VIDEO STORYBOOKS

Bridge the distance by starring in a taped story hour.

Ashland City, Tennessee--In the Webbs's house, the latest blockbuster is a video of grandmother Ellen Claiborne, 54, reading ELLEN AND PENGUIN and 7-year-old cousin Bethany Benson reading THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR to 3-year-old Natalie Webb. Grandpa Lucien Claiborne, 56, and paternal grandparents Charles and Ruth Webb, both 57, join in with other stories. For the first several weeks after the video was made, Natalie watched the tape daily. Not only has the tape reminded Natalie of her long-distance relatives' faces and voices, it has also fostered a love of paging through picture books. Dr. Seuss books, especially HOP ON POP, are the newest favorites.