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The Last Unicorn. Ages 6 and up.
The Brave Little Toaster. Ages 8 and up.
Dot and the Kangaroo. Teaches American kids about the weird and wonderful fauna down under. 6 and up.
Anything by Nick Park....small children + claymation penguin who cross dresses as a chicken = priceless.
And finally: I must quibble with your naming the 1993 Secret Garden as the definitive version. No. Just, no. The definitive version is the Hallmark Hall of Fame's 1980s production with Derek Jacobi. That is all.