Strega Nona --and more folk tales. Cover Image

Strega Nona [videorecording] : --and more folk tales.

Strega Nona : (cover title)

Deitch, Gene, (adapter,, film director.). Schindel, Morton, (film producer.). Gagne, Paul R., 1956- (film director,, film producer.). Ellard, Melissa Reilly, (film director,, film producer.). Ivanick, Daniel, (animator,, film director.). Reiner, Rob, (narrator.). Robbins, Rex, 1935-2003 (narrator.). Wong, B. D., (narrator.). Dillon, Leo, (illustrator.). Dillon, Diane, (illustrator.). 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). Krátký film. (Added Author). Weston Woods Studios. (Added Author). DMI Productions. (Added Author). New Video Group. (Added Author).

Summary:

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!

Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn. What can he do with it now?

Strega Nona: "Never go near my cooking pot," warns old witch Strega Nona. But does Big Anthony listen? No!

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0439696933
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : Weston Woods Studios, Inc., [2004]
Distributor: Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video.
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

General Note:	Cataloged from container and disc surface. 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 dePaola ; 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.
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:	MPAA ratings: Not rated Recommended for ages 3-8.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1.