The Girl Who Hated Books (2006)
Books are everywhere in Meena's house - in cupboards, drawers, and even piled up the stairs! Her parents love to read, but Meena never even opens a book! When her cat Max accidentally knocks down a huge stack of books, heroes, heroines, and animals with attitude come to life and pandemonium reigns. Meena finds a unique solution to get the characters back in the books, and nothing, as they say, is the same after that. Based on the story by Manjusha Pawagi. The Girl Who Hated Books is part of the NFB's Talespinners 2 collection.
Director: Jo Meuris
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Michael Rudder as Narrator / Piggy (voice) |
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Elizabeth Lofranco as Meena (voice) |
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Harry Standjofski as Aardvark / Piggy (voice) |
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Thor Bishopric as Wolf / Piggy (voice) |
| Directing | Jo Meuris | Director |
| Sound | Janet Lumb | Music |
| Writing | Manjusha Pawagi | Book |
| Production | Sally Bochner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dino Giancola | Music |
| Production | Tamara Lynch | Producer |
| Production | David Verrall | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Sugith Varughese | Writer |