Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, 75 minutes, ages 4 and older, VHS, $19.96; DVD, $24.05. “Trumpet of the Swan” is a sweet children’s video based on the classic novel by E.B. White (author of ...

“Trumpet of the Swan,” in movie theaters Friday, gets a jump on this summer’s more heavily hyped family films, such as “Shrek” and “Atlantis.” This animated adaptation of E.B. White’s beloved book, co ...

One ugly duckling of a cartoon. Running time: 75 minutes. Rated G. At the Empire, the Kips Bay, the 64th and 2nd, others. FODDER for only the most undemanding rugrats, “The Trumpet of the Swan” is a ...

When a schoolboy in “The Trumpet of the Swan” picks up a copy of “Stuart Little” to read, the moment elicits a knowing chuckle. We laugh over the in-joke, such as it is, which is that both “Stuart ...

The second E.B. White children's classic to reach theaters in recent years, and the third overall, "The Trumpet of the Swan" is undoubtedly the weakest. Its story of a mute trumpeter swan who learns ...