Stellaluna DVD Review...

take flight with a heartwarming tale for the whole family, beautifully adapted from the children’s best-selling classic!

STELLALUNA

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Based on the beloved, best-selling children’s book by Janell Cannon, the fun-filled animated feature STELLALUNA follows a spirited young fruit bat who finds friendship, love and acceptance in the most unexpected places!

When the adorable young fruit bat Stellaluna is separated from her mother, she’s adopted by a family of birds.  Soon, however, she discovers finds that she just can’t fit in.  Her playmates like to sleep at night; she wants to fly.  They whistle and sing; she doesn’t even have a beak!  But just when it seems like Stellaluna will always be an outsider, she makes an amazing discovery that’ll help her to cherish the things that make her different.  And, she’ll also discover that an open mind and an open heart can lead to the greatest gifts of all. 

Brimming with music, laughter, warmth and excitement, STELLALUNA -- a story which wonderfully illustrates the very essence of friendship in humorous and touching ways -- is sure to capture the hearts of families everywhere!

BONUS FEATURES

·         Stellaluna Activity Booklet

·         Innovative Read Along Function

·         Sing-Along Feature

AWARDS

·         Parents’ Choice Recommended Award

·         iParenting Media Award

·         Newport Beach Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in Family Entertainment Award

·         Grammy winner for Best Spoken Word Album

What we thought:  We loved watching this storybook classic come to life!  Stellaluna is one of our favorite books and the movie was wonderful.  This story teaches important lessons about being yourself and standing up for what you believe in as well as sticking up for others no matter how different they are.  The colorful characters and fun music really get the kiddos involved in the story.  What a great way to teach the importance of friendship and uniqueness:)  ABCD Diaries gives Stellaluna an A+!

Disclosure: ABCD Diaries was given a copy of this DVD for review purposes only. We were in no other way compensated. The opinions expressed in this post are ours and ours alone.