"100 Word Search Game" on Website

Crawford the Cat’s 100 Word Search Game features many of the first 100 sight words young readers are required to master. We hope our version of this popular game will be a fun, helpful reinforcement for young students .

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If you think you're as sharp as a 1st Grader, give it a try here!

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CrawfordTheCat.com is a free website designed specifically for Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade. CrawfordTheCat.com features fun and entertaining animated videos that promote positive values while implementing simple lessons on personal, practical and social skills. Also age-appropriate games and on-line books are included, as well as down-loadable printables!

"CrawfordTheCat" linked by Teachers!

CrawfordtheCat.com - featuring our favorite cartoon cat and his five-minute animated shorts - has been on the internet since the beginning of the year. In that time, many educators have linked the site to the their classroom website pages.

That is such as honor, and we are very proud! Thank you teachers!

Our site is still new, and there is so much more in the works to be included, but for now we are happy with its humble beginnings.

It you get a chance, click here to check it out, especially if you have a Preschool to 1st Grader in your life.

CRAWFORD THE CAT Website

Lately we’ve been busy at the studio digitizing the "CRAWFORD'S CORNER" shorts and now they are all set to go on Crawford the Cat's new website CrawfordTheCat.com

At this point, 13 “Crawford’s Corner” five-minute videos are now available to watch online. The shorts are educational in nature and are aimed at young audiences, so….. if you have a preschooler , kindergartener or older, or know someone who does, check ‘em out here!

Enjoy.

"O.Ratz in Rat in a Hot Tin Can"

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I found out that “O.Ratz in Rat in a Hot Tin Can” was no longer available on YouTube, so I decided to put the 7 minute cartoon on our own website for a short time. We made the cartoon with Hanna-Barbera in 1995 for Cartoon Network’s “What A Cartoon Show.” Of course, it didn’t go to series, but it was still a lot of fun to make, and we made some long lasting showbiz friends along the way. ..See the video here and our info page on it here.

Enjoy.

Know a Preschool to 1st Grader? Free online cartoons and games - just for them! Visit “CrawfordTheCat.com”

Catching up with Mary Anne Barothy

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Last night I had the fun experience of catching up with former Perennial Pictures staffer and author Mary Anne Barothy at the signing of her new book “Day at a Time.” Before becoming Director of Publicity for Perennial Pictures (1986-1990), Mary Anne was personal secretary to movie star Doris Day. “Day at a Time” is Mary Anne’s recounting of her time with one of the biggest stars in motion picture history.

It was great seeing Mary Anne and a fun surprise to see our studio mentioned in her book and on the jacket. The book is a fun, informative read! Check it out.

One of the shows Ms Barothy worked with us on was “A Mirthworm Masquerade.” It was the second TV Special we made, and after its initial US broadcasts, it continued to play well for many years overseas.

To see a couple of minutes from it, Click here.

Enjoy

On The Business End

G. Brian Reynolds ......................Russ Harris

This past Tuesday Brian and I were in New York pounding the pavement. We stopped by the Cartoon Network offices, the MTV Networks offices, and Frederator Studios in NY. It’s always nice to “get outta Dodge” for a day, and “talk turkey” with some new and some old friends. Of course, every time we do, we come back to the studio with a bunch of exciting new ideas we want to pursue - along with all the existing ideas we want to accelerate. But there’s only so many hours in a day, and the current work load keeps us hopping too.

We continue to animate scenes for “The Mr. Men Show” (which is going to be a really fun show for the Cartoon Network that is being produced by Renegade Animation) and we’re producing /developing for our own “Crawford the Cat” property as well as a couple of other projects that we have in the works..

Next week we’re in Chicago for a day. It’s a busy time, and a good time!

"Crawford The Cat" and "Mr. Men"

We’ve been pretty busy at Perennial Pictures over the last month working on our own “Crawford the Cat “ property as well as picking up some animation for “The Mr. Men Show” from our friends at Renegade Animation. Mr. Men looks like it’s going to be a really fun show, and we’re happy to be working on it. Look for the show on Cartoon Network in the US and on Channel 5 in the UK beginning in February 2008!

For “Crawford the Cat,” we’ve been putting together model packs for the characters, and this week, Crawford’s walk cycles were being honed.

To see some on the walk cycle animation, Click Here.

To visit Crawford the Cat's website, Click Here.

Enjoy!


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