Childrens Films

From Animaniacs to Adventure Time, Wisecrack dives into our favorite cartoons and how they impacted us from childhood into adulthood.

It all started with the school rabbit. Snowflake is the school rabbit, and Snowflake is trouble. At least that's what Tommy thinks, and when Snowflake is unexpectedly left for him to look after and everything starts to go wrong, it looks like Tommy might be right. Even if he is getting more pocket money for feeding it and might be able to afford a new bike after all. And with a sick sister left in bed, a snobby actor left with suspiciously damp trousers, and no rabbit anywhere to be seen, Tommy can see his hopes of a new bike disappearing as fast as Snowflake.

Nächste Woche kommt eine Film-Crew nach Burg Kuckuckstein, um dort einen waschechten Ritterfilm zu drehen - mit tollen Kostümen, knarzenden Rüstungen und klirrenden Schwertern. Wow! Sofort beginnt Nele, das Inventar der Burg auf brauchbare Dekoration zu untersuchen. Und wer weiß? Vielleicht darf sie ja selbst auch mitmachen? Die Ereignisse beim Dreh sind so spannend, dass Nele alle Hände voll zu tun hat, bis es am Ende heißt: Alles im Kasten!

There's nothing like a good monster movie--except when the second reel gets stolen. It's up to Cam and her friend Eric to piece together clues that leave everyone else in the dark.

Known as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock's unique vision in movies like Psycho and The Birds sent shivers down our spines and shock waves through the film industry. His innovative camera techniques have been studied for decades, and his gift for storytelling cemented his place in history. Many directors make great movies, but the genius of Hitchcock helped make movies great. Learn how a chubby boy from London became the "Master of Suspense".

It's Squish - a graphic novel series, now adapted for audio, about a comic book-loving, twinkie-eating grade school amoeba trying to find his place in the world (or at least trying to make it through a school day). Inspired by his favorite comic book hero, Super Amoeba!, Squish has to navigate school (bullies! detention! Principal Planaria!), family (dad: Hates to wear a tie. Secretly listens to heavy metal in the car), and friends (Peggy-rainbows! happy all the time! and Pod...who's...well, you just have to meet him).

Enter the thrilling world of Victor Hugo's classic adventure of a lovable, outcast hunchback who risks all for the love of a gypsy enchantress in this breathtaking new adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Journey back in time to an age of ancient mysteries, superhuman deeds and breathtaking, mythical adventures in this thrilling story of the most powerful hero to walk the earth!

Turn back time to merry old England, where a young ragamuffin named Tom spends his time begging for alms and daydreaming about becoming a prince. Then one day, to Tom's astonished delight, he comes face to face with the one-and-only Prince of Wales and discovers that he and his majesty look exactly, identically alike!

Shiver me timbers! And welcome aboard, mateys—for a rousing version of the wonderfully updated swashbuckling tale of a young cabin boy, a boat-load of pesky pirates and a glittering fortune in buried treasure!

Peter Rabbit is a little cottontail who's fond of tall tales. He tells them to his mother, his sisters and even his cousin, Benny. Then, a run-in with Mr. McGregor's hungry cat causes Peter to tell one tale too many. Thinking his sisters have been boxed up and mailed to Zanzibar (a place at least 30 miles away!), Peter and Benny set out to rescue the girls. So come on! Hit the bunny trail with for a journey into pure storytelling enchantment with a rousing, rib-tickling New Adventures of Peter Rabbit!

Once upon a Christmas season, in a far-away snow-covered kingdom, lived a good-hearted shoemaker named Hans and his wife, Ilse. Unlike the kingdom's greedy, shoe-crazed king, Hans still found room in his heart to be a kind and generous soul, even though he was down to his last scrap of shoe leather. So naturally, when a small troup of Santa's elves-in-training went looking for a good deed to help them earn full elf status, Hans was the perfect choice!

In The Mysterious Abductions, animals are disappearing without a trace. With the help of a gentle wombat, a jittery jerboa, a band of coyotes, and some kooky bats, the brigade journeys to the depths of the earth where they find themselves in a wacky, high-stakes game that will determine all of their survival!

Worlds collide when Dal, a boy who can talk to animals, meets Whisper, a strange girl, at forbidden Forest Farm. But Dal's best friend, a brave white stag called Treon, is convinced the girl is not all she seems. Neemis, a hare with attitude, wants control of the forest. He enlists the help from other animals and is determined to stop the new friends from finding out the truth!

Waffles and Mochi’s friend Kennedy loves all kinds of pickled food. But when they try to get pickles for her birthday party, Waffles and Mochi learn that pickles aren’t made quickly.

Gulp! A scary new movie has everyone talking - and Squish is spooked out of his cellular mind! But it’s just a movie, right? Right?! Will Squish be eaten alive by a terrifying movie monster? Will his friends think he’s (gasp!) totally chicken? And can Squish’s comic book hero, Super Amoeba, defeat his creepiest foe yet? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the sixth Squish adapted-for-audio novel: Fear the Amoeba - saving the world, one cell at a time!

It's soccer season! But the Waterfleas (Hey, it could be worse - Okay, maybe it couldn't.) are getting pummelled game after game. Squish knows winning isn't everything, but it's something right? Can Squish turn the losing streak around when he becomes team captain? Will Pod figure out how to harness the power of lightning? And how can amoebas play soccer when they don't have any feet? Find out in the electrifyingly funny Squish, Book 4: Captain Disaster - saving the world, one cell at a time!

He's baa-ack! It's a brand new school year for everyone's favorite amoeba! Will Squish finally get to sit with the cool kids at lunch? Will Pod stop the giant asteroid from destroying the world? Will the leeches be the end of Super Amoeba? And what makes cafeteria nachos so delicious anyway? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Squish's second electrifying, fast-paced adventure!

Vor 10 Jahren erschien dieses Buch und wurde zum "Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" der Handygeneration. Drogenstrich, Missbrauch, Leben in einer Parallelwelt zu der behaglichen bürgerlichen. Was uns Natascha zu erzählen hat, sollte niemanden ungerührt lassen. Gerade volljährig geworden, erzählt die Autorin von ihrer Kindheit im Heim, von den ersten Drogen mit zwölf und dem Drogenstrich, dem harten Leben zwischen Freiern, Zuhältern, Dealern und der Schule. Ungeschönt, unerbittlich ehrlich zeigt sie uns, wie das Leben in Deutschland auch aussehen kann, fernab von Behaglichkeit und Familie.

Join little Isley, her family and friends on this colorful fourth saga of the Isley Adventure Chronicles. In this amazing adventure, they travel through deep space, stop off at a space service station, ride through a wormhole, to the grey alien Buddy’s wonderful planet called Blue Habitat. Once there, they make an important wildlife film with a very important environmental message.