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Plot Summary:
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom is a British animated pre-school children's television series set in an enchanted magical kingdom with fairies, elves and insects. It is broadcast across Nickelodeon's 43 international channels throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. The show is created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker, and produced by Phil Davies at Astley Baker Davies - the company responsible for Peppa Pig. Many of the actors who lend their vocal skills to characters in Peppa Pig also work on Little Kingdom. These include John Sparkes, Sarah Ann Kennedy, David Rintoul and David Graham. The music is by Julian Nott who is noted for his "Wallace and Gromit" scores.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, fairy tale, semi serious
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Tickety Toc (2011)
Plot Summary:
In The Unstoppable, Unpoppable Bubble, our comedic heroes Tommy and Tallulah test McCoggins¿ new unpoppable bubble formula! But soon an unpoppable bubble becomes so large it engulfs the whole town! Will the town be rescued from the extra-large and extra-strong bubble? Will Tommy & Tallulah make it out of the bubble in time to chime? In this and 5 other exciting adventures, the Tickety Town team, along with your own preschoolers, will learn the importance of teamwork, community and social responsibility.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: South Korea, UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: educational, feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, exciting, fast, computer animated
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Little Princess (2006)
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Little Princess is a children's animated television series. Directed by Edward Foster, it debuted in the United Kingdom in 2006 and is currently shown there as part of Channel 5's Milkshake! and – as Y Dywysoges Fach – in the children's programming strand Cyw on the Welsh language channel S4C. In English, the stories are narrated by Julian Clary, who also provides the voice of the cat Puss. Jane Horrocks provides the voice of the Little Princess. The series is based on the original books by Tony Ross and follows the success of Ross's 1986 book 'I Want My Potty', which was also turned into a 5 minute short film. Great Uncle Walter is voiced by Brian Blessed and General, Prime Minister, Gardener and Chef are all voiced by Colin McFarlane.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Descendants: Wicked World (2015)
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Descendants: Wicked World is an animated series based upon and following the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 2 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, captivating, stylized, computer animated, 3d animation
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Smile PreCure! (2012)
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Glitter Force is a Japanese anime series and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure series. Produced by Toei Animation, the series is written by Shōji Yonemura, who is best known as the head writer of Glass Fleet and Kamen Rider Kabuto. The character designs were done by Toshie Kawamura, who previously worked on the character designs for Yes! PreCure 5. The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 5, 2012 and January 27, 2013, replacing Suite PreCure♪ in its initial timeslot, and is succeeded by Dokidoki! PreCure. A film was released in Japanese theatres on October 27, 2012. The series' main motif is fairy tales.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale, humorous, captivating, entertaining, shoujo
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The Adventures of Peter Pan (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Peter Pan is an anime series by Nippon Animation, and directed by Takashi Nakamura and Yoshio Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on the Fuji TV network between January 8, 1989 and December 24, 1989. It is an adaptation of the classic Peter Pan novel by James Matthew Barrie, and spanned a total of 41 episodes. It was part of the World Masterpiece Theater, a famed animation staple by Nippon Animation, which produced an animated version of a different classical book or story each year. The anime, while adapting material from the original novel, also adds numerous original story arcs. The series was also later translated and released in several international audiences worldwide. In Europe, it was broadcast on the television networks Telecinco, RTL Television, Kika, Italia 1, TV3 and Fox Kids, Yleisradio and TVP 2. It also aired in numerous other countries, such as Israel, Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, feel good, captivating, semi serious
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Henry Hugglemonster (2013)
Plot Summary:
Henry Hugglemonster is the story of a mischievous 5-year-old monster named Henry who loves adventures, discoveries, and being with his family. Each day brings new opportunities for Henry to explore his feelings and learn important life lessons about working with others, showing kindness, and getting along with siblings. Henry finds love and support from his parents, Daddo and Momma; and his brothers and sisters, Cobby , Summer, and Ivor.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: Ireland, UK, USA, South Korea, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, captivating, offbeat, contemplative
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Team Umizoomi (2010)
Plot Summary:
Team Umizoomi is a animated fantasy musical series with an emphasis on preschool mathematical concepts, such as counting, sequences, shapes, patterns, measurements, and comparisons. The team consists of mini superheroes Milli and Geo, a friendly robot named Bot, and the child who is viewing the show. Milli, Geo and Bot refer to the child viewer as their Umifriend and encourage him or her to develop their "Mighty Math Powers!" The action generally takes place in and around Umi City, a colorful city where the streets are paved with origami inspired patterns. In the United States Team Umizoomi is shown on both Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon. It is also available on iTunes. It first aired on January 25, 2010.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining, colorful, semi serious, feel good, humorous, educational, interactive, colourful
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Casper's Scare School (2009)
Plot Summary:
Casper's Scare School is an animated series based on the computer film of the same name starring Casper the Friendly Ghost. The series aired on Cartoon Network October 5, 2009. The second season commissioned in October 5, 2012 with a new opening sequence, a new voice cast and a slightly different CGI animation style than the first season. It is currently airing on Boomerang.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, USA, India
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, gothic, captivating, 3d animation, computer animated
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Babar (1989)
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Babar is a Canadian/French/Japanese animated television series produced in Quebec, Canada by Nelvana Limited and The Clifford Ross Company. It premiered in 1989 on CBC and HBO, subsequently was rerun on HBO Family and Qubo. The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international co-production. The series' 78 episodes have been broadcast in 30 languages in over 150 countries. Episodes of Babar currently air on Ion Television and Qubo. While the French author Laurent de Brunhoff pronounces the name Babar as "BUH-bar", the TV series in its first five seasons pronounces the name as "BAB-bar". In 2010, a computer-animated sequel series spin-off of Babar titled Babar and the Adventures of Badou was launched. The new series focuses on a majority of new characters.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light, retro, touching
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Wishenpoof! (2014)
Plot Summary:
Bianca is just like any other little girl, except for one teensy little thing. Bianca has Wish Magic, so she can make wishes come true. Whether she's at home in Wish World, at the Willow Tree with her fairy friends, or at school with her non-fairy friends, Bianca and her hilarious teddy bear sidekick Bob navigate day-to-day problems with a little help from Bianca's mom and of course, wish magic!.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: educational, feel good, entertaining, psychological, captivating, sentimental, semi serious, computer animated
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Sandra, The Fairytale Detective (2009)
Plot Summary:
Sandra, The Fairytale Detective is a Spanish TV series. Created by Imira Productions. It is an animated program aimed at young children that attempts to combine the genres of fairy tales and detective novels. A few years back, Imira Entertainment sought a way to combine those two concepts while simultaneously creating one of the most inventive cartoons in years. Now, the company is taking its proven success and shopping it around a number of new locations, bringing Sandra to TG4 in Ireland and RSI in Switzerland. The Fairytale Detective is accompanied by her pal Fo the Elf, a 508 year old assistant who gathers Sandra’s cases, as well as Rachel, Sandra’s best pal. As if the mysteries weren’t tough enough, Markus will appear on occasion, hoping to spoil the day by bullying Sandra. Thankfully, though, Sandra always finds her way.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, detective
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Thomas & Friends (1984)
Plot Summary:
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, colorful, anime, semi serious, cult classic, colourful
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Princess Lillifee (2009)
Plot Summary:
In an enchanted kingdom, Princess Fairy Lillifee rules creating beauty and spreading goodness wherever she goes. Together with her best friend, Pupsi pork, she flies all over her kingdom, leaving behind a magical trail: clouds of pink butterflies and twinkling stars. She soon discovers that not everyone is happy. Many complain about the antics of some fairies. If things don't change, the farm goblins, fishermen elves and mermaids will leave the enchanted kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: feel good, sincere, captivating, entertaining, light, anime, humorous, semi serious
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Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2001)
Plot Summary:
Dora goes to school and lives in Playa Verde, which is a city. Together with the explorer girls Emma, Kate, Naiya, and Alana and her only male companion, Pablo, Dora and her friends work together and go on amazing adventures while discovering the secrets of their city. Dora has a magical charm bracelet and a smart phone, complete with an app version of the previous Map to aid her. Her friend Kate is fond of drama, while Emma loves music. Alana is tomboyish but loves animals, Naiya is smart and loves to read, and Pablo loves playing soccer.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: semi serious, light, humorous, entertaining, feel good, captivating, educational
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Peppa Pig (2004)
Plot Summary:
Peppa Pig is an energetic piggy who lives with Mummy, Daddy, and little brother George. She loves to jump in mud puddles and make loud snorting noises.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 9 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, colorful, semi serious, educational, captivating, 2d animation, colourful
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Tree Fu Tom (2012)
Plot Summary:
Tom appears to be a normal boy, but Tree Fu transforms him into a superhero.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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My Big Big Friend (2011)
Plot Summary:
My Big Big Friend is a series created by Canadian and Brazilian Claudia and Andres Lieban Koogan Breitman, co-produced by Brazilian studio 2D Lab and the Canadian company Breakthrough Animation. Had its first showing on August 9, 2010 on Discovery Kids Latin America and May 9, 2011 premiered on TV Brazil. It premiered in Canada on Treehouse TV on August 20, 2011. It was financed with the laws of federal tax incentives, the Procult and the Audiovisual Sector Fund - FSA. The show centers around the friendships of three children, Yuri, Lili and Matt, each of whom has a "Big Big Friend" who is invisible to adults and other children but seen by all three friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil, Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, semi serious
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Peter Pan and the Pirates (1990)
Plot Summary:
Peter Pan lives in the Neverland with a gang of orphan boys, fairy Tinkerbell, and friends Wendy, John, and Michael Darling. Amid numerous adventures, the children are constantly menaced by pirate Captain James Hook and his band of no-goods.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Philippines, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious
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Willa's Wild Life (2008)
Plot Summary:
Willa's Wild Life is a French/Canadian/American animated television series that first aired on ABC2 in 2008, then on Qubo and Nickelodeon Canada in 2009. The show is based on Dan Yaccarino's book An Octopus Followed Me Home. It is about a 9 year old girl named Willa who has some very unusual pets. She has, so far, acquired a giraffe, two elephants, an alligator, and many more exotic animals. The show airs on Qubo at 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm Monday - Sunday, and 9:30 am on Fridays at ION Television.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sincere, feel good, captivating
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Pinky Dinky Doo (2005)
Plot Summary:
Pinky Dinky Doo dances her way into her Story Box to tell stories and solve problems using her big imagination and fancy words.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, exciting
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The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (1996)
Plot Summary:
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper is an animated television spin-off of the feature film Casper, which, in turn, was based on the Harvey Comics character of Casper the Friendly Ghost.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, gothic, spooky, spoof, parody
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Sofia the First (2012)
Plot Summary:
Becoming royalty overnight is every girl's dream, and Sofia is eager to prove she can be a true princess. Visit an enchanted circus, meet a pet dragon and soar through desert skies with Sofia and Amber on a magic carpet ride! But when their high-flying adventure veers off course, it's special guest Princess Jasmine to the rescue with inspiring advice about trying new things, staying strong and trusting yourself. Sparkling with extraordinary songs, unforgettable characters and thrilling surprises, Ready to Be a Princess opens the door to a whole new world of kindness, helping others and being the best you can be!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation, black and white, epic fantasy, nostalgic
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The Little Mermaid (1992)
Plot Summary:
Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film. Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton, and Pat Carroll as Ursula. The Little Mermaid premiered in the fall of 1992 with the animated prime time special called "A Whale of a Tale," then moved to Saturday mornings. This series originally appeared on CBS, with an original run from 1992 to 1994. It was later shown in reruns on the Disney Channel until 2008. Some of the episodes contain musical segments, featuring original songs written for the series. The opening theme to the show is an instrumental combination of the songs "Part of Your World", "Under the Sea", and "Kiss the Girl". The overture for the stage musical of The Little Mermaid is similar to this.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Philippines
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, captivating, humorous, feel good, colorful, anime, children's program, semi serious, teen comedy, 2d animation
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Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set between “Tangled” and “Tangled Ever After,” this animated adventure/comedy series unfolds as Rapunzel acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom and the people of Corona.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating, light, feel good, romantic, adult animation, anime
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Clarence (2013)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a young boy named Clarence, who is optimistic about everything, and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, anime, adult cartoon, realistic, weird, 2d animation
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Go, Diego, Go! (2005)
Plot Summary:
Go, Diego, Go! is a children's television series created by Chris Gifferd and Valerie Walsh, and is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer. The show premiered on September 6, 2005 and ended on September 16, 2011 on Nickelodeon. It also aired as part of the Nick Jr. on CBS block from September 17, 2005 to September 9, 2006. On December 20, 2006, Nick Jr. announced that it had ordered twenty new episodes that were in production. Since April 2008, the show has been dubbed into Spanish and airs in the United States on Univision as part of their Planeta U block.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, educational
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Zack and Quack (2012)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of an inventive boy named Zack and his best friend, a young duck called Quack. Resourceful friend and neighbour, Kira, joins the dazzling duo on each adventure and is on hand to fix any paper problem with her expert pop-up tool kit.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Israel, UK, South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation
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Guess How Much I Love You (2012)
Plot Summary:
Based on the books by Sam McBratney, and illustrated by Anita Jeram, Guess How Much I Love You sees Little and Big Nutbrown Hare explore their beautiful surroundings, play with their friends and delight in the love between them. The series not only explores the tender idea of the boundless love between father and son, but opens up their world... a beautiful and pristine valley full of playful friends and delights of nature in every season.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, UK, Singapore
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, touching, semi serious
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Stuart Little (2003)
Plot Summary:
Stuart Little: The Animated Series is an American animated television series, loosely based on the E. B. White children's book Stuart Little and more based on the live action movie adaptations. It was produced by Red Wagon Productions and Sony Pictures Television for the HBO Family digital cable television channel, and aired for just one 13-episode season in 2003.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious
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Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new step-father, King Roland II, and step-siblings, Amber and James. Along the way this ordinary girl learns to navigate the extraordinary life of royalty, and in the process makes everyone around her feel special.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, 3d animation