At the upcoming Midwinter Conference in Dallas, the Notable Children’s Video committee, chaired by Martha Simpson, will be meeting to discuss nominated titles and create their final list.
Here are the titles under discussion:
(The first ten titles will be viewed at the Conference.)
| 1 | A Child’s Garden of Poetry | Warner Home Video | Amy Schatz HBO | 27min. |
| 2 | Achoo, Stop the Flu | TMW Media | Rolling River Productions | 30min. |
| 3 | Choosing to Be a GFF (Good Friend Forever) | Good Friend, Inc | Denise Schamens | 8min. |
| 4 | Coming Out: What Every Teen (Gay & Straight) Needs to Know | Human Relations Media | Anson W. Schloat | 13min. |
| 5 | Happiness is a Warm Blanket | Warner Home Video | Craig Schultz | 11min. |
| 6 | Kids @ Discovery: Creepy Creatures | Cerebellum | Exploration Prod. | 8min. |
| 7 | Pushed to the Brink: Bullycide on the Rise | Human Relations Media | Anson W. Schloat | 15min. |
| 8 | Stone Soup | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 23min. |
| 9 | The Laurie Berkner Band: Party Day | LaurieBerkner.com | Two Tomatoes Records | 80min. |
| 10 | Toddler Favorites: The Movie | Music for Little People | Music for Little People | 6min. |
| 11 | All the World | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 32min. |
| 12 | Bats at the Ballgame | Nutmeg Media | Nutmeg Media | 120min. |
| 13 | Bridget’s Beret | Spoken Arts | Daniel M. Welsh | 21min. |
| 14 | Children Make Terrible Pets | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 46min. |
| 15 | Disney’s The American Presidents Volume 4: Postwar United States & Contemporary United States | Disney Educational Productions | Disney Educational Productions | 18min. |
| 16 | Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 23min. |
| 17 | Eric Carle, Picture Writer: The Art of the Picture Book | Eric Carle Studio | Kate Geis & Motoko Inoue | 9min. |
| 18 | Freedom Riders | PBS | WGBH/American Experience | 15min. |
| 19 | Getting to Know Abraham Lincoln | Getting to Know | Getting to Know | 19min. |
| 20 | How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? | Nutmeg Media | Nutmeg Media | 8min. |
| 21 | Kitten’s First Full Moon | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 26min. |
| 22 | Private Eyes/Les Yeux Noirs | National Film Board of Canada | Marc Betrand | 7min. |
| 23 | Robot Zot! | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 12min. |
| 24 | Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye: Germs & Your Health | Disney Educational Productions | Disney Educational Productions | 9min. |
| 25 | Scaredy Squirrel | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 49min. |
| 26 | The Day of the Dead | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 11min. |
| 27 | The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 35min. |
| 28 | Too Many Toys | Weston Woods | Paul Gagne & Melissa Reilly Ellard | 11min. |
| 29 | Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa: Safety Smart! Healthly & Fit! | Disney Educational Productions | Disney Educational Productions | 12min. |
ALA attendees are invited to observe the committee’s open meetings on Friday from 1:30 to 4:00 pm and again from 6:30 – 10:00 pm. On Saturday, the meeting begins at 12:30 and will be open to observers until all titles are discussed.

