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Is your mama a llama? Lloyd the llama asks all kinds of baby animals his question. Will he ever get the answer he longs to hear? Leo the late bloomer: What's the matter with Leo? He can't read, write or speak like the other baby animals can. Will Leo ever bloom? Elizabeti's doll: When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti wants a baby of her own. She finds a rock that will make a perfect baby! Is she ready to care for her own child? Goose:...

A historical account of the Golden Age of classic animation includes coverage of the less-remembered work of Winsor McCay while exploring the stories behind and enduring influences of iconic 20th-century characters, from Betty Boop to Popeye.

Classic Betty Boop cartoons.

Discusses the techniques and people involved in creating Disney's animated films, from the first story idea to opening night.

"Before Mickey, there was Oswald, the floppy-eared star of Walt Disney's first cartoon series. Disney created a bounty of legendary and rarely seen Oswald cartoons between 1927 and 1928 presented in this definitive collection of shorts."--Container.

In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called Borrowers live out of sight of humans. But when brave and tiny Arrietty is out gathering supplies, she is discovered by Shawn, a human boy. They begin to form a friendship that blossoms into an extraordinary adventure.

Bambi is a young deer hailed as the 'Prince of the Forest' at his birth. As Bambi grows, he makes friends with the other animals of the forest, in particular a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower. He learns the skills needed to survive, and he even finds love. One day, however, the human hunters come, and Bambi must learn to be as brave as his father if he is to lead the other deer to safety.

In "Strega Nona" Big Anthony finds himself knee-deep in trouble - and pasta - when he uses Strega Nona's magic pasta pot without her permission. In "Silvestre y la piedrecita magica," the Dunan family is beside itself when son Sylvester turns himself into a rock to escape the jaws of a hungry lion. In "Los patitos encuentran un hogar", Mrs. Mallard after raising her ducklings on an island in the Charles River in Boston, leads her brood to their permanent...

Shares the contributions of women to the history of Disney animation, including Dorothy Ann Blank, Mary Weiser, and Retta Davidson.