Strega Nona: "Never go near my cooking pot," warns old witch Strega Nona. But does Big Anthony listen? No! Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn. What can he do with it now? Stone soup: When three soldiers come to town, all the townsfolk hide their food. If the soldiers can't find any food, what will they eat? Stone soup, of course!

Title from disc label. Bonus features: Spanish versions of Strega Nona and Stone soup; Read along option available.

Strega Nona /from the book written and illustrated by Tomie de Paola ; adapted by Gene Deitch ; produced by Morton Schindel ; directed by Gene Deitch -- Joseph had a little overcoat / from the book by Simms Taback ; produced by Paul R. Gagne, Melissa Reilly ; directed and animated by Daniel Ivanick -- Stone soup / from the book by Marcia Brown ; produced by Morton Schindel ; directed by Melissa Reilly -- Tale of the Mandarin ducks / from the book by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon ; produced and directed by Paul R. Gagne.