animated films

The story of a little mouse named Gregory on a Christmas Eve mission to save Santa Claus from an evil spell.

Martha the talking dog heads to school, ends up at an animal shelter and shares some classic stories with Jake.

While the chickens on Mrs. Tweedy's farm dream of a better life, a clever hen named Ginger is hatching plans to fly the coop for good. Rocky the rooster teaches her to fly in a spectacular bid for freedom.

When Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Gloria the hippo, and Melman the giraffe become stranded in Africa after a failed attempt to return to New York City, Alex discovers that his father is still the alpha lion of his pride and learns that his uncle is scheming to take his place.

Winnie the Pooh and friends celebrate Christmas and countdown to New Year's in the Hundred Acre Wood.

Christopher Robin has written a book of rhymes but the pages have scattered in the wind. Now everyone uses their knowledge of rhymes to put the book back together.

Roo and Lumpy are excited to trick or treat on Halloween until Tigger warns them of the dreaded Gobloon.

"Animation is a limitless medium for telling stories. Artists can create worlds, defy gravity, flip from factual to fantasy, and transport audiences to places they never imagined. The challenge is having the discipline to reel it in and be intentional about your storytelling choices. This book shows you how. In Animated Storytelling, you'll learn how to create memorable stories using animation and motion graphics by following 10 simple guidelines that take you through the stages of concept development, pre-production, storyboarding, and design. Award-winning animator Liz Blazer uses clear examples and easy-to-follow exercises to provide you with the instruction, encouragement, and tools you need to get your designs moving. Whether your goal is to create exciting shorts for film festivals, effective messaging for broadcast or online, or simply to gain a deeper understanding of the medium, Animated Storytelling simplifies the process of creating clear and engaging stories for animation and motion graphics so you can get started easily"--www.peachpit.com.

In recent years, anime, a Japanese style of animation has become extremely popular in Western culture. Although in the West its audience previously consisted mainly of young children, it has increasingly become accepted as an art form that can be appreciated by all ages. Readers discover the controversy that has historically surrounded anime's status in the West and its struggle to promote it as a serious art form. Anime's leap from Eastern to Western culture is highlighted with full-color photographs and fact-filled sidebars.