Aesop's Fables20 reviews
Jerry Pinkney

Chronicle Books, 2000

Aesop's Fables

+ Fun reading to my child
+ perfect for the young
+ a good collection
+ There are (at least!) two editions reviewed here!
  
  











  



  
Shrek (Two-Disc Special Edition)1195 reviews
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy

Dreamworks Animated, 2001

Fantastically Clever. Shrek won the whole family

+ A masterful tale.
+ Family fun.
+ Shrek
  
  











  



  
Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales11 reviews
Gregory Maguire

HarperCollins, 2004

To Be Swallowed

+ Clever
+ Silly Fun

What is it with this guy? I'll tell you something, he found a niche and is really working it. It's a good thing he works it well!! Gregory Maguire (author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Wicked, among many others) turns well-known fairy tales on their heel (or hoof, paw, sticky ...
  
  











  



  
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales19 reviews
Hans Christian Andersen, Lily Owens

Gramercy, 1993

Not for kids

+ Fairy Tales
+ HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
+ This book is for adults as much as children
  
  











  



  
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths141 reviews
Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1992

A Timeless Classic

+ Wonderful!
+ She started at age 3 and never stopped
+ D'aulaires
+ Great storybook
  
  











  



  
Alice in Wonderland (Nutech Digital)3 reviews
Phillip Hinton, Paul Johnstone (III)

Goldhil Home Media, 1999

Kids will love it!

This obscure version of Lewis Carroll's classic masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first known to me when I received it as part of a video package that included titles from this producer as well as the Golden Films version of Aladdin. Even though the film was obviously produced ...
  
  











  



  
Mirror Mirror: A Novel113 reviews
Gregory Maguire

William Morrow, 2003

Mirror Mirror A Novel

After having read Gregory Maquire's "Wicked", "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister", and "Lost", his book "Mirror, Mirror" was quite the follow up. Gregory Maguire is a visionary in the art of reinvention of the lost art of story telling.
  
  











  



  
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together12 reviews
Mary Ann Hoberman

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004

Great partner read-aloud for adults & children

+ very good book!
+ I wish I'd thought of this first!
+ Read WITH Your Child
  
  











  



  
Princess in Pink (Princess Diaries, Vol. 5) (Princess Diaries)76 reviews
Meg Cabot

HarperTeen, 2004

Great Book

+ princess in pink
+ Princess in Pink
+ a princess story
  
  











  



  
Japanese Tales and Legends (Myths & Legends)1 review

Oxford University Press, USA, 1989

Learn the Japanese culture through its legends

One of the most effective ways to learn about a society and the underlying culture is to read the folk tales, legends and nursery rhymes. In more repressive times, one of the few avenues available for criticizing the social and political structure were stories put forward as legends. The Mother ...
  
  











  



  
Samurai Jack - Season 168 reviews
Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen

Turner Home Ent, 2004

Great show!`

+ Incredible art
+ cartoon Jack
+ a perfect gift for any male preen or teenager!
  
  











  



  
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder)52 reviews
L. Frank Baum

HarperCollins, 2000

The original weirdness

+ Not like the movie
+ Fantastic Gift...
+ Oz is Heaven
+ A classic
  
  











  



  
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales21 reviews
Brothers Grimm, Josef Scharl

Pantheon, 1972

excellent

+ There are monsters in the dark woods
+ The brothers Grimm
+ Grimm's Fairy Tales
+ The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
  
  











  



  
A Bug's Life (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)450 reviews
Phyllis Diller, Dave Foley

Walt Disney Video, 2003

Expedient delivery

+ Great for everyone of any age

My DVD was received in a timely manner and in excellent condition. Would use this vendor again.
  
  











  



  
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths141 reviews
Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1992

A Timeless Classic

+ Wonderful!
+ She started at age 3 and never stopped
+ D'aulaires
+ Great storybook
  
  











  



  
Aesop's Fables20 reviews
Jerry Pinkney

Chronicle Books, 2000

Aesop's Fables

+ Fun reading to my child
+ perfect for the young
+ a good collection
+ There are (at least!) two editions reviewed here!
  
  











  



  
Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales11 reviews
Gregory Maguire

HarperCollins, 2004

To Be Swallowed

+ Clever
+ Silly Fun

What is it with this guy? I'll tell you something, he found a niche and is really working it. It's a good thing he works it well!! Gregory Maguire (author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Wicked, among many others) turns well-known fairy tales on their heel (or hoof, paw, sticky ...
  
  











  



  
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales19 reviews
Hans Christian Andersen, Lily Owens

Gramercy, 1993

Not for kids

+ Fairy Tales
+ HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
+ This book is for adults as much as children
  
  











  



  
Samurai Jack - Season 168 reviews
Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen

Turner Home Ent, 2004

Great show!`

+ Incredible art
+ cartoon Jack
+ a perfect gift for any male preen or teenager!
  
  











  



  
Alice in Wonderland (Nutech Digital)3 reviews
Phillip Hinton, Paul Johnstone (III)

Goldhil Home Media, 1999

Kids will love it!

This obscure version of Lewis Carroll's classic masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first known to me when I received it as part of a video package that included titles from this producer as well as the Golden Films version of Aladdin. Even though the film was obviously produced ...