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March 13, 2013 · 9:34 pm

Scholastic Storybook Treasures:The Springtime Collection Featuring Max’s Chocolate Chicken Review & Giveaway!!!

BUNNIES AND CHICKS ABOUND IN SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™ NEW 3-DVD SET JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER!

MAX’S CHOCOLATE CHICKEN

STREET DATE: March 26, 2013

Just in time for Easter, bunnies and chicks take over in THE SPRINGTIME COLLECTION FEATURING MAX’S CHOCOLATECHICKEN, a new 3-disc collection from Scholastic Storybook Treasures™ – perfect for holiday gift giving!

13 award-winning stories are featured on three discs, headlined by Rosemary Wells’ delightful Easter-themed tale “Max’s ChocolateChicken”. Kids are sure to grin from ear to ear as the fun-loving bunnies Max and Ruby – who can currently be seen on Nick Jr. — hunt for Easter eggs with hilarious results, or as a crazy-eyed chicken and all his panicked friends try to run away from a falling sky in Ed Emberley’s and Rebecca Emberley’s delightful “Chicken Little”. Families can also learn a fun baking recipe for splendid cake with “The Red Hen”! Featuring Scholastic’s innovative Read-Along captioning, celebrity narration including Lily Tomlin, Randy Travis, Michael McKean, and more, and an Easter basket-full of bonuses including interviews with Rosemary Wells and Ed Emberley and Rebecca Emberley, THE SPRINGTIME COLLECTION blossoms with fun!

The three DVDs included are:

MAX’S CHOCOLATE CHICKEN…AND MORE STORIES BY ROSEMARY WELLS – also includes “Max’s Christmas”, “Morris’s Disappearing Dog”, “Otto Runs for President”, “Max’s Christmas – Spanish Version”

THE REN HEN…AND MORE COOKING STORIES – also includes “Bread Comes to Life”, “How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?”, and “Arnie the Doughnut”

CHICKEN LITTLE…AND MORE ZANY ANIMAL STORIES – also includes “The Great White Man-Eating Shark”, “The Three-Legged Cat”, and “Dooby Dooby Moo”

BONUS FEATURES

Read-Along captioning

Easy-to-follow recipe for how to bake your own splendid cake!
Interview with Otto Runs for President Author/Illustrator Rosemary Wells
A Visit from Rosemary Wells
Interview with Chicken Little Author/Illustrators Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley

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February 16, 2013 · 8:59 pm

Scholastic Storybook Treasures, “The Red Hen…And More Cooking Stories” DVD Review & Giveaway!!!

THIS FEBRUARY, SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™ SERVES UP A DELECTABLE BUFFET OF SCRUMPTIOUS STORIES IN AN ALL-NEW DVD!

THE RED HEN…AND MORE COOKING STORIES

Families hungry for something to sink their teeth into will have their appetites sated when Scholastic Storybook Treasures™ releases an all new DVD featuring delectable tales about food with THE RED HEN…AND MORE COOKING STORIES! Highlighted by the eye-popping take on the story of a red hen and her adventures in baking by the Caldecott Award winning father-daughter team of Ed Emberley and Rebecca Emberley, the brand new DVD also features other stories about cooking including “Bread Comes to Life”, a live action film narrated by Lily Tomlin, Jane Yolen’s modern day classic “How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?” and the hilarious tale of pastry run amok in “Arnie the Doughnut”, narrated by Michael McKean.

In the Emberley’s sparkling version of a classic tale, Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations. But it seems as though her friends want no part in the cake until it’s ready to eat. Will they decide to pitch in, or let Red Hen do all of the hard work? Find out in this highly enjoyable adaptation, which is joined by three other classic tales, as well as a Read-Along function which highlights the words as they are spoken, allowing young viewers to follow along with the narrators, who include such celebs as Tomlin (“Desperate Housewives”, “The Magic School Bus”) and McKean (“Homeland”, Spinal Tap, “Laverne and Shirley”).

BONUS FEATURES

· Easy-to-follow recipe for how to bake your own splendid cake!

· Read-Along captioning

Do you ever feel like the Red Hen? I think as moms we feel that way more than once in a while. In this new version of a classic tale you will be able to share with your kids just how it feels to have no one help with the work and only want to enjoy the fun part of eating. Then you can follow the recipe and make your own Splendid Cake where everyone helps in the making and the eating!

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January 29, 2013 · 11:07 pm

Scholastic Storybook Treasures, March On 3 DVD Set Review & Giveaway!!!

Perfect for celebrating Black History Month in February and learning all year about African-American culture and tradition, Scholastic presents thirteen stories on a 3-DVD set! Included in the set are the favorites Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of Vocal Virtuosa, March On, Martin’s Big Words, and more!

This 3 DVD set is perfect for educating your children on African-American culture and great for the classroom.

COMMEMORATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A SPECIAL 3-DVD SET FROM SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™

Commemorate Black History Month and learn about African American traditions with STORIES ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FEATURING MARCH ON!, a specially-packaged 3-disc set from Scholastic Storybook Treasures™. Featuring thirteen award-winning animated adaptations across three hours from some of the most talented authors and illustrators working today, this is a set that will be treasured by families year round.

In MARCH ON: THE DAY MY BROTHER MARTIN CHANGED THE WORLD, written by Dr. Christine King Farris, illustrated by London Ladd and narrated by Lynn Whitfield, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister travels back to 1963 to present a personal, stirring account of the remarkable day when Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream Speech”. Powerful, entertaining and unforgettable, additional stories – narrated by celebrities such as Michael Clarke Duncan, James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Phylicia Rashad, Samuel L. Jackson – include: “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears”, “Duke Ellington”, “Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of Vocal Virtuosa”, “Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad” and “Martin’s Big Words”.

As with all Scholastic Storybook Treasures releases, the stories include a Read-Along function which highlights the words as they are spoken, allowing young viewers to follow along with the narrators. The set also features bonus programming including interviews with authors and narrators including Christine King Farris and Ellen Levine (“Henry’s Freedom Box”).

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