Now that we have found out about Scholastic Storybook Treasure DVDs, Wyatt wanted to know what other titles were available. He is interested in checking to see if they some of this favorite books. Lucky him, just released was Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary.
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Here are the details about the Runaway Ralph DVD: Beverly Cleary’s beloved and rascally character, Ralph S. Mouse, comes to life in an exciting, live action DVD based on the best-selling children’s book, RUNAWAY RALPH. This newly remastered DVD, hailing from the award-winning author of such classic children’s books as “Ramona the Pest” and “Henry Huggins”, supports reading comprehension, vocabulary and problem solving.
RUNAWAY RALPH is the third installment of Cleary’s classic tales building on the hilarious excitement of THE MOUSE ANDTHE MOTORCYCLE and RALPH S. MOUSE. Ralph is tired of living at the quaint and quiet Mountain View Inn and dealing with his annoying relatives. He longs for “a life of speed and danger and excitement.” He certainly gets his wish when he sets off on his mouse-sized motorcycle and meets a series of fur-raising adventures. After some run-ins with the resident cat at the Happy Acres Summer Camp, Ralph befriends a young boy named Garfield and helps him through a difficult decision. In this fantastic tale of friendship and growing up, Ralph learns that the wild is not necessarily better than home, even with all its problems, The original film production won an Emmy nomination and awards from the American Library Association and the Columbus Film Festival.
Perfect for early readers, ages 3 to 8, the DVD features an enhanced read-along function and Talk about the Story questions to enhance early literacy skills. The DVD also includes the bonus story Commander Toad in Space, based on the book by Jane Yolen.
Scholastic was nice enough to send us a copy of this DVD to review. Wyatt enjoyed watching his new movie and thought it was funny. I was surprised at how well it held his attention, since it was live action and not a cartoon. I was surprised to see so many actors that I recognized. Wyatt has already mentioned wanting to see the other Ralph movies.LOL
Runaway Ralph is available now for $14.95. It can be purchased online at newkideo.com and has a running time of 60 minutes.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REVIEW IS MY OPINION. THANK YOU TO SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES FOR SUPPLYING THIS PRODUCT FOR REVIEW.
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