Gary Templeton

CORDUROY (Live Action--Based on the book by Don Freeman) Corduroy longs for someone to take him home from the department store. He thinks that finding his lost button may help, so he searchers the store when no one is around. Will Corduroy find the button on his adventure?

A boy riding his tricycle down the sidewalk is distracted by a kite he finds in the trash. While he runs off to play with the kite, his tricycle is picked up with the rest of the garbage. The panicked tricycle escapes at the dump and races to find the boy, with garbage men and police in hot pursuit.

“The No Guitar Blues” follows young Fausto Sanchez on his weekend-long quest to earn enough money to buy a guitar. The manner in which he obtains the money, however, forces Fausto to deal with feelings of guilt. Through this experience, Fausto reaches the conclusion that no goal, no matter how important, is worth sacrificing honesty. Based on a story from “Baseball in April” by Gary Soto.

A young boy and his dog spend an afternoon trying to capture a playful frog at a nearby pond.

After a run-in with the family cat that leads to his exile from the house, this clever, curious Scottish terrier escapes from the yard and is off on a real adventure around town and the countryside.

Live Action--Based on the book by Pat Schories A small mouse is accidentally carried away from his family and friends. How will he ever find his way home?

Five-year-old Christopher is adamant that something is hiding in his closet. When no one takes him seriously, he summons up the courage to confront his fears in the dark.

Adaptation of the book by the same name