Strega Nona : --and more Caldecott Award-winning folk tales / Scholastic ; Weston Woods ; Krátký Film Praha ; DMI Productions ; executive producer, Linda Lee.

Lee, Linda. (Added Author). Deitch, Gene. (Added Author). Schindel, Morton. (Added Author). Gagne, Paul R., 1956- (Added Author). Reilly, Melissa. (Added Author). Ivanick, Daniel. (Added Author). Reiner, Rob. (Added Author). Robbins, Rex, 1935- (Added Author). Wong, B. D. (Added Author). DePaola, Tomie, 1934- Strega Nona. (Added Author). Taback, Simms. Joseph had a little overcoat. (Added Author). Brown, Marcia. Stone soup. (Added Author). Paterson, Katherine. Tale of the Mandarin ducks. (Added Author). Scholastic Inc. (Added Author). Weston Woods Studios. (Added Author). Krátký film. (Added Author). DMI Productions. (Added Author). New Video Group. (Added Author).

Summary:

Strega Nona: "Never go near my cooking pot," warns old witch Strega Nona. But does Big Anthony listen? No! Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn. What can he do with it now? Stone soup: When three soldiers come to town, all the townsfolk hide their food. If the soldiers can't find any food, what will they eat? Stone soup, of course!

Item details

ISBN: 0439696933
ISBN: 9780439696937
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Norwalk, Conn.] : Weston Woods : ©2004.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from disc label. Bonus features: Spanish versions of Strega Nona and Stone soup; Read along option available.
Formatted Contents Note:	Strega Nona / from the book written and illustrated by Tomie de Paola ; adapted by Gene Deitch ; produced by Morton Schindel ; directed by Gene Deitch -- Joseph had a little overcoat / from the book by Simms Taback ; produced by Paul R. Gagne, Melissa Reilly ; directed and animated by Daniel Ivanick -- Stone soup / from the book by Marcia Brown ; produced by Morton Schindel ; directed by Melissa Reilly -- Tale of the Mandarin ducks / from the book by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon ; produced and directed by Paul R. Gagne.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Strega Nona: music, Francesco Belfino ; animation, Olga Šišková, Milan Klikar, Mirko Kačena, Irena Jandonvá ; edited by Zdenka Navrátilová. Joseph had a little overcoat: music, Joel Goodman, David Bramfitt ; editors, Daniel Ivanick, Frank Mangiero. Stone soup: music, Arthur Kleiner ; artwork adaptation, Adrienne Wetmore ; editor, Melissa Reilly. The tale of the Mandarin ducks: music, Elizabeth Brown ; digital art adaptation and animation, Paul Apito, Brian Byers ; additional art, Leo and Diane Dillon ; editor, Heidi Klein Brown. Tale of the Mandarin ducks: A pair of Mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrators, Rob Reiner (Joseph had a little overcoat), Rex Robbins (Stone soup), B.D. Wong (Tale of the Mandarin ducks).
Target Audience Note:	Recommended for ages 3-8.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1.