Stellaluna (Follow Along Edition)

Enjoy it for what it is: a fine story with embellishments
I am surprised by all the complaints I see from other reviewers. We bought this in a two-pack with the Miss Spider DVD, because our 4-year-old had enjoyed the Miss Spider TV shows. After watching both of these "movies," he did not want to watch Miss Spider -- but he requested the Stellaluna DVD over and over.

We then got the book from the library, and renewed it for a while because it became a favorite. We also deduced that he might have gotten a look at the book at preschool before we ever heard of it. In any case, our son was perfectly happy with both the book and the DVD versions, and did not have problems with the fact that there were differences between them.

The overall story is the same, but the telling is different -- as it HAS to be, to make a video more than 10 minutes long. That point was proven by the PBS show "Reading Rainbow" which featured the book one day. A professional narrator read the book out loud, and they used its illustrations for the...

WONDERFUL MOVIE!!!
My 4 year old was introduced to Stellaluna the book through her preschool class. They ended the series on Stellaluna by showing the video. My daughter loved it so much that she asked to borrow it from the classroom. I am so pleased to learn that the video is now available to purchase! The video stresses that differences are ok and the music is very upbeat and fun! I higly reccomend this movie from preschool-early elementary age. My 6 year old going into 1st grade enjoys the movie as well. A good, wholesome choice that you will love as much as your child!

Kids love it - Watched it over and over
My kids loved this movie!(and book) They want to watch it over and over. They really enjoy the part where a teacher comes on a teaches about real bats at the end too. They have learned all these new facts about bats and they are only 3 and 4. I rarely buy DVD but this one is worth it.

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