Pete's a Pizza... and More William Steig Stories (Scholastic Video Collection)
by Gary Goldberger, Michael Sporn, Peter Reynolds
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Actor: Chevy Chase, Ian ThompsonDirector: Gary Goldberger, Michael Sporn, Peter Reynolds
Brand: New Video
Producer: Gary Goldberger
Producer: Michael Sporn
Editor: Keri Green
Editor: Leigh Corra
Editor: Matt Sullivan
Editor: Paul Gagne
Producer: Paul Gagne
Producer: Dawn Haley
Producer: Linda Lee
Producer: Melissa Reilly
Producer: Morton Schindel
Writer: William Steig
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 54 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Video Group
DVD Reviews of Pete's a Pizza... and More William Steig Stories (Scholastic Video Collection)
DVD Review: Pizza Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are looking for a movie to accompany a William Steig favorite--this is it! Pete's A Pizza and other classics are read aloud in celebrity voices (such as Chevy Chase and others). It's something a little different and the kids in my class really enjoyed it! DVD Review: This is a steal
Summary: 5 Stars
Couldn't agree more with the previous reviewer. I'm an elementary library media specialist. These are among my favorite stories for read alouds, and they are marvelously done. Chevy Chase, Ian Thompson, and John Lithgow are perfect for Steig stories. John Lithgow's rendition of the Magic Bone is perfect. Kids want to watch all of them over and over. Anybody that appreciates picture books, 3 to 93, is going to like these readings. And for 12.99 they are a steal.DVD Review: Pete's a Pizza - ALL stories on this DVD are great!
Summary: 5 Stars
My kids (ages 2,4,6) love this DVD. It is filled with great stories by William Steig. If you are not familiar with his stories - you may know him as the author who created Shrek. These stories are gems - very enjoyable children's stories that really entertain and contain some type of moral or lesson- in a very subtle way. Pete's a Pizza (narr. by Chevy Chase) tells about a boy who is feeling glum and his parents pretend to make him into a pizza by rolling him, etc. Really cute family story. Doctor DeSoto is great - mouse dentist and wife who are visited by a fox with a toothache. The Amazing Bone is narrated by John Lithgow- charming story. The bonus stories (not W. Steig) are just as good as the other stories. The Three Robbers- about three robbers who stop robbing and open a home for children. Great White Man Eating Shark - about a boy who wears a shark fin to scare away other swimmers.... This is one of THE BEST Scholastic book videos. Great animation, music, etc. I am buying another copy to keep on hand...we love it that much!
Description of Pete's a Pizza... and More William Steig Stories (Scholastic Video Collection)
PETE'S A PIZZA: (Narrated by Chevy Chase, Music by Raul Malo) When Pete is in a bad mood, his parents cheer him up by making a pizza with a very special ingredient -- Pete!DOCTOR DE SOTO: (Music composed by Ernest V. Troost) Doctor De Soto, everyone's favorite mouse-dentist, helps a fox with a sore tooth. The fox has a mouth-watering scheme to eat him after the job is done. But Dr. De Soto has a plan of his own.
THE AMAZING BONE: (Narrated by John Lithgow) Pearl befriends a talking bone she finds in the woods. A hungry fox captures them and brings them to his home. How will they escape?
(All stories written and illustrated by William Steig)
DVD Features: The Three Robbers; Moon Man; Great White Man-Eating Shark; Getting To Know William Steig; Read Along; Interactive Menus; Story Selection
The excellent Scholastic Video Collection spotlights the author of Shrek, William Steig. The title story is one of his warmest and most uncharacteristic--a simple story about how parents find a fun activity for their bored son by imagining him as a pizza. The other stories, "Doctor De Soto" and "The Amazing Bone," have more typical Steig bite; the former (an Oscar? nominee) is about a mouse-dentist who takes on a risky patient, while the latter tells of Pearl the Pig who finds a talking bone. All three stories are wonderfully illustrated, and Chevy Chase ("Pizza") and John Lithgow ("Bone") supply pitch-perfect narration. As with all the DVDs in this collection, the added content doubles the running time. Three additional stories keep the rambunctious air that made Steig (like Roald Dahl) so popular with kids and adults, although sensitive kids and parents might find the perilous situations unfunny. Tomi Ungerer's "The Three Robbers" and "Moon Man" bookend Margaret Mahy's "The Great White Man-Eating Shark," which follows a boy who pretends to be a shark and scares beachgoers. All in all, another winner for kids ages 4 and older. --Doug Thomas
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