GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA (Written and illustrated by Peggy Rathmann, Narrated by Anthony Edwards) The zookeeper is making his nightly rounds. He never suspects that one furry friend is making mischief along the way. HOW DO DIN... more »OSAURS SAY GOOD NIGHT? (By Jane Y« less
Genres:Kids & Family, Animation Sub-Genres:Animation, Animation Studio:NEW VIDEO GROUP Format:DVD - Color - Animated,Closed-captioned DVD Release Date: 08/26/2003 Release Year: 2003 Run Time: 0hr 51min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English
Meredith M. from BRENTWOOD, TN Reviewed on 12/6/2007...
Fabulous read along of 4 children's stories. Good pictures. soft music and great classic children's stories that will calm the kids!
Movie Reviews
Moons, Hats and Bedtime
Joshua Koppel | Chicago, IL United States | 09/15/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A wonderful collection of animated tales based on popular children's books. I bought this one because Good-Night Gorilla and The Napping House are favorites at home.In Good-Night Gorilla a small gorilla manages to sneak out of the zoo and takes the other animals with him to the zookeeper's house. Very true to the original book.In How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, we learn that they do not fuss and fume and neither should you. Very interestingly done as the story moves from house to house.Happy Birthday Moon is about a little bear who decides the Moon must have a birthday and sets out celebrate. A charming story.The Napping House is creatively done with stills to show a house where everyone is sleeping and what happens when an awake flea comes by.Patrick is a wonderful wordless story of a boy/man who buys a fiddle and fills the world with wonder and color.The Paperboy tells the story of a small boy and how he runs his paper route when the rest of the world is sleeping. Illustrated with sequential stills to simulate movement.The Hat is the story of a penniless veteran who comes across a marvelous hat that changes his fortunes around."
Great buy for the money
kathia | Fairport, NY United States | 02/09/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Bedtime is a difficult time at my house. My 2 year old does not need to sleep. I purchased this hoping that it had bedtime stories on it that would keep his attention but put him to sleep. It is wonderful. Aside from hte wonderful selction of books, the stories are narrated by gentle voices and there is soft lullabye type music in the background. It has been a real tool in helping our child fall asleep."
Good Night Gorilla
B. Libowsky | los Angeles, California United States | 08/29/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My 2 1/2 yr old son and 3 1/2 yr. old daughter love this dvd. My daughter loves the gorilla and although the hyenna tends to look like a bear, this dvd does the book well and gets its giggles. The other stories are winners too, my son loves How Dinosaurs say Good Night. I recommend this one and if you dont have Where the Wild Things Are, I recommend that one as well."
Wonderful. Nice way to relax
apoem | Bosque Farms, NM USA | 03/12/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a nice video. It features drawings from a book with a person reading. The lady reading the story is very mellow and calm. This is not a video that will get anyone worked up but rather it is just a nice way to wind down after a long day. My children really enjoy this video.
The stories themselves are great. Good Night Gorilla is adorable with a sense of humor. The Napping House is a favorit book at our house. Happy Birthday Moon is a sweet story of Bear giving the moon a gift.
I may have a different version of this video however because mine does not have "the hat" that several reviewers have discussed in their reviews. My video has Good Night Gorrilla, How Do Dinosaurs go to bed?, The Napping House, Happy Birthday Moon and another short story.
Overall, I would buy this video again. I am looking at buying other Scholastic videos similar to this because they are just so well done.
Enjoy."
GOOD NIGHT GORILLA & MORE BEDTIME STORIES
C. FINNEGAN | TOMS RIVER NJ USA | 09/12/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"THIS DVD IS AMAZING FOR GETTING YOUNG ONES TO SETTLE DOWN AND GET READY FOR BEDTIME. EACH STORY HAS A VERY SOOTHING AND CALMING EFFECT,NOT TO MENTION EACH STORY IS EDUCATIONAL AND COLORFUL. THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I FOUND WITH THIS DVD IS THE LAST STORY. THE NAME OF THE STORY IS THE HAT. IT IS TOO GRAPHIC FOR ANY CHILD. THERE IS A SCENE WHERE SOLDIERS ARE KILLING EACH OTHER,NOT WHAT I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO REMEMBER AS SHES DRIFTING OFF TO SLEEP."