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A "FINE ARTS" approach to reading and literature         

Painters, artists, sketchers, and crafters use their unique talents to bring color and motion to a fascinating collection of familiar children's stories from around the world.  Using paint, oils, chalk, clay, fabric, and other artistic elements, their creative approach is mesmerizing and captivating.  Voice-over narration, thematic music and the artist’s hand combine to bring each classic tale to colorful life.

Disc 1
The Three Little Pigs  (Watercolors)
The Violin’s Ghost  (Mixed Media)
The Light  (Pencil & Paints)
Fearless Peter  (Creative Crafts)
Salvador and the Christmas Goose  (Pen & Paints)

Disc 2
The Brave Little Tailor  (Colored Chalk)
Cinderella  (Mixed Media)
Mr. Nothing  (Watercolors)
The Violin Story  (Sketch Painting)
The Magic Tree  (Paint on Parchment)

Disc 3
The Tin Soldier  (Molding Clay)
Goldilocks  (Oils & Ink)
Tiny Tom  (Construction Paper Cut-outs)
The Thirsty Frog  (Mixed Media)
Caroline and the Yule Log  (Mixed Crafts)

Disc 4
Little Red Riding Hood  (Mixed Media)
The Little Fir Tree  (Colored Ink & Pen)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin  (Color Transparencies)
The Snowman  (Construction Paper Cut-Outs)
The Selfish Giant  (Pencil & Paints)

Disc 5
Hansel and Gretel  (Chocolate & Frostings)
The Sun and the Moon  (Finger Paints)
Death for a Godfather  (Cut-Outs)
Tsar Saltan  (Crafts & Cut-outs)
The Snake and the Maiden  (Natural Vegetation)

Disc 6
The Brown Cow  (Embroidery & Fabric)
The Ungrateful Jaguar  (Fabric & Crafts)
The Greedy Calculator  (Mixed Media)
The Clever Girl  (Fabric & Pen)
Nasreddin's Path  (Colored Chalk)

Disc 7
The Emperor’s New Clothes  (Paints & Watercolors)
The Great Race  (Watercolors)
The Nightingale  (Cut-Outs, Crafts, Mechanicals)
Shall We Trade Legs?  (Colored Pens, Craft Paper)
The Ugly Martian  (Food & Natural Elements)