Scholastic continues its enjoyable line of children’s tales with this entry into the Storybook Line. Similar to its predecessors, celebrities lend their most pitch-perfect, optimistic voices to each story. This particular collection features the current Hollywood quirky girl Zooey Deschanel and a sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania who defined an era of makeup and leather, the unsurpassed Tim Curry.
With this foray into educational videos, Scholastic tackles stories about “following your dreams.” Young audiences are bound to find inspiration in the five selected pieces, from William Steig’s inconsistent but still effective Brave Irene to Shana Corey’s delightful Players in Pigtails. The former follows the dramatic, even harrowing journey of a girl braving a snowstorm to make a special delivery to the duchess for her sick dressmaking mother. The latter centers on the punchy Katie Casey, who wants to play baseball in 1942. Unfortunately, it just isn’t allowed...
With this foray into educational videos, Scholastic tackles stories about “following your dreams.” Young audiences are bound to find inspiration in the five selected pieces, from William Steig’s inconsistent but still effective Brave Irene to Shana Corey’s delightful Players in Pigtails. The former follows the dramatic, even harrowing journey of a girl braving a snowstorm to make a special delivery to the duchess for her sick dressmaking mother. The latter centers on the punchy Katie Casey, who wants to play baseball in 1942. Unfortunately, it just isn’t allowed...
- 6/13/2011
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