Scholastic has announced that Giggle, Giggle, Quack...and More Stories by Doreen Cronin will be arriving on DVD on March 30, 2010. The disc will include animated adaptations of many of Cronin's famous children's books, starting with the title story, a sequel to Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, and continuing with the other sequels Dooby Dooby Moo and Duck for President. Suggested retail price of the DVD is $14.95.
The full press release follows:
SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™ SPOTLIGHTS
A BELOVED AUTHOR’S FUNNIEST ANIMAL TALES
WITH AN ALL-NEW DVD
GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK …
AND MORE STORIES BY DOREEN CRONIN
Features More Than an Hour of Animated Storytime Fun Narrated by
Randy Travis, Alexander Gould, Abigail Breslin and others
IN STORES MARCH 30
NEW YORK – Spring into spring withScholastic Storybook Treasures™, as they release a new collection of colorfully animated stories adapted from tales by best-selling author Doreen Cronin. Featuring everyone’s favorite personified animals, GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK … AND MORE STORIES BY DOREEN CRONIN includes adaptations of many of the author’s best-loved books and celebrity narration by Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), Alexander Gould (Weeds) and Grammy® Award-winning singer Randy Travis. The DVD, which supports reading comprehension, vocabulary and problem solving, will be available in stores and at newkideo.com on March 30 for $14.95srp.
The title story is the hilarious sequel to “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type”. This time, Farmer Brown’s animals pull their old tricks on Farmer Brown’s brother, Bob. Duck instigates the action, ordering pizza with anchovies for the hens and renting “The Sound of Moosic” for the cows. The lively animation and witty ploys of the animals will keep kids laughing, as will Randy Travis’ warm and humorous style of narration. Adapted from Cronin’s story and Betsy Lewin’s illustrations Weston Woods Studios original production captured an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video and Notable Video selection by the American Library Association.
GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK … AND MORE STORIES BY DOREEN CRONIN also includes four additional stories, animated from the original storybook illustrations of Betsy Lewin and Harry Bliss: “Dooby Dooby Moo”, “Duck for President” and the best-selling “Diary of a Worm” and “Diary of a Fly.”As an exclusive bonus, the DVD also includes an interview with illustrator Harry Bliss and Spanish versions of “Giggle, Giggle, Quack” and “Duck for President.”
Perfect for early readers, ages 3 to 8, the DVD features an enhanced read-along function and NEW Talk about the Story questions to enhance early literacy skills. Children will also have the opportunity to hone their bilingual skills with the two of Spanish adaptations, which also includes the enhanced read-along where they words are highlighted as they are read.
The SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES series hails from the vaults of Weston Woods Studios, world-renowned for their careful film and video adaptations of best-selling children’s storybooks. Librarians and teachers around the country have long been using these very same productions, created by Weston Woods Studios with authors and illustrators, to enhance their students’ pre-reading experiences. Founded more than 50 years ago, and now a division of Scholastic, Weston Woods continues to produce top-notch video storytelling. SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES collects and presents these productions for the home marketplace and has, since its launch in 2003, become a top award-winning home video franchise for children.
About Weston Woods Studios
Weston Woods® Studios, a division of Scholastic Media, is the leading creator of audiovisual adaptations of classic children’s picture books. Serving the school and library market as a supplemental educational resource, Weston Woods has brought such cherished films as Where the Wild Things Are and Make Way for Ducklings to generations of children. These best-loved stories are offered through retailers on DVD, as SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES,
distributed by New Video. For more information visit us at
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/westonwoods
If you would like more information about Scholastic, please visit our media room at: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com.
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SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™: GIGGLE GIGGLE QUACK
Pre-order date: February 23, 2010 Genre: Kidvid/Ages 3-8
Street date: March 30, 2010 Sug. Retail: $14.95
Rating: N/A Catalog #: NVG215851
Running Time: 84 mins. Screeners: Avail. upon request
Format: DVD/Single Color Artwork: Avail. upon request
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