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The Qubo Channel has taken a risk by including the cutting edge cartoon Jane And The Dragon to its program roster. First aired in September 2006 on NBC-TV, the cartoon is based on the popular children book series by Martin Baynton first published in 1988 and made by filmmaker Richard Taylor for the Qubo Channel. What makes Jane And The Dragon so original compared to its counterparts is that the cartoon is done in three dimensional vignettes allowing the figures to pop out of the background and display full-bodied figures. The figures move with the natural workings of a real human body, so the tendrils of their hair flip and flutter congruent to their head action and their eyeball movements reflect genuine human expressions.

Viewers feel like they are watching real people in this cartoon, but the cartoon's vivid cinematography is not the only factor that makes Jane And The Dragon one of the best cartoons of 2009. It is the lessons that kids can glean from the storylines being told by the figures that have made the series stand out, and the themes about life which kids can relate to which make them feel like these cartoon characters are like them. Jane And The Dragon is one cartoon series in 2009 that has lasting power and has the potential to achieve iconic status.

The main character in the series is a curly, fire-engine red haired girl named Jane who is 13 years old and living in medieval times. Her best friend becomes a giant green dragon whose comedic timing displays a keen sense of wit and intelligence. He becomes her ally in whatever adventure she partakes in and, at the same time, helps her with her training to become a knight in the King's Royal Guard. Jane has her share of friends at the King's castle like her father, Pepper the cook, the King's daughter, and the Court Jester, but she also has a few opponents at the castle who would like to see her fail in her training like the squires in competition with her and the King's pudgy faced son. The cast is a well-rounded assortment of characters that resemble the type of personalities that any child would have to deal with in the classroom, and the situations that Jane faces are relatable to real life circimstances like confronting jealousy, proving one's loyalty and finding a middle ground that will make everyone happy.

One of the most important lessons that the cartoon shows is rising above peer pressure, which enables Jane and Dragon to become good friends when rightfully each

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