▁made ▁its ▁DVD ▁debut ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁A ▁second ▁DVD ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁visual s ▁as ▁" ex ceed ingly ▁un inter est ing ," ▁but ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁screen play ▁" has ▁followed ▁the ▁original ▁so ▁closely ▁that ▁it ' s ▁still ▁possible ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁by ▁the ▁story ." ▁Vari ety ▁called ▁the ▁film ▁" heart w arm ing ▁entertain ment " ▁with ▁" im agin ative ▁and ▁clever " ▁animation . ▁Gene ▁S isk el ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁writing ▁that ▁although ▁" the ▁animation ▁style ▁is ▁television - quick ie ▁( b land , ▁static ▁background s ), ▁White ' s ▁story ▁is ▁so ▁bl essed ▁nice ▁it ▁is ▁doubt ful ▁that ▁anyone ▁or ▁anything ▁could ▁ru in ▁it ." ▁Charles ▁Cham pl in ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote , ▁" No ▁one , ▁I ▁think , ▁could ▁ask ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁respect ful ▁treatment ▁of ▁a ▁classic ▁... ▁The ▁grow nu ps ▁will ▁miss ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁art ful ▁appeal ▁the ▁book ▁has , ▁but ▁can ▁sett le ▁glad ly ▁enough ▁for ▁a ▁cheer ful ▁and ▁enthus i astic ▁piece ▁of ▁children ' s ▁fare ." ▁In ▁a ▁negative ▁review ▁for ▁The ▁Month ly ▁Film ▁Bul letin , ▁C ly de ▁Je av