Mousehole Cat (DVD)

Advantages: A wonderful Children's Story; excellent narrative and captivating pictures.
Disadvantages: None at all....except I didn't want it to end!

...I have just re-read a book that was recommended to me by a friend who has just started work as a primary school teacher. She said her class had been captivated by it and I remembered how much of a favourite it had been at storytime in the Library. I'd forgotten just how lovely it was ~ a charming story with stunning illustrations! What is this marvellous children's book? ~ The Mousehole Cat written by Antonia Barber and illustrated by Nicola Bayley of course! ~~~THE AWARDS. It's not just me and my friend's class who loved this book! It was written in 1990 and went on to win the British Book Award in the Illustrated Children's Book of the Year category. It also got the prize for a Children's Book in the British Design Production Awards. It has been shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award and the Kate... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: vivid color and great actors
Disadvantages: adult humor

...This movie was hilarious. I think they did a great job transfering the book into a movie since the cast and the character matched up perfectly. the bonus features were great. I really loved all of the colors in this movie and the shapes, they matched the book perfectly. I would deffinetly recomend this movie to adults and teens, but I would not recomend this to children. Yes, its a kids movie, but it has very adult humor. It might be ok for younger children who dont understand the concept of the humor in this movie, but older kids might walk around copying the phrases in this movie and might just get themselves in a lot of trouble. Overall though, as a DVD, I would deffinetly recomend this movie. Its hilarious.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: For kids, pushes all the right buttons.
Disadvantages: None of note

...This film initially received some bad reviews... But I didn't don't listen to critics then, and hey I don't now... Yes, Dr Seuss might well have been turning rather quickly in his grave when it was first released and it might well be unlike his wonderful book, but it is a film that hopes to entertain young children and that is exactly what it did for mine. My four and half year old daughter was sat riveted to it when we watched it for the first time in 2004, perched on the edge of her chair. She did not stop talking about it for weeks after we saw it, and now both my kids have it on DVD and it makes a frequent trip to the DVD player... There are bits of adult humour here too, just so that us grown ups can find funny things as well. The Plot Sally and Conrad are at home, being looked after by an elderly babysitter... Read review

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