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GRANDPartner for GRANDParents A Very Brave Witch And More Great Halloween Stories For Kids. In this lively story, narrated by Elle Fanning, a little witch decides she’d finally like to see what Halloween is all about, even though she is deathly afraid of humans. As soon as she makes a new friend, she discovers how much fun trick-or-treating with humans can be. The DVD includes seven other beautifully narrated and animated tales, which together have won five national awards. DVD. 62 min.; $14.95; Ages 2-5. Weston Woods and New Video. Street Date: 9/29/09. Mr. Men Show: Season 1 Vol. 2 - Little Miss Sunshine Presents: Fun in the Sun. Little Miss Sunshine rings in the day with plenty of fun in the sun. In these fantastic journeys you can join her and all her Dillydale friends as they explore the world of science, wildlife and excitement on the beach. Little Miss Sunshine loves to make every day a brighter one with big smiles, loud cheers and the occasional newsbreak alongside her good friend Mr. Happy! DVD. 66 min.; $16.97; Ages 2-5. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Street Date: 9/22/09 Wubbzy Goes Boo! Wubbzy and his friends are back in an all-new DVD collection just in time for the fall season! Watch as Wubbzy, Widget and Walden clean up a crazy mess with Moo Moo’s magic wand, try to collect the very last leaf of autumn, pick the perfect pumpkin and create the spookiest Halloween costume of all. There’s singing, dancing, trick or treating and kickitykick ball too, plus plenty of positive values like creativity, patience and responsibility. It’s all here in the Emmy-winning Nick Jr./Noggin hit that’s so much fun it’s scary! DVD. 70 min.; $16.98; Ages 2-5. Anchor Bay Home Entertainment. Street Date: 9/08/09 Preschool Barbie and the Three Musketeers. Join Barbie™ as Corinne™, a young country girl heads to Paris to pursue her big dream – to become a female musketeer! Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly share the same dream! Using their special talents, the girls work together as a team to foil a plot and save the prince. 75 min.; $19.98; Ages: 4-8. Universal Studios Home Video. Street Date: 9/16/09 Grade School Goosebumps: The Headless Ghost and Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns. Three frightening episodes on each DVD: The Headless Ghost - “The Headless Ghost, “Awesome Arts” and“Teacher’s Pet”; and Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns - “Attack of the Jack-O-Lantern,” “Vampire Breath” and “Let’s Get Invisible.” DVD. 66 min.; $14.98; Ages 8-12. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Street Date: 9/8/09 Jr. High and High School Fame Season 1 and 2. Fame Soars! The Emmy® and Golden Globe®award winning TV series portrays the lives of a diverse group of talented high school students at New York’s School of the Arts. Filled with excit exciting dance sequences and original musical numbers, this double-set includes all 38 original episodes from the first two seasons. DVD. 1,824 min.; $39.98; Ages 12-18. MGM Home Entertainment. Street Date: 9/15/09 Ranny Levy is founder and president of KIDS FIRST!, a project of the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to empower children to make wise media choices and to promote quality media products that enrich their lives. www.kidsfirst.org. Early Readers to Grade School

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