Context: Direct-to-video or straight-to-video (also known as direct-to-VHS, direct-to-DVD, direct-to-Blu-ray, direct-to-digital, etc.) refers to the release of a film to the public immediately on home video formats rather than a theatrical release or television broadcast. Because inferior sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct to video, references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies., Kristin Fairlie (born November 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress and former child actress. In 1998 she won a Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble for her lead role in the Showtime original movie "The Sweetest Gift". As a voice actress, Fairlie has voiced the roles of the title character in "Little Bear", Bridgette in "Total Drama", Carrie in "", and Emma in "Stoked"., Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928  May 8, 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book "Where the Wild Things Are", first published in 1963. 
Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Besides "Where the Wild Things Are," Sendak also wrote works such as "In the Night Kitchen", "Outside Over There", and illustrated many works by other authors including the "Little Bear" books by Else Holmelund Minarik., Else Holmelund Minarik (September 13, 1920  July 12, 2012) was an American author of more than 40 childrens books. She was most commonly associated with her Little Bear series of children's books, which were adapted for television. Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, "No Fighting, No Biting!", The Video Home System (VHS) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes. Developed by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in the early 1970s, it was released in Japan in late 1976 and in the USA in early 1977., The Holocaust (from the Greek ': "hólos", "whole" and "kaustós", "burnt"), also referred to as the Shoah"' (Hebrew: , "HaShoah", "the catastrophe"), was a genocide in which Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany and its collaborators killed about six million Jews. The victims included 1.5 million children and represented about two-thirds of the nine million Jews who had resided in Europe. Some definitions of the Holocaust include the additional five million non-Jewish victims of Nazi mass murders, bringing the total to about 11 million. Killings took place throughout Nazi Germany, German-occupied territories, and territories held by allies of Nazi Germany., Little Bear is an educational Canadian children 's animated series based on the Little Bear series of books written by Else Holmelund Minarik , and illustrated by Maurice Sendak . The program was originally produced by CBC . It has been rebroadcast on many channels , including Noggin / Nick Jr. ( US ) , ABC and ABC2 ( Australia ) ( 16 October 1997 - 15 April 2010 ) and Children 's BBC ( UK ) . The direct - to - video / DVD full - length feature film The Little Bear Movie was released in 2001 ., Paramount Pictures Corporation (known professionally as Paramount Pictures and often referred to simply as Paramount) is an American film studio based in Hollywood, California, that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994. Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world, the second oldest in the United States, and the sole member of the "Big Six" film studios still located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood. In 1916 Zukor contracted 22 actors and actresses and honored each with a star on the logo. These fortunate few would become the first "movie stars." Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)., Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short in 1974 (with an updated version in 1988); a 1980 opera; and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze. The book had sold over 19 million copies worldwide , with 10 million of those being in the United States., The Little Bear Movie is an animated film based on the television series "Little Bear", which in turn is based on the book series of the same name which was written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and produced by Nelvana Limited for Paramount Pictures. The film was released on direct-to-video on August 7, 2001 by Paramount Home Video. It stars Kristin Fairlie as the voice of Little Bear., DVD (an abbreviation of "digital versatile disc" or "digital video disc") is a digital optical disc storage format invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. The medium can store any kind of digital data and is widely used for software and other computer files as well as video programs watched using DVD players. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than compact discs while having the same dimensions., In the Night Kitchen is a popular and controversial children's picture book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and first published in 1970. The book depicts a young boy's dream journey through a surreal baker's kitchen where he assists in the creation of a cake to be ready by the morning. "In the Night Kitchen" has been described by Sendak as part of a trilogy of books based on psychological development from "In the Night Kitchen" (toddler) to "Where the Wild Things Are" (pre-school) to "Outside Over There" (pre-adolescent). It was a Caldecott Honor recipient in 1971. It was adapted into a 5-minute animated short film in 1987 by Gene Deitch., Subject: little bear , Relation: publication_date, Options: (A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 13 (E) 19 (F) 1916 (G) 1920 (H) 1928 (I) 1963 (J) 1970 (K) 1974 (L) 1976 (M) 1987 (N) 1988 (O) 1994 (P) 1995 (Q) 1998 (R) 2001 (S) 2009 (T) 2012 (U) 22 (V) 8
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