A Weekend with Wendell (1998)

Name: A Weekend with Wendell
Director: Virginia Wilkos
Genre: Animation
Released: 1998-01-01
Duration: 10 min
Cast: Mary Beth Hurt

Animation

Director: Virginia Wilkos

Cast: Mary Beth Hurt

Runtime10 min

RatingNR

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Three cheers for compromise as quiet-as-a-mouse Sophie learns to assert herself with bossy, big-mouthed Wendell.

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Fans of gentle, slice-of-life animation will enjoy the charming dynamic between the reserved Sophie and the boisterous Wendell in this 1998 film directed by Virginia Wilkos. The performances from Mary Beth Hurt and the ensemble bring the characters' interactions to life in a relatable, heartwarming way.

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Kevin Henkes is an American author of children's books. He is known for writing and illustrating picture books, the most notable of which feature young anthropomorphic mice as their main characters. Henkes also writes middle-grade fiction. As an illustrator, he won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon (2004). Two of Henkes' books were Newbery Medal Honor Books, Olive's Ocean in 2004 and The Year of Billy Miller in 2014. His picture book Waiting was named both a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and a Geisel Honor Book. It was only the second time any author has won that combination of awards.