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I've got "The New York Times Guide to the Best Children's Videos" and =
while I appreciate what Kids First! is doing, I sometimes question their =
choices chosen by a motley crew of jurors. One example is their =
selection of "In Search of the Willie T", a reasonably good intro to =
various floating vessels for kids which inexplicably includes a =
'humorous' scene of a transplanted-to-modern-times pirate blowing up a =
downtown office building (a queasy reminder of the Oklahoma tragedy). As =
for movies, their coverage is very spotty. The primary list of feature =
films is family films for teenagers, and includes such "what?" entries =
as "The Tin Drum" (no offense, Jessica), Juzo Itami's "Tampopo", John =
Waters' "Pecker" and "Billy Madison." I would personally recommend two =
of the four, but hardly as "family films." For younger kids, missing =
classics include "Mary Poppins", "Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" =
and "Old Yeller."=20
Still, not only is this guide better than nothing, it truly does =
highlight a number of beloved children's videos that aren't readily =
available in video stores.
Randy Pitman
Publisher/Editor
Video Librarian
8705 Honeycomb Ct. NW
Seabeck, WA 98380
Tel: (800) 692-2270
vidlib@videolibrarian.com
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From: Jan Derks=20
To: Multiple recipients of list=20
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: your assistance, please
How about The New York Times Guide to the Best Childrens' Videos , =
the "definitive, authoritative, all-inclusive guide to more than 1,000 =
children's videos", including over 500 family films and 100+ CD-Roms. =
The book is compiled by KIDS FIRST! an initiative of the Coalition for =
Quality Children's Media (www.cqcm.org). This organization is "the only" =
national non-profit organization that uses adult and children to =
evaluate media. To get a KIDS FIRST! endorsement the film can't have =
violence or sexual behavior, physical or verbal abuse, racial, gender, =
cultural or religious bias, condescension toward children or unsafe =
behavior. Listings are organized by age, from infancy to adolescence. =
It covers a wide range of categories (holiday, naature, fairy tales, =
etc.), it's annotated, employs a rating system and provides a =
"Producers" appendix.=20
Is this what you're looking for? Jan Derks=20
Gary Handman wrote:=20
In connection with the fabled (purported?) 2nd ed of my collection=20
development book, Randy Pitman and I are scouting around for useful =
print=20
resources--books and journals--useful as aids to selecting movies =
for kids=20
(NB--that's MOVIES as in feature films...not kidvid or non-fiction =
stuff).=20
I've come across:=20
The Parents Guide to the Best Family Videos : Great Movies for =
Parents and=20
Kids to Share=20
by Patricia S. McCormick, Steve Cohen.=20
Anyone familiar with it?=20
Other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If you recommend=20
something, it'd be useful to get a brief (few line) description of =
the work.=20
Merci!=20
Gary Handman=20
Director=20
Media Resources Center=20
Moffitt Library=20
UC Berkeley 94720-6000=20
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC=20
"Everything wants to become television" (James Ulmer -- Teletheory)
--=20
Jan Derks=20
AV Collection Development Librarian=20
Arapahoe Library District=20
Littleton,CO 80121=20
Phone: 303-220-7704 x239=20
Fax: 303-740-8283=20
E-mail: jderks@ald.lib.co.us=20
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Gary Handman wrote:=20