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This DVD collection includes animated presentations of the children's books by William Steig, as well as a live-action profile of the writer. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is based upon the Caldecott Medal book. Narrated by John Lithgow, this animated tale tells the story of the Duncan family and their son Sylvester, who turns himself into a rock to escape a hungry lion. The Amazing Bone is based upon the Caldecott Honor and tells the tale of Pearl, a pig, and a talking bone, as they try to outwit a band of highway robbers and a hungry fox. Doctor De Soto, based upon the Newbery Honor book, is the story of a mouse dentist who treats all animals except those that eat mice, until one day, a fox comes to him with a toothache and begs Doctor De Soto to relieve his pain. Brave Irene tells the story of young girl who must summons up all her courage in the face of a nasty snowstorm in order to deliver a ball gown to the duchess. Getting to Know William Steig is a live-action documentary profiling the life of the "New Yorker" cartoonist and popular children's books.