Lions, Shepherds and Queens (#01 in Veggie Tales Heroes Of The Bible Series) 

Big Idea - Veggie Tales

What do you get when you cross vegetables with classic Bible stories? You get courageous cucumbers, ambitious asparagus - you get heroes of epic proportions! You get VeggieTales Heroes of the Bible! - 75 minutes of the VERY best of the VeggieTales stories! "Daniel And The Lions Den"(from Where's God When I'm S-Scared?) In this musical adaptation of the classic Bible story, Daniel, played by Larry the Cucumber, finds himself in deep trouble thanks to the King's conniving wisemen, played by a trio of slippery scallions. In an exciting finish, Daniel learns that even in the lion's den, he is still in God's hands. Dave And The Giant Pickle This Veggie version of David and Goliath, puts Junior Asparagus (as David) against a really mean, REALLY big pickle! In the end, little Dave learns that it makes no difference whether you're 9-feet tall or 2-feet tall - with God's help, even little guys can do big things! Esther. . .The Girl Who Became Queen When a small-town girl wakes up with the weight of the world on her shoulders and the fate of her people in her hands, can she find the courage to do what's right? Esther. . .The Girl Who Became Queen teaches kids that "you never need to be afraid to do what's right!"
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About The Author: Phil Vischer came up with the idea of computer animated characters based on vegetables in the early 1990s. To develop the concept he founded Big Idea Productions, Inc. with Mike Nawrocki, and in 1993 the first Veggie Tales video was released. Since then Veggie Tales has been a phenomenal success, running to nearly 50 storylines and reaching a whole generation of children. The animations feature a colourful core cast of 'Veggies' led by Larry the Cucumber and his sidekick Bob the Tomato. They bumble their way hilariously through adventures that interweave Bible themes and popular culture references - like Sherlock Holmes, Indiana Jones, and Robin Hood. The aim is always to impart biblical life lessons. Key features of each storyline are a memorable 'silly song', performed by one or more of the characters, along with a concluding 'What have we learned' round-up of the main lesson.

The Veggie Tales series was adapted successfully for TV in 2006, and Big Idea has also released Veggie Tales books, music CDs, toys, and clothing, as well as two feature-length movies Jonah and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. In 2012, Classic Media - the parent company of Big Idea and Veggie Tales - was acquired by DreamWorks, which has produced such hit animated films as Shrek and Madagascar.