Simms Taback stories

DVD 2005

Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph, the tailor, is very resourceful. When his overcoat becomes old and worn, he makes it into a jacket, then his jacket into a vest, and so on until he has nothing left. Then he even makes something out of that! There was an old lady who swallowed a fly: Fresher and more hilarious than ever is everyone's favorite poem about the silly old lady with the ever-expanding stomach who swallowed everything from a fly to...

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Animated films

Children's films

Clothing and dress Fiction

Coats Fiction

Folk songs, English

Nonsense verses

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Children's films Fiction Films for the hearing impaired Video recordings

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Description:

1 videodisc (22 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Juvenile

Other Title:

At head of title : Weston Woods presents

Notes:

Original production 1999 and 1997
Includes on-screen learning guides: summaries, objectives, and before/after viewing activities
Directed and animated by Daniel Ivanick (Joseph had a little overcoat) and Konstantin Bronzit (There was an old lady who swallowed a fly) ; directed by Leigh Corra (Getting to know Simms Taback) ; music by Joel Goodman and David Bramfitt (Joseph had a little overcoat), Scotty Huff and Robert Reynolds (There was an old lady who swallowed a fly) ; produced by Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly (Joseph had a little overcoat, There was an old lady who swallowed a fly), Leigh Corra and Paul R. Gagne (Getting to know Simms Taback)
Narrated by Rob Reiner (Joseph had a little overcoat) ; narrated and sung by Cyndi Lauper (There was an old lady who swallowed a fly)
DVD
Licensed for public performance
In English ; with optional English subtitles

Contents:

Joseph had a little overcoat (10 min.)
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly (7 min.)
Excerpt from Getting to know Simms Taback (8 min.)

Control Number:

1897871

Other Authors:

Bramfitt, David
Bronzit, Konstantin
Corra, Leigh
Ellard, Melissa Reilly
Gagne, Paul R., 1956-
Goodman, Joel
Huff, Scotty
Ivanick, Daniel
Lauper, Cyndi, 1953-
Reiner, Rob
Reynolds, Robert (Composer)
Scholastic Inc
Taback, Simms. Joseph had a little overcoat
Taback, Simms. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
Weston Woods Studios

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