Cranston Public Library

Compilation of three video adaptations of Steig's picture books. Pete's a pizza: When Pete is in a bad mood, his parents cheer him up by making a pizza out of Pete. Doctor De Soto: Everyone's favorite mouse dentist helps a fox with a sore tooth who has plans for a the dentist after the visit. The Amazing Bone: Pearl, a piglet, befriends a talking bone she finds in the woods.

[Snowy day] describes the silent wonder of a city snow and little Peter's delight as he slides down snowy mountains. [Whistle for Willie] An animated cartoon about a boy who tries very hard to learn how to whistle so that he can call his dog like a big boy. [Peter's chair] When Peter finds out that his blue furniture is being painted pink for his new baby sister, he takes the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away. [Pet show] When he can't find...

"Giggle, giggle, quack": Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, but Duck has changed the care instructions for the animals. "The most wonderful egg in the world": Several animals have very beautiful features, but whoever lays the most wonderful egg will be crowned princess. "Wings: A tale of two chickens": Winnie unknowingly goes for a balloon ride with a sly fox. Can Winnie's sensible friend Harriet rescue Winnie before...

Diary of a worm: This fun-filled chronicle of the daily ins and outs of a loveable underground dweller shows us that a worm's life is really not so different from ours. Anatole: An honorable little French mouse anonymously reveals his remarkably good tast in cheese and helps a cheese factory to become the best. Frog goes to dinner: Frog causes trouble and embarrassment for the family after popping out of a boy's pocket in a fancy restaurant. I...

Martin's big words: Using quotes from some of his beloved speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. John Henry: Based on the famous African-American folk ballad, this story tells of the legendary contest between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Seven candles for Kwanzaa:...

An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo. Good night, gorilla: The zookeeper makes his nightly rounds but never suspects that someone is making mischief along the way. How do dinosaurs say good night: Even dinosaurs make a fuss before bedtime. Happy birthday, moon: Little bear and the moon wish each other happy birthday. Napping house: Granny and all her critters pile on her bed for a nap....

"The teacher from the Black Lagoon": On the first day of school, a young boy expects the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monster", Mrs. Green. "What's under my bed?: Mary Ann and Louie are convinced there is something scary under their beds. "By the light of the Halloween moon": A spying cat, a watchful witch, a hobgoblin sprite, all are scary companions who plan to gobble up a young girl. "The three robbers": Three robbers terrify...

The football team just can't win a game. The whole town is down in the dumps - that is until the notorious Viola Swamp whips the team into shape. Miss Nelson has to have her tonsils removed and while she is away her students are up to no good. They have managed to fool the principal, but not Viola Swamp. Now the kids can't wait for Miss Nelson to return.