Children's: Pre-School
Here be an entertainment line-up especially assembled for the little folk (and not so little); from 'Dr Seuss' to 'Pingu', from 'Punch and Judy' to 'Thomas the Tank Engine'. Scrolling 'Animation or sub-headings 'Family Animation', ' JapAnime', 'Disney Animation' or the 'Cult Animation' featurette may also prove helpful.
Right: Pingu.
Margaret Mahy's Rumbustifications (2012)
Director: Yvonne Mackay
Starring: Margaret Mahy
In this magical and enchanting release, beloved children's author Margaret Mahy reads some of her most famous works to her grand-children - and you're... Read more
Guess How Much I Love You: More Than All the Snowflakes (2011)
7.7/10
An animated series set in a timeless watercolour landscape of grassy fields, mossy forests, lazy rivers and sunny green valleys. It's an innocent, pic... Read more
The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Uwe Heidschotter, Johannes Weiland
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Wilkinson, Shirley Henders...
Based on the magical tale from best selling author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler (creators of the original "The Gruffalo"), "The Gruf... Read more
Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
6.1/10
Director: Maria Lindberg
Starring: Max von Sydow, Mads Mikkelsen, Stellan Skarsgard
One day Moomintroll notices that something strange has happened in the Moomin Valley, everything is grey; not just the sky and the river, but the tre... Read more
The Gruffalo (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Jakob Schuh, Max Lang
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Wilkinson, James Corden, R...
The best-selling children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, is brought to life in this beautifully animate... Read more
Moomins and Midsummer Madness (2008)
Director: Maria Lindberg
Starring: Kathleen Fee, Mark Camacho, Richard M Durmont
A tranquil summer day in the Moomin Valley is interrupted by a volcanic eruption. Luckily the Moomin family finds refuge in a strange, floating house,... Read more
Lost and Found (2008)
8.1/10
Director: Philip Hunt
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Narrated by
Once there was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door... he didn't know where it came from or who it belonged to. The penguin looked sad and... Read more
Dora the Explorer: Undercover Dora (2008)
3.9/10
With her cheerful nature, inquiring mind, and colourful fashion sense, Dora, her monkey pal Boots, and their anthropomorphic cohorts Map and Backpack,... Read more
The Blue Elephant (2008)
8.2/10
Director: Kompin Kemgumnird
Starring: Carl Reiner, Martin Short, Miranda Cosgrove
Khan is a little elephant with big dreams of becoming a hero. When he gets separated from his herd, he'll need the help of his new friends and a big h... Read more
Bindi the Jungle Girl: Chill Out (2008)
7.2/10
Starring: Bindi Irwin
Some animal's look like they have been made up from left over bits and pieces of other species and some animals look just plain weird. Bindi investiga... Read more