Kino's Storytime

Kino's Storytime
Created byDouglass Bailey
Presented byAnne Betancourt
Marabina Jaimes
Mark Ritts
Theme music composerJohn Nordstrom II
ComposerJohn Nordstrom II
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3[citation needed]
No. of episodes81[citation needed]
Production
Executive producerPatricia Kunkel[2]
Running time30 minutes per episode
Production companyKCET
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseOctober 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)[1] –
September 1, 1997 (1997-09-01)

Kino's Storytime, also known as Storytime, is an American children's reading television program which aired on PBS from October 12, 1992 until September 1, 1997.[1] It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California. It was available on VHS from Strand Home Video and Video Treasures. It was co-hosted by Anne Betancourt as Lucy, Marabina Jaimes as Mara, and Kino, voiced and performed by puppeteer Mark Ritts.[3][4][5][6]

Cast

In addition to being co-hosted by Lucy, Mara and Kino, celebrity guest stars would sometimes visit the series and read stories, including:

Episodes

Season 1 (1992–1994)

  1. Books Read: Anna and the Little Green Dragon by Klaus Baumgart; The Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer; Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten by Bob Graham / Story Picks: The Adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash, pictures by James Marshall; Roses Sing on New Snow by Paul Yee, illustrated by Harvey Chan
  2. Books Read: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert; Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco; Any Kind of Dog by Lynn Reiser / Story Picks: Pole Dog by Tres Seymour, pictures by David Soman; Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Kathryn Brown
  3. Books Read: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; Five Bad Boys, Billy Que and the Dustdobbin by Susan Patron, pictures by Mike Shenon; Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse, illustrated by Barbara Lavallee / Story Picks: Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman; The Wild Woods by Simon James
  4. Books Read: The Old Ladies Who Liked Cats by Carol Greene, pictures by Loretta Krupinski; Alistair's Elephant by Marilyn Sadler, illustrated by Roger Bollen; Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber / Story Picks: What's Under My Bed? by James Stevenson; The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
  5. Books Read: My Little Red Car by Chris Demarest; Three Wishes by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Michael Hays; The Magic House by Robyn Eversole, paintings by Peter Palagonia; Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg, illustrated by Stephen Gammell / Story Picks: The Secret in the Matchbox by Val Willis, pictures by John Shelley; The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies retold by Heather Forest, illustrated by Susan Gaber
  6. Books Read: The Gingerbread Man retold by Eric Kimmel, illustrated by Megan Lloyd; The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle; Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
  7. Books Read: Mouse's Birthday by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Bruce Degen; Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Hector-Smalls, illustrated by Michael Hays; The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, drawings by Robert Lawson; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas / Story Picks: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr; Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
  8. Books Read: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson; Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong; A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza / Story Picks: This Quiet Lady by Charlotte Zolotow, pictures by Anita Lobel; On Mother's Lap by Ann Herbert Scott, illustrated by Glo Coalson
  9. Books Read: Timothy Goes to School by Rosemary Wells; Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman, pictures by Caroline Binch; Rumpelstiltskin retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; My Mom is Excellent by Nick Butterworth / Story Picks: Koala Lou by Mem Fox, illustrated by Pamela Lofts; Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow, pictures by Maurice Sendak
  10. Books Read: The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss, pictures by Marc Simont; Maggie and the Pirate by Ezra Jack Keats; Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough / Story Picks: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; Choo Choo by Virginia Lee Burton
  11. Books Read: That's Good! That's Bad! by Margery Cuyler, pictures by David Catrow; Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss / Story Picks: The Rainbabies by Laura Krauss Melmed, illustrated by Jim LaMarche; Ragtime Tumpie by Alan Schroeder, paintings by Bernie Fuchs
  12. Books Read: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond; Lady Bugatti by Joyce Maxner, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; Little Peep by Jack Kent / Story Picks: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle; Strega Nona retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola
  13. Books Read: The Fish Who Could Wish by John Bush, illustrated by Korky Paul; Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold; Magic Spring by Nami Rhee; Stina by Lena Anderson / Story Picks: The Great Adventure of Wo Ti by Nathan Zimelman, illustrated by Julie Downing; Stina's Visit by Lena Anderson
  14. Books Read: The Boy with Square Eyes by Juliet and Charles Snape; Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois, illustrated by Brenda Clark; The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon / Story Picks: Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky; The Butterfly Jar by Jeff Moss, illustrated by Chris Demarest
  15. Books Read: Two Badd Babies by Jeffie Ross Gordon, illustrated by Chris Demarest; Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley; The Amazing Bone by William Steig / Story Picks: Big Al by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Yoshi; Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
  16. Books Read: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz; Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Donald Carrick; Daley B by Jon Blake, illustrated by Axel Scheffler / Story Picks: Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh; Time for Bed by Mem Fox, illustrated by Jane Dyer
  17. Books Read: The Trouble with Mom by Babette Cole; The Dragon of an Ordinary Family by Margaret Mahy, pictures by Helen Oxenbury; Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers
  18. Books Read: Possum Come A-Knockin' by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by George Booth; Elmer the Patchwork Elephant by David McKee; Abuela by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven; The Hungry Thing by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler, pictures by Richard Martin
  19. Books Read: Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas, illustrated by Korky Paul; The Last Time I Saw Harris by Frank Remkiewicz; Eddie and Teddy by Gus Clarke; One of Three by Angela Johnson, pictures by David Soman / Story Picks: Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough; A Job for Wittilda by Caralyn and Mark Buehner
  20. Books Read: More, More, More Said the Baby by Vera Williams; Babushka's Doll by Patricia Polacco; Grandpa's Face by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
  21. Books Read: Jamberry by Bruce Degen; The Ghost-Eye Tree by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Ted Rand; Baby Rattlesnake told by Te Ata, adapted by Lynn Moroney, illustrated by Veg Reisberg / Story Picks: Never Spit on Your Shoes by Denys Cazet; This is the Hat by Nancy Van Laan, pictures by Holly Meade
  22. Books Read: Night Tree by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Rand; Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia Tusa; Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann / Story Picks: Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ronald Himler; A Three Hat Day by Laura Geringer, pictures by Arnold Lobel
  23. Books Read: The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza; The Emperor's New Clothes retold and illustrated by S.T. Mendelson; Duckat by Gaelyn Gordon, illustrated by Chris Gaskin / Story Picks: Beware of Boys by Tony Blundell; The Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland, illustrated by Ted Lewin
  24. Books Read: The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz; Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes; The Happy Hedgehog Band by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Jill Barton / Story Picks: The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, drawings by Robert Lawson; Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack, pictures by Rachel Isadora
  25. Books Read: Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham; Socrates by Rascal and Gert Bogaerts; The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's Wedding by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Kathleen Kuchera / Story Picks: Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox, illustrated by Patricia Mullins; Me First by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
  26. Books Read: Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One by Kate Duke; A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger; Morris's Disappearing Bag by Rosemary Wells / Story Picks: The Whingdingdilly by Bill Peet; Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood
  27. Books Read: Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury; I Hear a Noise by Diane Goode; The Fortune-Tellers by Lloyd Alexander, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman / Story Picks: Come for a Ride on the Ghost Train by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins; Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
  28. Books Read: Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells; The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng; Effie by Beverley Allinson, illustrations by Barbara Reid / Story Picks: Lon Po Po by Ed Young; The Tub People by Pam Conrad, illustrations by Richard Egielski
  29. Books Read: The Folks in the Valley by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Stefano Vitale; The Banza by Diane Wolkstein, pictures by Marc Brown; Rosie's Baby Tooth by Maryann Macdonald, illustrated by Melissa Sweet / Story Picks: Animalia by Graeme Base; Dogger by Shirley Hughes
  30. Books Read: Company's Coming by Arthur Yorinks, illustrated by David Small; The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone; Engelbert the Elephant by Tom Paxton, illustrated by Steven Kellogg / Story Picks: The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka, paintings by Steve Johnson; The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith
  31. Books Read: All Pigs Are Beautiful by Dick King-Smith, illustrated by Anita Jeram; The Itsy-Bitsy Spider as told and illustrated by Iza Trapani; Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle / Story Picks: Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka; Pig Pig Grows Up by David McPhail
  32. Books Read: The Woman Who Outshone the Sun from a poem by Alejandro Cruz Martinez, pictures by Fernando Olivera; The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola; Gorilla by Anthony Browne / Story Picks: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson; Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
  33. Books Read: The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra and Sal Barracca, pictures by Mark Buehner; Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! by Pat Cummings; The Baby Blue Cat Who Said No by Ainslie Pryor; Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James / Story Picks: Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag; Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
  34. Books Read: Maxi, The Hero by Debra and Sal Barracca, pictures by Mark Buehner; Broderick by Edward Ormondroyd, illustrated by John Larrecq; The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins / Story Picks: Frederick by Leo Lionni; Anatole by Eve Titus, pictures by Paul Galdone
  35. Books Read: The Erie Canal from Sea to Shining Sea; The Mitten adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett; Earl's Too Cool for Me by Leah Komaiko, illustrated by Laura Cornell; Annie Bananie by Leah Komaiko, illustrated by Laura Cornell; Slither McCreep and His Brother, Joe by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Victoria Chess / Story Picks: A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce; Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus, pictures by Jose Aruego
  36. Books Read: My Little Brother by Debi Gliori; Dinner at the Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott; Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes / Story Picks: Train Leaves the Station by Eve Merriam, illustrated by Dale Gottlieb; Now Everybody Really Hates Me by Jane Read Martin and Patricia Marx, illustrated by Roz Chast
  37. Books Read: First Pink Light by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist; The Cat Who Lost His Purr by Michele Coxon; Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold and illustrated by Jan Brett / Story Picks: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs written by Judi Barrett, drawn by Ron Barrett; The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
  38. Books Read: A Big Fat Enormous Lie by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, illustrated by David McPhail; Super Dooper Jezebel by Tony Ross; Not So Fast, Songololo by Niki Daly / Story Picks: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz; Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
  39. Books Read: Ming Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel; The Boy and the Ghost by Robert San Souci, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Life is Fun by Nancy Carlson / Story Picks: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg; The Legend of the Bluebonnet retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola
  40. Books Read: Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole; "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" by Patricia Thomas, pictures by Wallace Tripp; A Special Trade by Sally Wittman, pictures by Karen Gundersheimer / Story Picks: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas; The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, art by Michael Martchenko

SPECIAL: Mucky Moose by Jonathan Allen; Alistair's Elephant by Marilyn Sadler, illustrated by Roger Bollen; When I Was Little by Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell

Season 2 (1995)

  1. Books Read: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury; The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith / Story Picks: Yo, Hungry Wolf! by David Vozar, illustrated by Betsy Lewin; The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris
  2. Books Read: Regina's Big Mistake by Marissa Moss; The Empty Pot by Demi; Wind Says Good Night by Katy Rydell, illustrated by David Jorgensen / Story Picks: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, pictures by Clement Hurd; K is for Kiss Good Night by Jill Sardegna, pictures by Michael Hays
  3. Books Read: Knock, Knock, Teremok! by Katya Arnold; Little Lumpty by Miko Imai; The Grasshopper and the Ants retold by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Larry Moore / Story Picks: The Hobyahs by Robert San Souci, illustrated by Alexi Natchev; One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor Pinczes, illustrated by Bonnie MacKain
  4. Books Read: Going Home by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Wayne Harris; The Tickleoctopus by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood; The Grumpalump by Sarah Hayes, illustrated by Barbara Firth
  5. Books Read: Subway Sparrow by Leyla Torres; King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood; Ollie Knows Everything by Abby Levine, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger / Story Picks: Supergrandpa by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Bert Dodson; Three Cheers for Tacky by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
  6. Books Read: A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke; The Story of a Boy Named Will Who Went Sledding Down the Hill by Daniil Kharms, illustrated by Vladimir Rundunsky; Dogteam by Gary Paulsen, illustrated by Ruth Wright Paulsen; Prize in the Snow by Bill Easterling, illustrated by Mary Beth Owens / Story Picks: The Five-Dog Night by Eileen Christelow; Liplap's Wish by Jonathan London, illustrated by Sylvia Long
  7. Books Read: Time Train by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Claire Ewart; Pip's Magic by Ellen Stoll Walsh; Cabbage Rose by M.C. Helldorfer, illustrated by Julie Downing / Story Picks: The Wizard by Bill Martin, Jr., illustrated by Alex Schaeffer; Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? by Lois Grambling, illustrated by H.B. Lewis
  8. Books Read: Stop That Pickle! by Peter Armour, illustrated by Andrew Shachat; Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky / Story Picks: Catkin by Antonia Barber, illustrated by P.J. Lynch; Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Mark Buehner; John Henry by Julius Lester, pictures by Jerry Pinkney
  9. Books Read: The Whales' Song by Dyan Sheldon, paintings by Gary Blythe; The Paper Princess by Elisa Kleven; The Big Big Sea by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Jennifer Eachus / Story Picks: Wanda's Roses by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler; Our Granny by Margaret Wild, pictures by Julie Vivas
  10. Books Read: Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes; The Rat and the Tiger by Keiko Kasza; A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Betty Fraser / Story Picks: Mr. Tall and Mr. Small by Barbara Brenner, illustrated by Mike Shenon; A Place for Grace by Jean Davies Okimoto, illustrated by Doug Keith
  11. Books Read: Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, illustrated by Ed Martinez; La Gallinita Roja by Margot Zemach; ¿Donde Esta Mi Osito? by Jez Alborough / Story Picks: Margaret and Margarita / Margarita y Margaret by Lynn Reiser; El Tapiz De Abuela by Omar S. Castaneda, illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez - Christmas Special
  12. Books Read: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt; When the Fly Flew In... by Lisa Westberg Peters, pictures by Brad Sneed; Nathaniel Willy, Scared Silly by Judith Mathews and Fay Robinson, illustrated by Alexi Natchev / Story Picks: Just a Little Bit by Ann Tompert, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger; A Bicycle for Rosaura by Daniel Barbot, illustrated by Morella Fuenmayor
  13. Books Read: Would You Rather... by John Burningham; Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David McPhail; Boodil My Dog by Pija Lindenbaum / Story Picks: Muddigush by Kimberley Knutson; June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner
  14. Books Read: Frog Went A-Courtin' by John Langstaff, pictures by Feodor Rojankovsky; Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell, illustrated by James Ransome; Stories to Tell from Meet Danitra Brown by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Floyd Cooper / Story Picks: The Hippopotamus Song by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott; Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, paintings by James Ransome
  15. Books Read: Playing Right Field by Willy Welch, illustrated by Marc Simont; Pug, Slug, and Doug the Thug by Carol Saller, illustrated by Vicki Jo Redenbaugh; Hunting the White Cow by Tres Seymour, pictures by Wendy Anderson Halperin / Story Picks: The Field Beyond the Outfield by Mark Teague; The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Warren Ludwig
  16. Books Read: Donna O'Neeshuck Was Chased By Some Cows by Bill Grossman, illustrated by Sue Truesdell; Don't Fidget a Feather! by Erica Silverman, illustrated by S.D. Schindler; Nothing at All by Denys Cazet / Story Picks: The Most Wonderful Egg in the World by Helme Heine; Easy to See Why by Fred Gwynne
  17. Books Read: A Fairy Went A-Marketing by Rose Fyleman, illustrated by Jamichael Henterly; The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket by Sonia Levitin, pictures by Jerry Pinkney; Mole's Hill by Lois Ehlert / Story Picks: Kinda Blue by Ann Grifalconi; Rabbit's Good News by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
  18. Books Read: Bear by John Schoenherr; The Hunter by Paul Geraghty; It's the Bear! by Jez Alborough / Story Picks: Cora and the Elephants by Lissa Rovetch and Martha Weston; Feliciana Feydra LeRoux by Tynia Thomassie, illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith
  19. Books Read: Hi! by Ann Herbert Scott, illustrated by Glo Coalson; The Shepherd Boy by Kristine Franklin, illustrated by Jill Kastner; Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston, paintings by Robert Duncan / Story Picks: The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet & Allan Ahlberg; Dear Bear by Joanna Harrison
  20. Books Read: Owl Eyes by Frieda Gates, illustrated by Yoshi Miyake; Tops and Bottoms adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens / Story Picks: The Royal Nap by Charles Black, illustrated by James Stevenson; The Night of the Stars by Douglas Gutierrez, illustrated by Maria Fernanda Oliver
  21. Books Read: Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk; Elvira by Margaret Shannon; Wilson Sat Alone by Debra Hess, illustrated by Diane Greenseid; "We Could Be Friends" by Myra Cohn Livingston from I Like You, If You Like Me: Poems of Friendship / Story Picks: A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes; Matthew and Tilly by Rebecca Jones, illustrated by Beth Peck

Season 3 (1997)

  1. Books Read: The House That Drac Built by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand; Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman, illustrated by S.D. Schindler; The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, illustrated by Megan Lloyd; Halloween Howls: Riddles That Are a Scream by Giulio Maestro / Story Picks: A Job for Wittilda by Caralyn and Mark Buehner; Granny Greenteeth and the Noise in the Night by Kenn and Joanne Compton - Halloween Special
  2. Books Read: Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino, illustrated by Steven Kellogg; Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis; The Monkey and the Crocodile by Paul Galdone / Story Picks: It's Not My Turn to Look for Grandma! by April Halprin Wayland, illustrated by George Booth; The Toll-Bridge Troll by Patricia Rae Wolff, illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root
  3. Books Read: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray, illustrated by Raul Colon; Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully; Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug by Linda Lowery, pictures by Pat Dypold / Story Picks: Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz; Little Bobo by Serena Romanelli, illustrated by Hans de Beer
  4. Books Read: Suddenly! by Colin McNaughton; Courtney by John Burningham; The Gullywasher by Joyce Rossi / Story Picks: Medio Pollito / Half Chicken by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Kim Howard; My Dog Rosie by Isabelle Harper, illustrated by Barry Moser
  5. Books Read: Contrary Mary by Anita Jeram; The Perfect Orange by Frank Araujo, PhD, illustrations by Xiao Jun Li; This and That by Julie Sykes, illustrated by Tanya Linch / Story Picks: Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu; Lucy's Picture by Nicola Moon, pictures by Alex Ayliffe
  6. Books Read: Babushka Baba Yaga by Patricia Polacco; The Old Dog by Charlotte Zolotow, paintings by James Ransome; The Painter by Peter Catalanotto / Story Picks: A Story A Story retold and illustrated by Gail Haley; Booby Hatch by Betsy Lewin
  7. Books Read: Jessica by Kevin Henkes; I'm Coming to Get You! by Tony Ross; Listen, Buddy by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger / Story Picks: Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight by Ogden Nash, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger; Rebel by John Schoenherr
  8. Books Read: Buz by Richard Egielski; A Flea in the Ear by Stephen Wyllie, illustrated by Ken Brown; If... by Sarah Perry; "Hey Bug" by Lilian Moore from Sunflakes: Poems for Children; "Song of the Bugs" by Margaret Wise Brown from Nibble, Nibble: Poems for Children / Story Picks: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon; Insects Are My Life by Megan McDonald, pictures by Paul Brett Johnson
  9. Books Read: The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood; The Leopard's Drum by Jessica Souhami; Honey Paw and Lightfoot by Jonathan London, illustrated by Jon Van Zyle / Story Picks: The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden; Red Fox Running by Eve Bunting, paintings by Wendell Minor
  10. Books Read: 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey; How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Beth Peck; Over the River and Through the Wood by Lydia Maria Child, pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott / Story Picks: Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler; Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov, illustrated by Gennady Spirin - Thanksgiving Special
  11. Books Read: The Old, Old Man and the Very Little Boy by Kristine Franklin, illustrated by Terea Shaffer; More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby, pictures by Chris Soentpiet; Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by Larry Johnson / Story Picks: Satchmo's Blues by Alan Schroeder, illustrated by Floyd Cooper; Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu
  12. Books Read: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes; Once There Was a Bull... (Frog) by Rick Walton, illustrated by Greg Hally / Story Picks: Fanny's Dream by Caralyn Buehner, pictures by Mark Buehner; Dance of the Sacred Circle adapted and illustrated by Kristina Rodanas
  13. Books Read: What is the Sun? by Reeve Lindbergh, illustrated by Stephen Lambert; Sally and the Limpet by Simon James; Secret Place by Eve Bunting, pictures by Ted Rand; What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, illustrated by Ashley Bryan / Story Picks: Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker; Earthdance by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Norman Gorbaty
  14. Books Read: Turnip Soup by Lynne Born Myers and Christopher Myers, illustrated by Katie Keller; The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by Sam McBratney, illustrated by Ivan Bates; Night in the Barn by Faye Gibbons, illustrated by Erick Ingraham / Story Picks: Under the Moon by Dyan Sheldon, paintings by Gary Blythe; Darkness and the Butterfly by Ann Grifalconi
  15. Books Read: Truck Song by Diane Siebert, pictures by Byron Barton; The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe by Tony Johnston, pictures by S.D. Schindler; The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert / Story Picks: The Banshee Train by Odds Bodkin, illustrated by Ted Rose; The Knight Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Barbara Shook Hazen, pictures by Tony Ross
  16. Books Read: This is Our House by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Bob Graham; Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger; The Most Beautiful Kid in the World by Jennifer Ericsson, pictures by Susan Meddaugh; Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka / Story Picks: Metropolitan Cow by Tim Egan; Little Polar Bear Finds a Friend by Hans de Beer
  17. Books Read: In the Rain with Baby Duck by Amy Hest, illustrated by Jill Barton; Two Mrs. Gibsons by Toyomi Igus, pictures by Daryl Wells; The Butterfly Seeds by Mary Watson / Story Picks: When I Am Old with You by Angela Johnson, pictures by David Soman; Tanya's Reunion by Valerie Flournoy, pictures by Jerry Pinkney
  18. Books Read: When I Was Five by Arthur Howard; The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey; The Fiddler of the Northern Lights by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, illustrated by Leslie Bowman / Story Picks: Livingstone Mouse by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illustrated by Henry Cole; Isla by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven
  19. Books Read: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa Kleven; Outrageous, Bodacious, Boliver Boggs! by Jo Harper, pictures by JoAnn Adinolfi / Story Picks: Seeing Stars by Sharleen Collicott; The Flying Dragon Room by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Mark Teague
  20. Books Read: Grandma's Cat by Helen Ketteman, illustrated by Marsha Lynn Winborn; The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Kathryn Brown; Lost by Paul Brett Johnson and Celeste Lewis, illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson / Story Picks: Derek's Dog Days by Nancy Lee Charlton, illustrated by Chris Demarest; The Pet Person by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross

VHS releases

# Title U.S. Release Date
1 Volume 1 September 14, 1994
2 Volume 2 September 14, 1994
3 Volume 3 September 14, 1994
4 Volume 4 November 29, 1995
5 Volume 5 November 29, 1995
6 Volume 6 November 29, 1995
7 Volume 7 November 29, 1995
8 Volume 8 October 23, 1996
9 Volume 9 October 23, 1996
10 Volume 10 October 23, 1996

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