Scholastic Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics (Scholastic...

Reader Reviews
I thought this set was a great concept. It comes well packaged and each of the main books included covers one of the DVD pages. When I list the names below, the stories on the cover will be labled with an "*" ... I was disappointed by the organization. Yes. The stories artre all clearly listed on the box in alphabetical order, but they're hard to find on the DVDs because they're not organized in any particular way per DVD set. For example. I LOVE Courduroy. They probably could have included the live action movie along with the two cartoon versions that more closely resemble the books. Instead.. they put a book called "Yo! Yes?" on the DVD... That starts out with two kids throwing a ball back and forth saying and one saying "You? ... .... .... " pointing to himself and tossing the ball and the other one responding "You? ... ... ...." ...... hmmmm... not so educational. Not so interesting. Kind of a waste of space on the DVD. This particular DVD also has "Here Comes the Cat!" -- which I had never heard of. While skimming the DVDS, I thought I was getting jipped. 3-4 stories on each of the 16 DVDs doesn't really come up to 100. Thats when I noticed they were counting sories they put in the DVD features as a special. I thought the features area was supposed to be for author comentaries... actual extras.. ?? Then.. The best part of this is that you actually only get 90 stories. 10 are also available in Spanish. If you're not learning spanish.. Given that most DVDs currently come in English and Spanish--- This was a little disappointing. AND misleading. I think that's why I couldn't find a list of stories included ANYWHERE. The "read along" is really just captions. You can turn them on yourself. You can't skip their advertisement for the DVD set you already own. You can fast forward... but strangly, you are then able to forward past the main menu and end up watching something aweful. That being said.. there are a few good ones on here. I haven't really decided if it was worth buying as a set or if I should have purchased each one individually. I spent $50. I'm seeing some of the individuals selling used for as low as $1. (I don't think I'd spend much more than $3 on each one as an individual). Resale value is low.... Key to my list: Here's the list (And again.. astericks mark the ones that are on the cover). (Sp) means that it is also in Spanish. I have gone ahead and numbered them Sp-10 accordingly. "Bonus" means the story is located in the special features section as a bonus story, rather than on the main menu. ... I only included such detailed info on 8 of 16 DVDs. However, all of the titles are listed. A-C 1. Alligators All Around 2. Angurs and the Ducks 3. Antartic Antics [Fly Story 2 of 5] 4. Apt. 3 5. The Beast of Monsieur Racine 6. Blueberries for Sal [Ducklings Story 2 of 5] 7. Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man [Ducklings Story 4 of 5] "Bonus" 8. By the Light of the Halloween Moon [Lagoon Story 3 of 7] 9. Cat and Canary 10. The Caterpillar and the Polliwog 11. Changes, Changes 12. Charlie Needs a Cloak [Moo Story 5 of 5] "Bonus" 13. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 14. Chicken Soup with Rice 15. Chysanthemum 16. * Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [Moo Story 1 of 5] (Sp6) 17. * Corduroy [Corduroy Story 1 of 4] 18. The Cow who Fell in the Canal [Moo Story 4 of 5] "Bonus" 19. Curious George Rides a Bike D-G 20. A Darm Dark Tale [Lagoon Story 5 of 7] "Bonus" 21. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash [Moo Story 2 of 5] 22. Drummer Hoff [Harold Story 5 of 6] "Bonus" 23. Elizabeti's Doll [Mama a Llama Story 3 of 5] 24. Five Creatures [Mama a Llama Story 5 of 5] "Bonus" 25. Fossie and the Fox 26. The Foolish Frog 27. 14 Rats and a Rat Catcher 28. Georgie [Lagoon Story 6 of 7] "Bonus" 29. Good Night, Gorilla 30. Goose [Mama a Llama Story 4 of 5] 31. The Great White Man-Eating Shark H-L 32. Happy Birthday, Moon 33. The Happy Lion 34. * Harold and the Purple Crayon [Harold Story 1 of 6] 35. Harold's Fairy Tale [Harold Story 3 of 6] 36. Harry the Dirty Dog 37. The Hat 38. Here Comes the Cat! [Corduroy Story 3 of 4] 39. Hot Hippo 40. How do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? 41. In the Night Kitchen 42. * Is Your Mama a Llama [Mama a Llama Story 1 of 5] (Sp1) 43. Joey Runs Away 44. John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat 45. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat [Nona Story 2 of 4] 46. Keeping House [Fly Story 4 of 5] "Bonus" 47. Lentil [Ducklings Story 5 of 5] "Bonus" 48. Leo and the Late Bloomer [Mama a Llama Story 2 of 5] (Sp2) 49. A Letter to Amy M-P 50. * Make Way for Ducklings [Ducklings Story 1 of 5] (Sp5) 51. Monty 52. Musical Max [Fly Story 3 of 5] (Sp7) 53. The Mysterious Tadpole [Harold Story 4 of 6] "Bonus" 54. The Napping House 55. Officer Buckle & Gloria 56. One Was Johnny 57. Owen 58. The Paperboy 59. Patrick 60. Pet Show! 61. Peter's Chair 62. Picnic 63. A Picture for Harold's Room [Harold Story 2 of 6] 64. Pierre 65. The Pig's Wedding [Moo Story 3 of 5] R-T 66. The Rainbabies [Corduroy Story 4 of 4] "Bonus" 67. Rosie's Walk 68. Smile for Auntie [Harold Story 6 of 6] "Bonus" 69. The Snowy Day 70. Stone Soup [Nona Story 3 of 4] (Sp4) 71. A Stoy, A Story 72. * Strega Nona [Nona Story 1 of 4] (Sp3) 73. The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks [Nona Story 4 of 4] "Bonus" 74. * The Teacher From the Black Lagoon [Lagoon Story 1 of 7] 75. Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman [Lagoon Story 7 of 7] "Bonus 76. * There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly [Fly Story 1 of 5] 77. The Three Robbers [Lagoon Story 4 of 7] 78. Time of Wonder [Ducklings Story 3 of 5] 79. Trashy Town 80. The Trip V-Y 81. The Village of Round and Square Houses 82. Waiting for Wings [Fly Story 5 of 5] "Bonus" 83. What's Under my Bed? [Lagoon Story 2 of 7] 84. A Weekend for Wendell 85. Where the Whild Things are 86. Whistle for Willie 87. Who's in Rabbit's House? 88. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears 89. The Wizard 90. Yo! Yes? [Corduroy Story 2 of 4] Recap: One star lost for terrible organization. Half star lost for story selection and choices of movies. (They're not all so great.. but I guess that's what you expect with 100 stories, right?) Half star lost for including "Bonus" spanish versions as 10 of the 100 stories. ... Oh .. And spanish versions are included for: click Click Moo, Curious George Rides a Bike, Is your Mama a Llama, Leo and the Late Bloomer, Make Way for Ducklings, Musical Max, Stone Soup, Strega Nona, Where the Wild Things Are, Why mosquitoes buzz in Peoples Ears. ~Cheers!~