Kasey Gifford
Long-time production artist/illustrator, horse fancier and animation history buff
Oscar Wilde's THE REMARKABLE ROCKET | Animated Adaptation (1975) narrated by David Nivenyoutu.be See more movies, Storytime episodes, animations and read alouds by subscribing to our channel! "The Remarkable Rocket" adapted from the original story by Oscar Wilde directed by Gerald Potterton Potterton Productions, 1975. From the author and studio that brought the endearing tale of "The Selfish Giant" (shoutout to @farwayout for that perfect description) comes the story of a firework with a very high opinion of himself - and all of the other characters with whom he comes into contact with: the other fireworks, a frog, a dragonfly and a duck, he looks down his nose and implies the world is better off because of him being in it. But in the end, will all of his bragging and stuffed-shirt arrogance come to spectacular spectrummed fruition when his moment finally comes to impress the entire world when they see him explode? With the narration of David Niven and voices by Graham Stark, this closely adapted tale honors the wit and social commentary Oscar Wilde was famous for with beautiful animation done by the incredible artists at Potterton Productions in Canada. For more stories by Oscar Wilde, go to your local library or order a copy on Amazon. Directed by Gerald Potterton Produced by Potterton Productions in Association with Readers Digest, Inc. 1975. storyjstorytime.com