Red Riding Hood... And More James Marshall Fairy Tale Favorites (Scholastic Video Collection) [DVD]

My 4 year old daughter just loves this dvd. The animation, artwork, voices, music, etc are very nice. I've noticed my daughter is just full of questions while watching this though (drives me a bit crazy)......why is the wolf so mean, where are Goldilock's muffins for granny, why did she dump the porridge, etc, etc.The 3 main stories are Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Three Little Pigs. The first bonus story is Chicken Little, another favorite of my daughter (the wolf has a great voice). She gets such a kick out of the fact that it's not the sky that falls but the acorn. After watching it again today she was running around saying, "Foxy Loxy is mean and dangerous, if you see him call the police immediately. Ooooooh....scary." Then she laughs....I think it might be a quote from the movie. I did hear the fox call Chicken Little a dimwitted chick....but I thought it was funny. The second bonus story is Rapunzel. The pictures are fairly nice (no animation) and the narrator has a nice voice but the story is a bit long, so it's my daughters least favorite on the dvd (there is a sorceress in this story).Some of the stories are told just a little different from the usual classic stories that I remember as a kid. As an example, in The Three Little Pigs the first 2 pigs get eaten by the wolf instead of running off to the next pigs house. In the end, the last pig ends up eating the wolf....which in reality means he eats his own brothers too, LOL! But, other then that, the stories all seem to have a happy ending. I think that Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks are good stories to watch with your child and talk about afterwards....stranger danger, obeying parents, not being naughty, etc. I'm glad we bought this to add to our Scholastic Video Collection.

This is the most beloved collection of animated tales in our household. I have come back to Amazon to buy my second copy because the first one was overhandled by my toddler, who is absolutely enchanted with all the stories; he has even warmed up to the segment with James Marshall, enjoying the active sketching and drawing.The quality of animation of each story is superb, with spirited narration and music with each - something the adults can appreciate as they are watching it...again. Although the collection is recommended for children 4 years and older, my 2 year old loves these animated stories. His favorites alternate, but he usually wants to view them all atleast once before going back for a second peek at another.Other popular animated stories in our household include Strega Nona (pasta pot!) and Chrysanthemum (mouse!). I have tried others by Maurice Sendak, William Steig, and even Dr. Seuss, but have not had winning results.

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.

Good quality, he loves it

This was a perfect way to teach a Fairy Tale Unit to PRE- Kindergarten Sudents. I highly recommend this in addition to the classic Fairy Tales that I read to them. It was perfect in length and content.

I am very pleased with this great DVD especially since it has great stories for children, and teachers, like me, can use it in the classroom. It was a great buy!

This retelling of the story is so disturbing to me as an adult! I would never show it to a child. I took it right to Goodwill and felt guilty because I fear some other child may have to watch it!

I am a teacher and I use many of the Scholastic Video Collection stories to reinforce stories that we have read in class. The stories by James Marshall are awesome. The story I have a problem with is "Rapunzel." This is not the version I grew up listening to and it's definitely NOT appropriate for the Kindergarten classroom...I am actually SHOCKED that no one has posted on this yet!!! In this version, Rapunzel finds that her dress no longer fits after she is "visited" by the prince. The evil witch soon discovers that Rapunzel is PREGNANT!!! Ummm...that's NOT okay!