Deal of the Day: Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics (Scholastic Storybook Treasures)

Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics (Scholastic Storybook Treasures) (Thinpak) is the Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day. It is usually $77.49 for the sixteen DVD collection, but today it is $44.99.  If I didn't already own most of them, I would snatch this one up. I have used these DVDs many times over the years and I can even justify sharing it here because many of the stories in the collection are fairy tales.

If you are interested in a smaller set, they have also released Treasury of 25 Storybook Classics: Fairytales, Magic... and More! (Scholastic Storybook Treasures) is not a Gold Box Deal but it is comprised of fairy tales specifically.  I believe all of these are in the larger collection, too.

25 magical children's stories are faithfully adapted and brought to life in this 4-DVD collection. From James Marshall's zany fairytales to classic stories by Hans Christian Anderson, to classic folk tales, parents and children alike are sure to enjoy these storybook treasures brought to life and featuring celebrity narration by John Lithgow, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Lloyd, and many more!

The James Marshall Collection
Includes:
Red Riding Hood
James Marshall's Cinderella
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Three Little Pigs
Hansel and Gretel
Space Case

The Hans Christian Andersen Collection
Includes:
The Ugly Duckling
The Emperor's New Clothes
Nightingale
The Red Shoes
The Little Match Girl
The Swineherd

Rapunzel ...and more classic fairytales
Includes:
Rapunzel
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Talking Eggs
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story From China
Princess Furball

Strega Nona ...and more stories about magic
Includes:
Strega Nona
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
The Stonecutter
The Amazing Bone
Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman

But I recommend the entire set.  Owning the video versions of Goodnight Gorilla and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight (Jane Yolen narrates it herself) and several others is worth the price of admission alone.  And, no, they don't replace the books but they can be used to enhance the reading experience.  These days I can't read Goodnight Gorilla without the lovely music from the DVD in my head.

It would also make a great gift for a teacher in your life.  My sister used these in her first grade classroom regularly before she became a full-time mom.