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Weston Woods Studios (or simply Weston Woods) is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by
Morton Schindel Morton Schindel (April 23, 1918 – August 20, 2016) was an American educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films. He named the company after the wooded area outside h ...
in
Weston, Connecticut Weston is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,354 at the 2020 census with the highest median household income in Connecticut. The town is served by Route 57 and Route 53, both of which run through the ...
, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was ''
Andy and the Lion ''Andy and the Lion'', written and illustrated by James Daugherty, is a 1938 picture book published by Puffin Books. ''Andy and the Lion'' was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book for 1939 and was Daugherty's first Caldecott Honor Medal of a total of two ...
'' in 1954, and its first animated film was '' The Snowy Day'' in 1964. In 1968, Weston Woods began a long collaboration with animator
Gene Deitch Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons ...
. Later, they opened international offices in
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, UK (1972), as well as in Canada (1975), and in Australia (1977). In addition to making the films, the company also conducted interviews with the writers, illustrators, and makers of the films. The films appeared on children's television programs such as ''
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'', '' Pinwheel'', ''
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'', ''Lunchbox'', ''
Eureeka's Castle ''Eureeka's Castle'' is an American children's television series created by Debby Beece and Judy Katschke. It originally aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block from September 4, 1989 to November 10, 1991. The program featured various puppet char ...
'', and ''Mister Moose's Fun Time''. In the mid-1980s, the films were released on VHS under the ''Children's Circle'' titles, and
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distributed these releases from 1988 to 1995. Beginning in 1968, the company also made
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s and audio recordings synchronized to them, which became known as the Picture Book Parade. Many of these recordings were narrated by actor Owen Jordan and were often different or expanded recordings from the films. In 1996, the company was acquired by
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.


Selected filmography

* 1955 – ''
Andy and the Lion ''Andy and the Lion'', written and illustrated by James Daugherty, is a 1938 picture book published by Puffin Books. ''Andy and the Lion'' was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book for 1939 and was Daugherty's first Caldecott Honor Medal of a total of two ...
'' * 1955 – ''
Make Way for Ducklings ''Make Way for Ducklings'' is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey. First published in 1941 by the Viking Press, the book tells the story of a pair of mallards who raise their brood of ducklings on an island in t ...
'' * 1955 – ''The Red Carpet'' * 1955 – '' Stone Soup'' * 1955 – ''
Millions of Cats ''Millions of Cats'' is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Wanda Gág in 1928. The book won a Newbery Honor award in 1929, one of the few picture books to do so. ''Millions of Cats'' is the oldest American picture book still in ...
'' * 1955 – '' The Story About Ping'' * 1956 – ''Georgie'' * 1956 – ''The Circus Baby'' * 1956 - ''Jenny's Birthday Book'' * 1956 – '' The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge'' * 1956 - '' Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel * 1958 – ''Lentil'' * 1958 – ''The Camel Who Took a Walk'' * 1958 – ''
Curious George Rides a Bike ''Curious George Rides a Bike'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo ...
'' * 1958 – ''
The Five Chinese Brothers ''The Five Chinese Brothers'' is an American children's book written by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. It was originally published in 1938 by Coward-McCann. The book is a retelling of a Chinese folk tale, '' Ten Brothers''. ...
'' * 1959 – ''
Harold and the Purple Crayon ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' is a 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson. Published by Harper Collins Publishers, it is Johnson's most popular book, and has led to a series of other books, as well as many adaptations. Plot The protagonist ...
'' * 1959 – ''
Madeline's Rescue ''Madeline's Rescue'' is a children's picture book by Ludwig Bemelmans, the second in his ''Madeline'' series. Released by Viking Press, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1954.American Library AssociationCaldecott Me ...
'' * 1959 – ''
Madeline and the Bad Hat ''Madeline and the Bad Hat'' is a children's picture book by Ludwig Bemelmans featuring the popular children's character Madeline. It was first published by Viking Press in 1956. Plot The story opens as the Spanish Ambassador to France moves i ...
'' * 1959 – ''
Madeline and the Gypsies ''Madeline and the Gypsies'' is a children's picture book by Ludwig Bemelmans featuring Bemelman's popular character Madeline. It was first published in 1959 by Viking Press under the Viking Juvenile imprint. Plot Pepito, the son of the Spanish A ...
'' * 1960 – ''
Caps for Sale ''Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business'' is a children's picture book, written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina and published by W. R. Scott in 1940. Summary Based on a folktale, the story follows a must ...
'' * 1960 – ''The Stonecutter'' * 1961 – ''
Time of Wonder ''Time of Wonder'' is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey that won the Caldecott Medal in 1958.American Library AssociationCaldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present URL accessed 27 May 2009. The book tells the stor ...
'' * 1964 – ''Lively Art of Picture Books'' * 1964 – ''Robert McClosky'' * 1964 – '' The Snowy Day'' * 1964 – '' Whistle for Willie'' * 1965 – ''The Tale of Custard the Dragon'' (spoofed by
RiffTrax RiffTrax is an American company that produces scripted humorous commentary tracks which are synced to mostly public domain feature films, education shorts, and television episodes. With the talents of former ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''M ...
) * 1966 – ''
Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He became most widely known for his book ''Where the Wild Things Are'', first published in 1963.Turan, Kenneth (October 16, 200 ...
'' * 1967 – ''
Blueberries for Sal ''Blueberries for Sal'' is a classic children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey in 1948. The story is set in Maine, following the adventures of a young girl named Sal and a bear cub named Little Bear as they both go blueb ...
'' * 1969 – ''
Drummer Hoff ''Drummer Hoff'' is an illustrated children's book by Barbara and Ed Emberley. Ed Emberley won the 1968 Caldecott Medal for the book's illustrations.American Library AssociationCaldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present URL accessed 27 May 2009. ...
'' * 1969 – ''The Happy Owls'' * 1970 – ''Hush, Little Baby'' * 1970 – ''Rosie's Walk'' * 1970 – ''The Cow Who Fell in the Canal'' * 1970 – '' A Letter to Amy'' * 1970 - ''The Fisherman and His Wife'' * 1971 – ''
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'' * 1971 – ''A Picture for Harold's Room'' * 1971 – ''In a Spring Garden'' * 1971 – ''The Foolish Frog'' * 1971 – '' Peter's Chair'' * 1971 – '' Wynken, Blynken and Nod'' * 1971 – ''
The Owl and the Pussycat "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" is a nonsense poem by Edward Lear, first published in 1870 in the American magazine '' Our Young Folks: an Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls'' and again the following year in Lear's own book ''Nonsense Songs, S ...
'' * 1971 – ''Petunia'' * 1971 – ''Norman the Doorman'' * 1972 – ''
The Three Robbers ''The Three Robbers'' (''Die drei Räuber'') is a full-length 2007 animated film adaption of the 1961 children's book by Tomi Ungerer, which was previously adapted as a 6-minute animated adaptation released in 1972 by Gene Deitch. The film was re ...
'' * 1972 – ''Changes, Changes'' * 1973 – '' A Story, A Story'' * 1973 – ''Patrick'' * 1974 – ''The Beast of Monsieur Racine'' * 1974 – ''Tikki Tikki Tembo'' * 1974 – ''Anansi the Spider'' * 1974 – ''
Goggles! ''Goggles!'' is 1969 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats published by the Penguin Group in 1998. The book is about two boys finding motorcycle goggles. ''Goggles'' won a Caldecott Honor in 1970. The ill ...
'' * 1974 – '' Harold's Fairy Tale'' * 1975; 1988 – ''
Where the Wild Things Are ''Where the Wild Things Are'' is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several tim ...
'' * 1976 – ''
Really Rosie ''Really Rosie'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King. The musical is based on Sendak's books ''Chicken Soup with Rice'', ''Pierre'', ''One was Johnny'', ''Alligators All Around'' (which comprise 1962's ...
'' * 1976 – ''How a Picture Book is Made'' * 1976 – '' Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain'' * 1977 – '' Strega Nona'' * 1977 – '' Apt. 3'' * 1977 – ''Charlie Needs a Cloak'' * 1977 – ''
Gene Deitch Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons ...
: The Picture Book Animated'' * 1978 – ''The Rainbow Serpent'' * 1978 – ''Smile for Auntie'' * 1979 – ''Suho and the White Horse'' * 1980 – '' Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman'' * 1981 – '' Moon Man'' * 1981 – '' The Trip'' * 1981 – ''
Morton Schindel Morton Schindel (April 23, 1918 – August 20, 2016) was an American educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films. He named the company after the wooded area outside h ...
: From Page to Screen'' * 1982 – ''Fourteen Rats and a Rat-Catcher'' * 1982 – ''John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat'' * 1982 – ''
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'' * 1982 – ''The Clown of God'' * 1982 – ''The Tomten'' * 1982 – ''Morris's Disappearing Bag'' * 1983 – ''Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man'' * 1983 – ''A Dark, Dark Tale'' * 1984 – ''
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'' * 1984 – '' King of the Cats'' * 1984 – ''
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears ''Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale'' is a 1975 children's picture book by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Published in hardcover by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, ...
'' * 1984 – '' Doctor DeSoto'' (
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...
nominee) * 1985 – ''Happy Birthday, Moon'' * 1985 – ''The Napping House'' * 1985 – ''The Amazing Bone'' * 1985 – ''The Wizard'' * 1986 – ''Sendak'' * 1986 – ''The Mysterious Tadpole'' * 1986 – ''The Village of Round and Square Houses'' * 1986 – ''The Most Wonderful Egg in the World'' * 1986 – ''Frederick'' * 1986 – ''Cornelius'' * 1986 – ''Fish is Fish'' * 1986 – ''It's Mine!'' * 1986 – ''Swimmy'' * 1987 – '' In the Night Kitchen'' * 1987 – ''Jonah and the Great Fish'' * 1988 – ''Joey Runs Away'' * 1988 – ''The Caterpillar and the Polliwog'' * 1988 – ''Stanley and the Dinosaurs'' * 1988 – ''Max's Christmas'' * 1988 – ''The Three Little Pigs'' (with Erik Blegvad illustrations) * 1989 – ''Brave Irene'' * 1989 – ''The Story of the Dancing Frog'' * 1989 – ''What's Under My Bed?'' * 1989 – ''Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters'' * 1989 - ''Hot Hippo'' * 1989 - ''Owl Moon'' * 1990 – ''The Happy Lion'' * 1990 – ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' * 1990 – ''The Pigs' Wedding'' * 1990 – ''
Danny and the Dinosaur ''Danny and the Dinosaur'' is a children's picture book by Syd Hoff, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1958. It has sold over ten million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages. The book inspired six other sequels by Syd Hoff. ...
'' * 1991 – '' Flossie & the Fox'' * 1991 – ''Max's Chocolate Chicken'' * 1991 – ''The Three Little Pigs'' * 1991 – ''Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens'' * 1991 – ''The Selkie Girl'' * 1991 – ''The Little Red Hen'' * 1991 – ''The Three Billy Goats Gruff'' * 1991 – ''The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played the Violin'' * 1992 – ''Red Riding Hood'' * 1992 – ''Not So Fast, Songololo'' * 1992 – ''Pet Show!'' * 1992 – ''Here Comes the Cat!'' * 1992 – ''Each Peach, Pear, Plum'' * 1992 – ''Monty'' * 1992 – ''The Great White Man-Eating Shark'' * 1993 – ''Goldilocks and the Three Bears'' * 1993 – ''Musical Max'' * 1993 – ''Sylvester and the Magic Pebble'' * 1993 - ''Princess Furball'' * 1994 – ''Amazing Grace'' * 1994 – ''In the Month of Kislev'' * 1994 – ''The Three-Legged Cat'' * 1994 – ''Noisy Nora'' * 1994 – ''Cat and Canary'' * 1995 – ''Owen'' * 1995 – ''Who's In Rabbit's House?'' * 1997 – ''Harry the Dirty Dog'' * 1997 – ''All the Colors of the Earth'' * 1997 – ''And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?'' * 1997 – ''By the Light of the Halloween Moon'' * 1997 – ''Seven Candles for Kwanzaa'' * 1997 – ''Officer Buckle and Gloria'' * 1998 – ''A Weekend With Wendell'' * 1998 – ''Angus and the Ducks'' * 1998 – ''Chicken Little'' * 1998 – ''Good Night, Gorilla'' * 1998 - ''Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge'' * 1998 – ''One Zillion Valentines'' * 1998 – ''John Henry'' * 1998 – ''The Night Before Christmas'' * 1998 – ''The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks'' * 1999 – ''
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'' * 1999 – ''
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ''Chicka Chicka Boom Boom'' is a bestselling American children's book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert, and published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in 1989. The book features anthropomorphized lette ...
'' * 1999 – ''Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin!'' * 1999 – ''This Land is Your Land'' * 1999 – ''Leo the Late Bloomer'' * 1999 – ''Miss Nelson Is Back'' * 1999 – ''Miss Nelson Has a Field Day'' * 1999 – ''Sam and the Lucky Money'' * 1999 – ''Shrinking Violet'' * 1999 – ''Chato's Kitchen'' * 2000 – ''Antarctic Antics'' * 2000 – ''Space Case'' * 2000 – ''How Much is a Million?'' * 2000 – ''Miss Rumphius'' * 2000 – ''Pete's a Pizza'' * 2000 – ''The Island of the Skog'' * 2000 – ''The Scrambled States of America'' * 2000 - ''Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra'' * 2000 – ''The Paperboy'' * 2000 – ''Elizabeti's Doll'' * 2000 – ''Johnny Appleseed'' * 2001 – ''Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!'' * 2001 – ''In the Small, Small Pond'' * 2001 – '' Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type'' * 2001 – ''Trashy Town'' * 2001 - ''Possum Magic'' * 2001 – ''
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat ''Joseph Had a Little Overcoat'' is a 1999 children’s picture book by Simms Taback that won the 2000 Caldecott Medal. The book is a re-illustrated version of a book of the same name by Taback that was published in 1977. The protagonist is Jose ...
'' * 2001 – ''The Ugly Duckling'' * 2001 – ''Henry Hikes to Fitchburg'' * 2002 - ''Too Many Tamales'' * 2002 – ''
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" (alternatively "There Was an Old Lady", "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly", "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly" and "I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly") is a children's rhyme and no ...
'' * 2002 – ''Waiting for Wings'' * 2002 – ''Goose'' * 2002 – ''How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?'' * 2002 – ''If You Made a Million'' * 2002 – ''I, Crocodile'' * 2002 – ''The Nutshell Kids Library (aka Really Rosie DVD version)'' * 2002 – ''Five Creatures'' * 2002 – ''Martin's Big Words'' * 2002 – ''Merry Christmas, Space Case'' * 2003 – ''
Dem Bones "Dem Bones" (also called "Dry Bones" and "Dem Dry Bones") is a spiritual song. The melody was composed by author and songwriter James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. It was first recorded by The Famous Myers Jub ...
'' * 2003 – ''Bark, George'' * 2003 – ''Come On, Rain!'' * 2003 – ''Chato and the Party Animals'' * 2003 – ''Is Your Mama a Llama?'' * 2003 – ''Giggle, Giggle, Quack'' * 2003 – ''Dot the Fire Dog'' * 2003 – ''The Teacher From the Black Lagoon'' * 2003 – ''Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa'' * 2003 – ''Snowflake Bentley'' * 2003 – ''Henry Builds a Cabin'' * 2004 – ''
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 ''Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3'' is the title of a children's picture book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson, and illustrated by Lois Ehlert in 2004 by Simon & Schuster. The book features anthropomorphized numbers. Plot The number 0 tr ...
'' * 2004 – ''
Duck for President ''Duck for President'' is the title of a children's book written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Released in 2004 through Simon & Schuster, ''The New York Times'' Best Illustrated Book follows the further adventures of Farmer Bro ...
'' * 2004 – ''I Lost My Bear'' * 2004 – ''
Over in the Meadow "Over in the Meadow" is a popular counting rhyme written by Olive A. Wadsworth (pen name of Katherine Floyd Dana) in 1870. Many variations on the original wording exist. It has also been set to music, and has been used as the text of numerous pic ...
'' * 2004 – ''The Dot'' * 2004 – ''This Is The House That Jack Built'' * 2004 – '' The Wheels on the Bus'' * 2004 – ''Will I Have a Friend?'' * 2004 – ''No Roses for Harry!'' * 2004 – ''The Pot That Juan Built'' * 2004 – ''The Elves and the Shoemaker'' * 2005 – ''Arnie the Doughnut'' * 2005 – '' Roberto the Insect Architect'' * 2005 – ''Bear Snores On'' * 2005 – ''Diary of a Worm'' * 2005 – ''How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?'' * 2005 – ''Planting A Rainbow'' * 2005 - ''Ellington Was Not a Street'' * 2005 – ''Stars! Stars! Stars!'' * 2005 – ''
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers ''The Man Who Walked Between the Towers'' is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by the American author Mordicai Gerstein. Published in 2003, the book recounts the achievement of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked on a ...
'' * 2005 – ''T is for Terrible'' * 2005 – ''Wild About Books'' * 2005 – ''Hansel and Gretel'' * 2006 – ''Dinosaur Bones'' * 2006 – ''James Marshall's Cinderella'' * 2006 – ''Diary of a Spider'' * 2006 – ''Bear Wants More'' * 2006 – ''He's Got the Whole World in His Hands'' * 2006 – '' Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale'' * 2006 – ''Inch by Inch'' * 2006 – ''Hondo and Fabian'' * 2006 – ''Lon Po Po'' * 2006 - ''That New Animal'' * 2006 – ''Emily's First 100 Days of School'' * 2006 – ''Reading To Your Bunny'' * 2006 – ''Giraffes Can't Dance'' * 2007 – ''Dooby Dooby Moo'' * 2007 – ''John, Paul, George and Ben'' * 2007 – ''Wallace's Lists'' * 2007 – ''A Very Brave Witch'' * 2007 – ''Seven Blind Mice'' * 2007 – ''Max's Words'' * 2007 – '' Leonardo, the Terrible Monster'' * 2007 – ''Open Wide: Tooth School Inside'' * 2007 – ''The Librarian From the Black Lagoon'' * 2007 - ''Rosa'' * 2008 – ''Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!'' * 2008 – ''Otto Runs for President'' * 2008 – '' Do Unto Otters'' * 2008 – ''Madam President'' * 2008 – ''Grandfather's Journey'' * 2008 – '' The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs'' * 2008 – ''Great Joy'' * 2008 – ''Diary of a Fly'' * 2008 – ''What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?'' * 2009 – ''Crazy Hair Day'' * 2009 – ''Los Gatos Black on Halloween'' * 2009 – ''Duck on a Bike'' * 2009 – ''Henry's Freedom Box'' * 2009 – '' Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!'' * 2009 – '' Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity'' * 2009 – ''The Gym Teacher From the Black Lagoon'' * 2009 – ''The Scrambled States of America Talent Show'' * 2009 – ''Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship'' * 2009 – ''There's Something in My Attic'' * 2009 – ''Little Quack'' * 2009 – ''Goodnight Moon'' * 2010 – ''Spoon'' * 2010 – ''
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins ''The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins'' is a 2001 picture book by Barbara Kerley and illustrated by Brian Selznick. The book tells the story of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and how he built the Crystal Palace dinosaurs. The book was a recipient of t ...
'' * 2010 – ''Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed'' * 2010 – ''The Curious Garden'' * 2010 – ''
Splat the Cat ''Splat the Cat'' is a 2008 children's picture book by Rob Scotton. The book was made into an animated 9-minute short in 2010 by Weston Wood Studios, with animation by Soup2Nuts. Plot Splat is so scared of his first day of Cat School that his ta ...
'' * 2010 – ''The Doughnuts'' * 2010 – '' The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog!'' * 2010 – ''Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed'' * 2010 – ''Blue Burt and Wiggles'' * 2010 – ''Big Al'' * 2011 – ''All the World'' * 2011 – ''Children Make Terrible Pets!'' * 2011 – ''Gladys Goes Out to Lunch'' * 2011 – ''
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! ''Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!'' is the title of a bestselling children's book, children's picture book by Mo Willems. Published by Disney-Hyperion in 2006, it is part of Willems's "Pigeon" series. It received a National Parenting Publica ...
'' * 2011 – ''Robot Zot!'' * 2011 – ''
Scaredy Squirrel ''Scaredy Squirrel'' is a children's book series written and illustrated by Canadian author Mélanie Watt. The first book of the ''Scaredy Squirrel'' series was published in March 2006 by Kids Can Press. A television series based on the books ...
'' * 2011 – ''Too Many Toys'' * 2011 – ''The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything'' * 2012 – ''Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct'' * 2012 – ''Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion'' * 2012 – ''Hi! Fly Guy'' * 2012 – ''A Sick Day for Amos McGee'' * 2012 – ''Merry Christmas, Splat!'' * 2013 – '' I Want My Hat Back'' * 2013 – ''Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator'' * 2013 – ''The Night Before Christmas'' * 2013 – ''The Ant and the Grasshopper'' * 2013 – ''My Garden'' * 2013 – ''And Then, It's Spring'' * 2013 – ''Creepy Carrots!'' * 2013 – ''Bear Has a Story to Tell'' * 2014 – ''Extra Yarn'' * 2014 – ''Exclamation Mark'' * 2014 – ''The Lucky Ducklings'' * 2014 – ''This is Not My Hat'' * 2015 – ''A House for Hermit Crab'' * 2015 - ''Bugs in My Hair!'' * 2015 – ''I'm Brave!'' * 2015 – ''Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs'' * 2015 – ''The Tiny Seed'' * 2015 – ''Peanut Butter and Jellyfish'' * 2016 – ''Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs'' * 2016 – ''Abe's Honest Words'' * 2017 – ''Duck On a Tractor'' * 2017 – ''Mother Bruce'' * 2017 – ''Wolfie the Bunny'' * 2018 – ''Groovy Joe: Dance Party Countdown'' * 2018 – ''Sea Bones'' * 2018 – ''Nanette's Baguette'' * 2018 – ''
Du Iz Tak? ''Du Iz Tak'' is a 2016 picture book by Carson Ellis. The story, told in an invented insect language, is about some bugs who discover a plant shoot emerging from the ground. The book was a recipient of a 2017 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations. ...
'' * 2019 – ''The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!'' * 2019 – ''The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!'' * 2019 – ''Potato Pants!'' * 2020 – ''The Very Impatient Caterpillar'' * 2020 – ''Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis'' * 2021 – ''Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug'' * 2021 – ''Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale'' * 2021 – ''
If You Come to Earth Sophie Jocasta Blackall is an Australian artist, author, and illustrator of children's books based in Brooklyn, New York. Early life and education Blackall was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. In 1992, Blackall earned a Bachelor of Des ...
'' * 2021 – ''
We Are Water Protectors ''We Are Water Protectors'' is a 2020 picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade. Written in response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the book tells the story of an Ojibwe girl who fights against an oil p ...
'' * 2021 – ''Be You!'' * 2022 – ''How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye?'' * 2022 – ''The Penguin Quartet'' * 2022 – ''Stop That Pickle!'' * 2022 – ''Smart, George'' * 2022 – ''Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess'' * 2023 – ''Five Ugly Monsters'' * 2023 – ''There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe'' * 2023 – ''
The Crazy Man ''The Crazy Man'' is a 2005 Canadian children's novel written by Pamela Porter. This realistic family novel told in free verse has received many awards and was selected for the Governor General's Literary Award. The story is about a girl named Em ...
'' * 2023 – ''Happy Birthday, Hamster'' * 2023 – ''The Honeybee and the Robber''


DVD releases

In 2002, a DVD collection of Weston Woods films entitled ''Scholastic Video Collection'' was released. Many compilations of Weston Woods films have been released under the title ''Scholastic Storybook Treasures''. * Where the Wild Things Are and Other Maurice Sendak Stories (Where the Wild Things Are; The Nutshell Kids; In the Night Kitchen) (2002) * Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Lots More Learning Fun (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom- 1999; Trashy Town- 2001; Rosie's Walk- 1970; The Caterpillar and the Polliwog- 1988; The Foolish Frog- 1971; Joey Runs Away- 1988; Changes, Changes- 1972) (2002) * Chrysanthemum and More Kevin Henkes Stories (Chrysanthemum- 1999; Owen- 1995; A Weekend with Wendell- 1998; Picnic- 1991; Monty- 1992; The Wizard- 1985) (2002) * The Night Before Christmas and More Christmas Stories (The Night Before Christmas- 1997; Max's Christmas- 1988; Morris' Disappearing Bag- 1982; Owl Moon- 1989; The Clown of God- 1982; Too Many Tamales- 2002) (2002) * Click, Clack, Moo – Cows That Type and More Fun on the Farm (Click, Clack, Moo - Cows That Type- 2001; The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash- 1991; The Pigs' Wedding- 1990; The Cow Who Fell in the Canal- 1970; Charlie Needs a Cloak- 1977) (2003) * Pete's a Pizza and More William Steig Stories (Pete's a Pizza- 2000; Doctor De Soto- 1984; The Amazing Bone- 1985; The Three Robbers- 1972; The Great White Man-Eating Shark- 1992; Moon Man- 1981) (2003) * Harold and the Purple Crayon and More Harold Stories (Harold and the Purple Crayon- 1959; A Picture for Harold's Room- 1971; Harold's Fairy Tale- 1974; The Mysterious Tadpole- 1986; Drummer Hoff- 1969; Smile for Auntie- 1979) (2003) * Miss Nelson Has a Field Day and Miss Nelson is Back (Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall; Miss Nelson is Back by Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall; Panama by Janosch; The Three-Legged Cat by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Jonathan Allen; The Bear and the Fly by Paula Winter) (2003) * Red Riding Hood and More James Marshall Fairy Tale Favorites (Red Riding Hood- 1992; Goldilocks and the Three Bears- 1993; The Three Little Pigs- 1991; Chicken Little- 1998; Rapunzel- 2002) (2003) * The Snowy Day and More Ezra Jack Keats Stories (The Snowy Day- 1964; Whistle for Willie- 1965; Peter's Chair- 1971; Pet Show!- 1992; A Letter to Amy- 1970; The Trip- 1981; Apt. 3- 1977) (2003) * Good Night, Gorilla and More Bedtime Stories (Good Night, Gorilla- 1998; How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?- 2002; Happy Birthday, Moon- 1985; The Napping House- 1985; The Paperboy- 2000; Patrick- 1973; The Hat- 1982) (2003) * Harry the Dirty Dog and More Terrific Tails (Harry the Dirty Dog- 1997; Officer Buckle and Gloria- 1997; Angus and the Ducks- 1998; The Beast of Monsieur Racine- 1974; Fourteen Rats and a Rat-Catcher- 1982; John Brown, Rose, and the Midnight Cat- 1982) (2003) * Is Your Mama a Llama? and More Stories About Growing Up (Is Your Mama a Llama?- 2001; Leo the Late Bloomer- 1999; Elizabeti's Doll- 2000; Goose- 2002; Five Creatures- 2002) (2004) * Corduroy and More Stories About Friendship (Corduroy by Don Freeman; Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka; Here Comes the Cat! by Frank Asch, illustrated by Vladimir Vagin; The Rainbabies by Laura Krauss Melmed, illustrated by Jim LaMarche) (2004) * The Scrambled States of America and More Stories to Celebrate Our Country (The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller; This Land Is Your Land illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen; The Star-Spangled Banner illustrated by Peter Spier; John Henry by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh, illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen) (2004) * Make Way for Ducklings and More Robert McCloskey Stories (Make Way for Ducklings- 1955; Blueberries for Sal- 1967; Time of Wonder- 1961; Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man- 1983; Lentil- 1957) (2004) * Strega Nona and More Caldecott Award-Winning Folk Tales (Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola; Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback; Stone Soup by Marcia Brown; The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon) (2004) * There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and More Stories That Sing (There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback; Antarctic Antics by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey; Musical Max by Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey; Keeping House by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Wendy Smith; Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert) (2004) * Curious George Rides a Bike and More Tales of Mischief (Curious George Rides a Bike- 1958; The Great White Man-Eating Shark- 1992; Flossie and the Fox- 1991; The Happy Lion- 1990; Cat and Canary- 1994) (2004) * Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears and More Stories from Africa (Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears- 1984; A Story, A Story- 1973; Who's in Rabbit's House?- 1995; The Village of Round and Square Houses- 1986; Hot Hippo- 1989) (2004) * The Teacher from the Black Lagoon and More Slightly Scary Stories (The Teacher from the Black Lagoon- 2003; What's Under My Bed?- 1989; By the Light of the Halloween Moon- 1997; The Three Robbers- 1972; A Dark, Dark Tale- 1983; Georgie- 1956; Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman- 1980) (2004) * Giggle, Giggle, Quack and More Funny Favorites (Giggle, Giggle, Quack- 2003; The Most Wonderful Egg in the World- 1986; Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens- 1991; The Foolish Frog- 1971; Picnic- 1991; The Three-Legged Cat- 1994) (2004) * How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? and More Stories That Rhyme (How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?- 2002; In the Small, Small Pond- 2001; Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin- 1999; All the Colors of the Earth- 1997; The Napping House- 1985; Joey Runs Away- 1988; Picnic- 1991) (2004) * Bark, George and More Doggie Tails (Bark, George by Jules Feiffer; Dot the Fire Dog by Lisa Desimini; No Roses for Harry by Gene Zion, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; A Boy, A Dog, and A Frog by Mercer Mayer; Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats; Angus Lost by Marjorie Flack) (2004) * Swimmy and More Classic Leo Lionni Stories (Swimmy- 1986; Frederick- 1986; Fish is Fish- 1986; It's Mine!- 1986; Cornelius- 1986; Each Peach, Pear, Plum- 1992; Hush, Little Baby- 1970; Let's Give Kitty a Bath!- 1985) (2005) * The Emperor's New Clothes and More Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (The Emperor's New Clothes; The Ugly Duckling; The Swineherd; The Nightingale) (2005) * Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and More Magical Tales (Sylvester and the Magic Pebble- 1993; Possum Magic- 2001; Princess Furball- 1993; The Wizard- 1985) (2005) * The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash and More Back-to-School Stories (The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble, illustrated by Steven Kellogg; Shrinking Violet by Cari Best, illustrated by Giselle Potter; Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen, illustrated by Lillian Hoban; The Sweater by Roch Carrier, illustrated by Sheldon Cohen; Many Moons by James Thurber, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin) (2005) * Tikki Tikki Tembo and More Favorite Tales (Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, illustrated by Blair Lent; Hot Hippo by Mwenye Hadithi, illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway; The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin by Janet Perlman; The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; The Magic of Anansi by Sugith Varughese; Little Red Riding Hood by Rhoda Leyer) (2005) * Danny and the Dinosaur and More Friendly "Monster" Stories (Danny and the Dinosaur- 1990; The Island of the Skog- 1999; The Beast of Monsieur Racine- 1974; Here Comes the Cat!- 1992; Stanley and the Dinosaurs- 1988) (2005) * Bear Snores On and More Beary Adorable Tales (Bear Snores On- 2005; Henry Hikes to Fitchburg- 2001; Bear Wants More- 2006; Goldilocks and the Three Bears- 1993; Panama- 1982; The Bear and the Fly- 1985) (2005) * The Wheels on the Bus and More Sing-Along Favorites (The Wheels on the Bus by Paul O. Zelinsky; Dem Bones illustrated by Bob Barner; Over in the Meadow by John Langstaff, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Rose Bonne and Alan Mills; I Want a Dog by Dayal Kaur Khalsa; The Chinese Violin by Madeleine Thien, illustrated by Joe Chang) (2005) * The Dot and More Stories to Make You Feel Good (The Dot- 2004; Amazing Grace- 1994; Brave Irene- 1989; Flossie and the Fox- 1991) (2005) * Martin's Big Words and More Stories from the African-American Tradition (Martin's Big Words- 2001; John Henry- 1998; Seven Candles for Kwanzaa- 1997; Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa- 2003; Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra- 2000) (2005) * Bear Snores On and More Stories to Celebrate the Seasons (Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman; Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert; Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Jon J. Muth; Snow Cat by Dayal Kaur Khalsa; Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey) (2005) * I Love You Like Crazy Cakes and More Stories About Families (I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose Lewis, illustrated by Jane Dyer; Three Cheers for Catherine the Great! by Cari Best, illustrated by Giselle Potter; Five Creatures by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Tomek Bogacki; Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel) (2006) * Chicka Chicka 123 and More Stories About Counting (Chicka Chicka 123- 2004; How Much is a Million?- 2000; If You Made a Million- 2002; Millions of Cats- 1955) (2006) * Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and 3 More Stories about Trucks (Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton; I Stink! by Kate and Jim McMullan; Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino; Dot the Fire Dog by Lisa Desimini; The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle by Bruce McMillan) (2006) * The Man Who Walked Between the Towers and More Inspiring Tales (The Man Who Walked Between the Towers- 2005; Snowflake Bentley- 2003; Miss Rumphius- 2000; The Pot that Juan Built- 2004) (2006) * The Little Drummer Boy and 4 More Holiday Stories (The Little Drummer Boy- 1968; Merry Christmas, Space Case- 2002; Sam and the Lucky Money- 1999; The Tomten- 1982; The Twelve Days of Christmas- 1971) (2006) * Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman and 4 More Spine-Tingling Tales (Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman- 1980; Space Case- 2000; The Boy with Two Shadows- 1994; The Witch in the Cherry Tree- 1994; King of the Cats- 1984) (2006) * James Marshall’s Cinderella and More Beloved Fairy Tales (Cinderella- 2006; Hansel and Gretel- 2005; The Three Billy Goats Gruff- 1991; The Elves and the Shoemaker- 2004; The Fisherman and His Wife- 1993) (2007) * Open Wide: Tooth School Inside and 4 More Fantastic Children’s Stories (Open Wide: Tooth School Inside by Laurie Keller; How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas; Doctor De Soto by William Steig; Joey Runs Away by Jack Kent) (2007) * Beverly Clearly’s Ralph S. Mouse and More Exciting Animal Adventure Stories! (Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; Stanley and the Dinosaurs by Syd Hoff; Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel) (2007) * Diary of a Worm and 4 More Great Animal Tales (Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Harry Bliss; Anatole by Eve Titus, illustrated by Paul Galdone; Frog Goes to Dinner by Mercer Mayer; I Lost My Bear by Jules Feiffer; The Three-Legged Cat by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Jonathan Allen) (2007) * Arnie the Doughnut and 4 Other Fantastic Adventure Stories (Arnie the Doughnut- 2005; Roberto the Insect Architect- 2005; Hondo and Fabian- 2006; That New Animal- 2006; Swamp Angel- 2001) (2007) * Noisy Nora and More Stories About Mischief (Noisy Nora- 1994; T is for Terrible- 2005; Cannonball- 1984; Goggles!- 1974; Munro- 1960) (2007) * Emily's First 100 Days of School and More Great School Time Stories (Emily's First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells; Reading to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells; If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Steven Kellogg) (2007)


HBO Max

In 2021, the company's Mo Willems book adaptations were released on
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's SVOD service
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. ''Mo Willems' Storytime Shorts!'' include all 14 of the company's Mo Willems book cartoons as of 2021.


See also

* ''
Reading Rainbow ''Reading Rainbow'' is an American educational children's television series that originally aired on PBS and afterwards PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go! from July 11, 1983 to November 10, 2006, with reruns continuing to air until August 28, 2009. 155 3 ...
'' *
Michael Sporn Michael Sporn (April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014) was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, and produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots. Sporn was nominat ...


References


External links

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Weston Woods on BCDB.com
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