"Members of the National Society of Film Critics celebrate the wonder of childhood in cinema with original essays commissioned especially for this collection alongside classic reviews from prominent film critics. From animated features to adaptations of beloved novels, the films discussed here range from the early 1890s to the present"--

Two friends discover that they are meant to be enemies when they grow up.

Part husky/part wolf, Balto doesn't know where he belongs. He's an outcast in Alaska, except to his true friends--Boris, the Russian snow goose; polar bear cubs Muk and Luk; and the beautiful husky, Jenna. One day, a serious diphtheria epidemic spreads fast among the children of Nome. When a fierce blizzard closes off all routes of transport, there's no way to obtain life-saving medicine ... unless a team of sled dogs can race six-hundred miles through...

"Get spooked with ghost hunters Gilly, Ted and Tina as they travel the globe from Scotland to South America with their reluctant pooch Goober on a search for paranormal action in this fondly remembered animated treat from Hanna-Barbara Productions."--Page 4 of cover.

Meet McKenna Brooks, a determined and confident young gymnast, in this all-new, modern-day adventure. McKenna is on track to make the regional competitive gymnastics team, but off track in school, where she's suddenly struggling to keep up. When her teacher suggests a tutor, she's embarrassed and desperate to keep it a secret from her friends. Then a bad fall at the gym sidetracks her from her favorite sport. Will she recover in time to make the team?...

The miniature Clock family has lived with the Lenders for years ... the human "beans" just don't know it. Little things keep disappearing and the "Beans" can't figure out that the Clocks are simply "borrowing household items for their own home within the walls." When the evil, scheming lawyer Ocious P. Potter tries to evict the Lenders from their happy home, the Borrowers try to stop him with a little ingenuity. Suddenly, the toaster's a catapult,...

Who doesn't remember hearing the tale of The Boy Who Cried Wolf as a reminder not to give false alarms? Now this notorious fable and four more stories spring to life on DVD.

Ready to cheer for the bad guys? This time, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and the rest of the Decepticons take center stage in the ongoing battles between the trusted Autobots and the cunning Decepticons! Forget saving planet Earth and get ready to root for the Decepticons in five of their most thrilling adventures!