The authors, illustrators, and editors of some of the finest works of children's literature share their stories in this examination of the deeper side of the art. From the stories we hear as children to those we tell our own, the work of these storytellers often comes from a profound place and has more profound effects than we might imagine. Featuring: Chris Van Allsburg, Lois Lowry, R L Stine, Norton Juster, Natalie Babbitt, Brian Selznick, David Small, Mo Willems, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeff Kinney, Anita silvey, Adam Gopnik, Nancy Garden, Leslea Newman, Jerry Pinkney, Gregory Maguire, Brian Pinkney, Arthur A Levine, Mary Jane Begin, Jack Gantos, Leonard S Marcus, Peter H Reynolds, Daniel Handler, and Richard Michelson. Directed by Edward J Delaney and co-produced by Edward J Delaney and Stephen Withrow.

FLIGHTS INTO FANTASY: The Kendra & Allan Daniel Collection of Children’s Illustration

Total Running time: Approx. 50 minutes.

Presentation of some of the most famous 19th and early 20th Century European and American illustrated art for children – including original works by Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Edmund Dulac, E. H. Shepard, Jesse Wilcox Smith, and Beatrix Potter, among many others. The collection features images of some of the most beloved characters in the genre – Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Babar, Madeline, Alice in Wonderland, from The Wizard of Oz and The Wind In The Willows and many more, as well as faerie art from the mid to late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Filmed as exhibited at the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, PA and at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA, with commentary provided by the collectors, the museums’ directors and other experts in the fields of illustration art and literature for children.

By Read to Me Program 2005

This video presents 50 families as they read with their children under two. The babies have their own delightful ideas about what to do with books. Their parents do their best to keep up!

This acclaimed PBS documentary offers a unique portrait of Virginia Lee Burton, one of the most significant and groundbreaking authors/illustrators of the 20th Century. This finely wrought documentary explores Burton's life and art through a wealth of archival materials, never-before-seen photographs, personal documents, sketchbooks, original manuscripts and interviews with family and friends.

Running time: Approx. 87 min.

By Kathleen Bailer

This DVD demonstrates how working with natural clay benefits the emotional, creative, intellectual and physical development of young children. This enlightening and captivating documentary reveals the value of natural clay as a material through which toddlers, preschool, kindergarten and special education children can explore their own creativity, focus their energy, shape their ideas and express their emotions. Through the lens of early childhood experts, the film presents current research on child development and includes fascinating information about clay as a curricular tool, creative material and therapeutic medium. Detailed observations of children and teachers working, problem solving, learning and having fun provide both information and inspiration. Each viewing will offer fresh insights into the importance of clay in a child's life.

By Robert Frost

A selection of Frost's poems chosen to suit a perfect New England autumn day. Performed by The First Poetry Quartet and filmed in the beautiful farm country of Massachusetts.

Includes:
"The Pasture", "October" (excerpt), "Going for Water", "Birches", "Locked Out", "The Exposed Nest", "A Nature Note", "The Last Word of a Bluebird", "The Cow in Apple Time", "Mending Wall", "A Time to Talk", "After Apple-Picking", "In Hardwood Groves", "The Wood-Pile", "Tree at My Window", "Acceptance" and "The Road Not Taken"

Running time: Approx. 29 min.

By Emily Dickinson

The acclaimed Claire Bloom portrays the reclusive Emily Dickinson in this touching and dramatic presentation of her "letters to the world".

Includes:
"This is my letter to the World", "A narrow Fellow in the Grass", "Because I could not stop for Death-", "Hope is the thing with feathers", "There's a certain Slant of light", "Dear March - Come in" and many more.

Running time: Approx 30 min.