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A sweet, fully animated, half hour movie for young children, about the apparitions of Our Lady to Saint Bernadette, in Lourdes France in the mid 1800s. The story is told from the point of view of a family with a crippled boy about to visit Lourdes, whose father explains why they are making the trip.

Published by CCC Animated Video
This is a nicely done version of the story of Our Lady's appearances to the three small children in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. It is a simpler version than The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima and more appropriate for very young children.
Reviewed byA.V.H.

This is an animated musical feature Francesco (St. Francis of Assisi) and his animal friends. They sing songs such as: How Can You Tell It's A Beautiful Day?, God Loves To Hear Your Voice and Why Does the Rain Go "Crash, Bang Boom?" My children love this video and even my one year old daughter tries to dance and sing along to it. But to be perfectly honest, the songs are the sort that might run incessantly through YOUR head at three in the morning. I also wasn't thrilled with some of the details of the animation style. (I tend to be rather attentive to details.) Some of the animals' eyes would "bug out" when they were hugged too tight and things like that.

Published by CCC Animated Video
This story of St. Nicholas is very appealing for little ones and portrays him as an excellent example of charity and love for the poor. If you're trying to encourage a more religious understanding of Santa Claus (which is Dutch for Saint Nicholas), I