Granpa

I find this Hand-Drawn Animated Adaptation of John Burningham's Storybook is very Excellent, Because of the Hand-Drawn Animation, The Story, The Music, The Voice Acting and The Characters, It is about a Little Girl called Emily, Who is coming to stay at her Grandfather's House in the four seasons, In the Spring, They are imagined themselves in the Noah's Ark, In the Summer, They went to the beach, To get some ice creams, building a sand castles, riding on the donkeys and riding on the roller coasters, In the Autumn, They went fishing at the river Thames, and In the Winter at Christmas Time, They are having fun in the snow, and they went inside, Then suddenly Emily was very upset and mournful, Because her Grandfather was passed away, It is very sad, I'm giving this a 10/10 and Merry Christmas.

This film has been on VHS in our cupboard since 1990, and takes pride of place at Christmas. The direction from the late and great Dianne Jackson ranks among the best of the 80's and 90's. This simple touching story about a young girl (Emily) who goes to play with her Granpa (recently departed Ustinov) is animated using colour pencils, and is musically scripted by Howard Blake.

The combination of the fluid animation, wonderful movement of the "camera" and the beautiful musical score makes for one of the best british releases of the 80's. Well worth a watch, and it is available for purchase online.

Also worth a look, is the musical score by Howard Blake, which can be purchased in a beautiful book from his official site at chester novello, and the single for the ending credits, sung by Sarah Brightman.