Your Mama a Llama?
Monty
Musical Max
Noisy Nora
Too Many Tamales

There are also the additional interviews, discussion questions etc. as listed above by DVD. Read more ›

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent production February 26, 2011

By yayarose

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this set for a 4-year-old's birthday, and received a special "thank you" card to note that the parents enjoyed them as much as the child. Then I ordered another set for my own 3-year-old, and found myself sitting on the sofa to watch with her :-)

Here are my 2 cents:
1) First, this is an excellent collection of the children's books. Some of them have been children's favorites for generations.
2) Best of all, the beauty of the original picture books are well kept in the electronic format. The contents are appropriate for the young and older children to watch.
3) The captions are from the original books, which may help building vocabularies along the course.
4) The music and songs are engaging. As a child may have been familiar with some of them, he or she can sing along with it.
5) The lovely voices elaborate the stories. As I have accents by myself, I trust my daughter would capture a better pronunciation by listening to them.
6) Would suggest using this set as a good guidance for a library borrowing list, if the parents want to discuss the stories with the children further.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great animations December 12, 2010

By K. Muth

Format:DVD

We currently subscribe to some of these stories on UVerse and Weston Woods (who produces these) are great! We watch 2 stories before nap and before bedtime. Then we go and read two books. We often try to buy books that we watched the story for and now have several I never even knew about (danny the dinosaur for example) our kids love them and for 20 mins before bed two stories really help them wind down.

Dem Bones is a favorite, it helped us teach my two year old about his bones. He knew the entire song in no time! We saw costco is selling this box set and decided to cancel the uverse programming and buy this and the first collection! HIGHLY recommend it. (We have a 2 year old and an almost 4 year old)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great in school! June 5, 2011

By Casey Olszewski

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I am a teacher in a Pre-K classroom and these stories are great to use on the Smartboard! They make great transitions, time-fillers, and a way to get the kids settled down for circle time. I have the original 100 stories as well, and bought this set because the first one was so popular with the kids. The kids quickly pick their favorite stories, and parents enjoy them as well because they relate them to the books that they read to their kids at home. This set of dvds has many more popular children's books than the first set as well as stories that you can sing along to. Overall, this is a great product and definitely worth the investment!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video collection August 24, 2011

By Christine B. O'Connor

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

We have had the first Scholastic Treasury for several years, and I was delighted to see this one come along. Very few, if any, repeats. I also like that this collection uses fewer jewel cases and takes up less space. The adaptations are excellent as are the choices of stories...classics and some newer stories, too. Highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars my four year old son is delighted with these June 16, 2011

By Neurasthenic VINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

We haven't been through the whole set; there's a lot of content here. However our son has been watching them one by one and thinks they're great. I much prefer to pay for discs like these than to allow our children to watch television. This way, I know precisely what they're watching and they don't get bombarded with advertisements and other undesirable nonsense.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Bedtime October 25, 2012

By Sara's GaGa

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I have always loved the Scholastic books. My Granddaughters want to watch these over and over again. So much so that it has become a bedtime ritual when they sleep at Grandma's. First we READ stories, then as they settle into bed we watch several stories together in cuddle mode. Haven't found a bad apple in the bunch. All the stories are good.