Scholastic Storybook Treasures

1981

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Classics Collection Part 1 episodes (30)

1 All the Colors of the Earth

1/1/97

Season-only

Evocative text and beautiful art, along with a captivating musical score, celebrate the glorious diversity of children. Narrated by Crystal Taliefero.

2 Charlie Needs a Cloak

1/1/77

Season-only

When Charlie's old cloak becomes torn and tattered, he spins a new one showing how cloth is made from wool. Narrated by Gene Deitch.

3 Come on, Rain

1/1/03

Season-only

Tess knows that the only thing that can fix the listless vines, the crackling dry path, the broiling alleyway and her sagging mama, is a good, soaking rainstorm. When it finally comes, there is shouting and dancing as everyone and everything spring to life. Narrated by Leila Ali.

4 The Curious Garden

1/1/10

Season-only

One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. A little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world. Narrated by Katherine Kellgren.

5 The Dot

1/1/04

Season-only

Vashti thinks she can't draw, but sher journey of self-discovery and expression is an enchanting invitation to everyone to explore his or her own creative spirit. Narrated by Thora Birch.

6 Elizabeti's Doll

1/1/00

Season-only

When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti, a young Tanzanian girl, longs for a baby of her own to hold and bathe and kiss and burp. One day she finds the perfect baby - a rock she names Eva - just the right size. Narrated by Lynn Whitfield.

7 Five Creatures

1/1/02

Season-only

This is the charming story of a small girl and the family members she lives with, as she playfully charts them just the way a child learning to count might do. Narrated by Kristen Hahn.

8 Great Joy

1/1/08

Season-only

Frances is worried about the monkey and organ grinder who play near her window, especially after she sees them sleeping outside on the cold street after midnight. To express her compassion, she finds just the right thing to say at the local Christmas pageant. Narrated by Jane Curtin.

9 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

1/1/06

Season-only

Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, this adaptation of the beloved folk song creates a dazzling, intimate interpretation that rejoices in the connectedness of people and nature. Narrated by Crystal Taliefero.

10 Henry's Freedom Box

1/1/09

Season-only

Henry dreams of a world where his life belongs to him. But when his family is sold, he risks everything for what he knows is right. With the strength and conviction of the best kind of hero, Henry makes a harrowing journey in a wooden crate – and mails himself to freedom! Narrated by Jerry Dixon.

11 I'm Dirty!

1/1/08

Season-only

Meet a backhoe loader reporting for duty and find out just how dirty it can get while doing its job. Narrated by Steve Buscemi.

12 Island of the Skog

1/1/00

Season-only

In pursuit of freedom, a band of Rowdies and their leader set sail to an island inhabited by a seemingly hostile Skog. Narrated by Anthony Edwards.

13 Joey Runs Away

1/1/88

Season-only

Joey looks for another home when he doesn't feel like cleaning up his messy room. Narrated by Trish Jones.

14 Leo the Late Bloomer

1/1/99

Season-only

Leo can't read, write, draw, eat neatly or speak, and his parents are beginning to worry. But one day in his own good time, he finally blooms. Narrated by Mary Beth Hurt.

15 Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

1/1/11

Season-only

Once upon a time, there was an old lady who was not afraid of anything! Clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat.

16 No Roses for Harry

1/1/04

Season-only

After receiving a comfy, but rose-covered, sweater from Grandma, Harry determines to lose it. He tries leaving it all over town, but it is always returned - until a bird catches sight of a loose thread and Harry's luck finally changes. Narrated by Bruce Bayley Johnson.

17 Norman the Doorman

1/1/71

Season-only

Norman, the guard at the entrance to the Art Museum, is surprised when his sculpture captures first prize in a contest. Narrated by Owen Jordan.

18 Not So Fast Songolo

1/1/91

Season-only

Malusi, a young South African boy, spends a deligtful day shopping in the city with his grandmother, Gogo, in this warm and tender story about love and sharing and "new red tackies." Narrated by Gcina Mhlope.

19 Over in the Meadow

1/1/63

Season-only

John Langstaff's endearing version of an old counting song for children is filled with the beauty and wonder of meadow life. Narrated by Mae Robertson.

20 Patrick

1/1/73

Season-only

The countryside comes alive with Patrick's fiddle music - and children will too!

21 Peter's Chair

1/1/71

Season-only

Peter wants to run away from home when his baby sister arrives, but soon learns something very important about growing up. Narrated by Loretta Long.

22 Players in Pig Tails

1/1/04

Season-only

A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in the first-ever All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Narrated by Zooey Deschanel.

23 The Rainbabies

1/1/99

Season-only

The moon presents a childless couple with twelve tiny babies, which they care for with tenderness and love. Narrated by B.J. Ward.

24 Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle

1/1/82

Season-only

An exciting adventure takes place when police officers, a jogger, garbagemen and townspeople give chase to a riderless tricycle. Despite its pursuers, the tricycle pedals home and is happily reunited with its owner.

25 The Snowy Day

1/1/64

Season-only

A small boy's enchantment with a city's snowfall has him making snow angels and snowballs, sliding down snow mountains - and looking forward to going outside again. Narrated by Jane Harvey.

26 Spoon

1/1/10

Season-only

Spoon has always been a happy little utensil. But lately he feels like life is just not cutting it. Fork, Knife and Chopsticks all have it so much better than Spoon. But do they? Narrated by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.

27 A Story, A Story

1/1/73

Season-only

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa. Narrated by Dr. John Joseph Akar.

28 Three Cheers for Catherine the Great

1/1/01

Season-only

Sara's fiesty Russian grandmother asks for "no presents" for her birthday - and gets them - one from each neighbor, one from Mama and a special one from Sara to teach Grandma to read and write English. Narrated by Ekaterina Gordeeva.

29 Wheels on the Bus

1/1/04

Season-only

The classic children's ditty comes to glorious life with Paul O. Zelinsky's eye-popping art and a lively musical score by The Bacon Brothers. Featuring Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon.

30 Yo! Yes?

1/1/00

Season-only

Two lonely boys who don't know each other meet on a city street. Brought together with a simple "Yo!" answered by the other one's "Yes?" and the bounce of a basketball, this modern classic will strike a chord with every child who's ever longed for a friend. Featuring Ryann Williams and Tucker Bliss.

About this show

Award-winning and classic children's storybooks are faithfully adapted and brought to life in this series of animated and live-action stories. Parents and children alike are sure to enjoy these classic treasures, featuring celebrity narration from Sarah Jessica Parker, Meryl Streep, John Lithgow, Abigail Breslin, Maggie Gyllenhal, Elle Fanning and Patrick Stewart.