List of Reading Rainbow episodes
This is a list of Reading Rainbow episodes, hosted by longtime executive producer LeVar Burton. The show premiered on PBS on July 11, 1983. The final episode aired on November 10, 2006; reruns ceased on August 28, 2009. On June 20, 2012, an app for the show was released.
VHS releases distributed by PBS and Pacific Arts
| Title | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | August 13, 1992 | "Rumpelstiltskin", and "Snowy Day: Stories and Poems" |
| Volume 2 | August 13, 1992 | "Dive to the Coral Reef", and "The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth" |
| Volume 3 | August 13, 1992 | "Mummies Made in Egypt", and "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain" |
| Volume 4 | August 13, 1992 | "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush", and "The Life Cycle of the Honeybee" |
| Volume 5 | August 13, 1992 | "The Bicycle Man", and "The Adventures Of Taxi Dog" |
| Volume 6 | August 13, 1992 | "Opt: An Illusionary Tale", and "A Three Hat Day" |
DVD releases
| DVD Name | # of Episodes | Release Date | No. of Discs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Rainbow Favorites | 8 | July 18, 2006 | 4 |
| Reading Rainbow: Family Matters | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Man's Best Friend | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Ocean Life | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Music, Music Everywhere | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow Favorites | 8 | September 12, 2006 | 4 |
| Reading Rainbow: Let's Go! | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: How's That Made? | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Birds of a Feather | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Desert Life | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Sea To Shining Sea – Stories of America | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Farm Life | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Math Is Everywhere | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Buried Treasures | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | 4 | May 12, 2015 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Animal Cafe | 4 | June 30, 2015 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Miss Nelson Is Back | 4 | January 12, 2016 | 1 |
| Reading Rainbow: LeVar's Favorites | 5 | May 10, 2016 | 1 |
Episodes
155 half-hour episodes produced.
Season 1: 1983 (15 episodes)
All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit and produced by Cecily Truett.
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 101 | "Tight Times" (narrated by Patrick McCaffrey) Review Books: The Terrible Thing That Happened at Our House by Marge Blaine, pictures by John Wallner; When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Diane Goode; Pet Show! by Ezra Jack Keats | Ellen Schecter | July 11, 1983 |
| 2 | 2 | 102 | "Miss Nelson is Back" (narrated by Ruth Buzzi) Review Books: Daddy is a Monster Sometimes by John Steptoe; Harlequin and the Gift of Many Colors by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree; Grandmama's Joy by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Carole Byard | Ellen Schecter | July 12, 1983 |
| 3 | 3 | 103 | "Bea and Mr. Jones" (narrated by Madeline Kahn) Review Books: There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer; The Ugly Duckling retold and illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley; Max by Rachel Isadora | Ellen Schecter | July 13, 1983 |
| 4 | 4 | 104 | "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain" (narrated by James Earl Jones) Review Books: The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola; A Story A Story by Gail E. Haley; Rain by Peter Spier | Lou Berger | July 14, 1983 |
| 5 | 5 | 105 | "Louis the Fish" (narrated by Vincent Gardenia) Review Books: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak; One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz; A Fish Hatches by Joanna Cole and Jerome Wexler | Lou Berger | July 15, 1983 |
| 6 | 6 | 106 | "Digging Up Dinosaurs" (narrated by Linda Gelman) Review Books: Dinosaurs! A Drawing Book by Michael Emberley; If You Are a Hunter of Fossils by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall; Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish, pictures by Arnold Lobel | Lou Berger | July 18, 1983 |
| 7 | 7 | 107 | "Liang and the Magic Paintbrush" (narrated by Lauren Tom) Review Books: Emma by Wendy Kesselman, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; If You Take a Pencil by Fulvio Testa; Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora | Ellen Schecter | July 19, 1983 |
| 8 | 8 | 108 | "Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport" (Pilot) (narrated by Douglas Parvin) Review Books: Mitchell is Moving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey; Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats; The Big Hello by Janet Schulman, illustrated by Lillian Hoban | Ellen Schecter | July 20, 1983 |
| 9 | 9 | 109 | "Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe" (narrated by Carolyn McHanon) Review Books: Worlds to Explore; Today We Are Brother and Sister by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by Glo Coalson; Anno's Journey by Mitsumasa Anno | Ellen Schecter | July 21, 1983 |
| 10 | 10 | 110 | "The Gift of the Sacred Dog" (narrated by Michael Ansara) Review Books: Moonsong Lullaby by Jamake Highwater, photographs by Marcia Keegan; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon; Suho and the White Horse by Yuzo Otsuka, illustrated by Suekichi Akaba | Ellen Schecter | July 22, 1983 |
| 11 | 11 | 111 | "Gregory the Terrible Eater" (narrated by Marilyn Michaels) Review Books: Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy by Mary Rayner; New Junior Cook Book; Poem Stew selected by William Cole, illustrated by Karen Ann Weinhaus | Mark Saltzman | July 25, 1983 |
| 12 | 12 | 112 | "Three by the Sea" (narrated by Chicago City Limits) Review Books: Regards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Jack Keats; Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel; Come Away from the Water, Shirley by John Burningham | Ellen Schecter | July 26, 1983 |
| 13 | 13 | 113 | "Arthur's Eyes" (narrated by Bill Cosby) Review Books: A Show of Hands by Mary Beth Sullivan and Linda Bourke; Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan, pictures by Deborah Kogan Ray; Is This a Baby Dinosaur? by Millicent E. Selsam | Ellen Schecter | July 27, 1983 |
| 14 | 14 | 114 | "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" (narrated by Kaleena Kiff and Laura Hicks) Review Books: "Could Be Worse!" by James Stevenson; Crictor by Tomi Ungerer; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz | Mark Saltzman | July 28, 1983 |
| 15 | 15 | 115 | "Ty's One-Man Band" (narrated by Lou Rawls) Review Books: Making Musical Things by Ann Wiseman; The Amazing Bone by William Steig; The Banza by Diane Wolkstein, pictures by Marc Brown | Ellen Schecter | July 29, 1983 |
Season 2: 1984 (5 episodes)
All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit and produced by Cecily Truett.
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | 201 | "Hot-Air Henry" (narrated by William Windom) Review Books: Easy-to-Make Spaceships That Really Fly by Mary and Dewey Blocksma, illustrated by Marisabina Russo; Just Us Women by Jeannette Caines, illustrated by Pat Cummings; The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr, pictures by Carolyn Croll | Ellen Schecter | July 16, 1984 |
| 17 | 2 | 202 | "Simon's Book" (narrated by Ruby Dee) Review Books: What's Under My Bed? by James Stevenson; Me and Neesie by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Moneta Barnett; Begin at the Beginning by Amy Schwartz | Ellen Schecter | July 17, 1984 |
| 18 | 3 | 203 | "Ox-Cart Man" (narrated by Lorne Greene) Review Books: Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner, pictures by Don Bolognese; A Winter Place by Ruth Yaffe Radin, paintings by Mattie Lou O'Kelley; Round Trip by Ann Jonas | Ronnie Krauss & Ellen Schecter | July 18, 1984 |
| 19 | 4 | 204 | "Mystery on the Docks" (narrated by Raul Julia) Review Books: Big City Port by Betsy Maestro and Ellen DelVecchio, illustrated by Giulio Maestro; The Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg; Nate the Great Mystery Series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, illustrated by Marc Simont | Ellen Schecter | July 19, 1984 |
| 20 | 5 | 205 | "A Chair for My Mother" (narrated by Amy Linker) Review Books: My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter, pictures by Pat Cummings; Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Ann Grifalconi; I Have A Sister-My Sister Is Deaf by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, pictures by Deborah Kogan Ray | Ellen Schecter | July 20, 1984 |
Season 3: 1985 (5 episodes)
All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit and produced by Cecily Truett.
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | 301 | "Paul Bunyan" (narrated by Buddy Ebsen) Review Books: The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de Paola; Whale in the Sky by Anne Siberell; The Star-Spangled Banner, illustrated by Peter Spier | Lydia Wilen | June 24, 1985 |
| 22 | 2 | 302 | "The Patchwork Quilt" (narrated by Isabel Sanford) Review Books: Being Adopted by Maxine B. Rosenberg, photographs by George Ancona; Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michele Maria Surat, pictures by Vo-Dinh Mai; The Two Of Them by Aliki | Ellen Schecter | June 25, 1985 |
| 23 | 3 | 303 | "Hill of Fire" (narrated by Fernando Escandon) Review Books: Emma's Dragon Hunt by Catherine Stock; Seven Little Monsters by Maurice Sendak; The Tamarindo Puppy and Other Poems by Charlotte Pomerantz, pictures by Byron Barton | Ronnie Krauss | June 26, 1985 |
| 24 | 4 | 304 | "The Tortoise and the Hare" (narrated by Gilda Radner) Review Books: Albert the Running Bear's Exercise Book by Barbara Isenberg and Marjorie Jaffe, illustrated by Diane de Groat; Hooray for Snail! by John Stadler; Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt by Lisa Campbell Ernst | Ellen Schecter | June 27, 1985 |
| 25 | 5 | 305 | "Perfect the Pig" (narrated by James Coco) Review Books: The Bionic Bunny Show by Marc Brown and Laurene Krasny Brown; Hector, the Accordion-Nosed Dog by John Stadler; Poinsettia and Her Family by Felicia Bond | Lydia Wilen | June 28, 1985 |
Season 4: 1986 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | 306 | "Animal Cafe" (narrated by Martin Short) (Season 3 leftover) Review Books: The Dream Eater by Christian Garrison, pictures by Diane Goode; The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson, paintings by Denise Saldutti; Night Markets: Bringing Food to a City by Joshua Horwitz[1] | Hugh Martin | Mark Saltzman | June 23, 1986 |
| 27 | 2 | 307 | "Alistair in Outer Space" (narrated by Arnold Stang) Review Books: Maps and Globes by Jack Knowlton, pictures by Harriett Barton; Commander Toad In Space series by Jane Yolen, pictures by Bruce Degen; Check It Out: The Book About Libraries by Gail Gibbons | Hugh Martin | Ronnie Krauss | June 24, 1986 |
| 28 | 3 | 308 | "Feelings" (narrated by Raima Evans, Jessica Mercado, Laura Haymann, Paul Sidoriak, Jonathan Rose, Timothy Oakes, Jerry David, and Pamela Stogner) Review Books: Fireflies! by Julie Brinckloe; Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully by Nancy Carlson; Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems by Eloise Greenfield, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon | Hugh Martin | Ellen Schecter | June 25, 1986 |
| 29 | 4 | 309 | "Watch the Stars Come Out" (narrated by Laura Haymann) (Season 3 leftover) Review Books: The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin; The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg; Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen, illustrated by Michael J. Deraney[2] | Hugh Martin | Peter Barton | June 26, 1986 |
| 30 | 5 | 310 | "Mama Don't Allow" (narrated by Fred Newman) Review Books: Miranda by Tricia Tusa; Alligator Shoes by Arthur Dorros; Apt. 3 by Ezra Jack Keats | Hugh Martin | Peter Barton | June 27, 1986 |
| 31 | 6 | 401 | "Space Case" (narrated by Michael Winslow) Review Books: Astronauts: Space Jokes and Riddles compiled by Charles Keller, illustrated by Art Cumings; Legend of The Milky Way retold and illustrated by Jeanne M. Lee; Is There Life in Outer Space? by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Don Madden | Hugh Martin | Ellen Schecter | August 4, 1986 |
| 32 | 7 | 402 | "The Milk Makers" (narrated by Alaina Reed) Review Books: Whales and Other Sea Mammals by Elsa Posell; Baby Animals on the Farm by Hans-Henrich Isenbart, photographs by Ruth Rau; From Blossom to Honey: A Start-to-Finish Book by Ali Mitgutsch | Hugh Martin | Patti Sullivan | August 5, 1986 |
| 33 | 8 | 403 | "Imogene's Antlers" (narrated by Imogene Coca) Review Books: When Panda Came to Our House by Helen Zane Jensen; The Trek by Ann Jonas; George Shrinks by William Joyce | Mitchell Geller | Joan Wilen, Lydia Wilen & Patti Sullivan | August 6, 1986 |
| 34 | 9 | 404 | "Germs Make Me Sick!" (narrated by Molly Mandlin) Review Books: Teddy Bears Cure a Cold by Susanna Gretz, illustrated by Alison Sage; Guess What? by Beau Gardner; The Microscope by Maxine Kumin, pictures by Arnold Lobel | Hugh Martin | Ronnie Krauss | August 7, 1986 |
| 35 | 10 | 405 | "Abiyoyo" (narrated and sung by Pete Seeger) Review Books: Blackberry Ink by Eve Merriam, pictures by Hans Wilhelm; Ayu and the Perfect Moon by David Cox; Peter and the Wolf adapted by Sergei Prokofiev, illustrated by Erna Voigt | Larry Lancit & Mitchell Geller | Mark Saltzman | August 8, 1986 |
Season 5: 1987 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | 406 | "The Life Cycle of the Honeybee" (narrated by Barbara Feldon) Review Books: The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller; The Lady and the Spider by Faith McNulty, illustrated by Bob Marstall; Going Buggy: Jokes About Insects by Peter and Connie Roop, pictures by Joan Hanson | Mitchell Geller | Ronnie Krauss | June 1, 1987 |
| 37 | 2 | 407 | "Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie" (narrated by Sada Thompson) Review Books: Sailing with the Wind by Thomas Locker; Very Last First Time by Jan Andrews, illustrated by Ian Wallace; The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward | Mitchell Geller | Ellen Schecter | June 2, 1987 |
| 38 | 3 | 408 | "Chickens Aren't the Only Ones" (narrated by Georgia Engel) Review Books: Egg to Chick by Millicent E. Selsam, pictures by Barbara Wolff; Mrs. Huggins and Her Hen Hannah by Lydia Dabcovich; Turtle and Tortoise by Vincent Serventy from the Animals in the Wild series | Mitchell Geller | Mark Eisman | June 3, 1987 |
| 39 | 4 | 409 | "The Paper Crane" (narrated by Keye Luke) Review Books: "Paper" Through the Ages by Shaaron Cosner, illustrated by Priscilla Kiedrowski; Perfect Crane by Anne Laurin, illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak; How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman, illustrated by Allen Say | Mitchell Geller | Ellen Schecter | June 4, 1987 |
| 40 | 5 | 410 | "The Runaway Duck" (narrated by Orson Bean) Review Books: Dabble Duck by Anne Leo Ellis, illustrated by Sue Truesdell; Jamaica's Find by Juanita Havill, illustrations by Anne Sibley O'Brien; The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese | Mitchell Geller | Jeanne Marie Laskas | June 5, 1987 |
| 41 | 6 | 411 | "A Three Hat Day" (narrated by Zelda Rubinstein) Review Books: Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop, illustrated by William Joyce; Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina; Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia Tusa | Vern Oakley | Mark Saltzman | July 27, 1987 |
| 42 | 7 | 412 | "Rumpelstiltskin" (narrated by Ralph Waite) Review Books: A Medieval Feast by Aliki; The Story of a Castle by John S. Goodall; The Sleeping Beauty retold and illustrated by Mercer Mayer | Vern Oakley | Jill Gluckson | July 28, 1987 |
| 43 | 8 | 413 | "Best Friends" (narrated by Liza Siegler) Review Books: The Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat by Lore Segal, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; A Gift for Tia Rosa by Karen T. Taha, illustrated by Dee deRosa; The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy by Jane Thayer, illustrated by Lisa McCue | Vern Oakley | Ronnie Krauss | July 29, 1987 |
| 44 | 9 | 414 | "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch" (narrated by Hoyt Axton) Review Books: Bossyboots by David Cox; Dakota Dugout by Ann Turner, illustrated by Ronald Himler; Rodeo by Cheryl Walsh Bellville | Vern Oakley | Ronnie Krauss | July 30, 1987 |
| 45 | 10 | 415 | "My Little Island" (narrated by Ron Foster) Review Books: Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III by Ann McGovern, illustrated by Tomie de Paola; The Viking Children's World Atlas by Jacqueline Tivers and Michael Day; Yagua Days by Cruz Martel, pictures by Jerry Pinkney | Vern Oakley | Ronnie Krauss | July 31, 1987 |
Season 6: 1988–89 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | 501 | "The Bionic Bunny Show" (narrated by Gene Klavan) Review Books: Lights! Camera! Action!: How a Movie is Made by Gail Gibbons; The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin, illustrations by Marc Simont; Ramona: Behind the Scenes of a Television Show by Elaine Scott, photographs by Margaret Miller | Dean Parisot | Ellis Weiner | August 15, 1988 |
| 47 | 2 | 502 | "Bugs" (narrated by Lori Delgado and Edwin Maldonado Jr.) Review Books: Backyard Insects by Millicent E. Selsam and Ronald Goor, photographs by Ronald Goor; Ladybug by Barrie Watt; Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | August 16, 1988 |
| 48 | 3 | 503 | "The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner" (narrated by Peter Falk) Review Books: Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery by Doug Cushman; A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns by Ruth Heller; Better Homes & Gardens Step-by-Step Kids' Cookbook | Dean Parisot & Larry Lancit | Ellis Weiner | August 17, 1988 |
| 49 | 4 | 504 | "Brush" (narrated by Hector Elizondo) Review Books: What the Mailman Brought by Carolyn Craven, illustrated by Tomie de Paola; Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg; Egg-Carton Zoo by Rudi Haas and Hans Blohm | Larry Lancit | Mark Saltzman | August 18, 1988 |
| 50 | 5 | 505 | "The Purple Coat" (narrated by Jack Gilford) Review Books: Pablo Picasso by Ibi Lepscky, illustrated by Paolo Cardoni; How a Book is Made by Aliki; The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker | Hugh Martin | Ellis Weiner | August 19, 1988 |
| 51 | 6 | 506 | "Barn Dance!" (narrated by Roy Clark) Review Books: The Old Banjo by Dennis Haseley, drawings by Stephen Gammell; I Like the Music by Leah Komaiko, pictures by Barbara Westman; Half a Moon and One Whole Star by Crescent Dragonwagon, illustrations by Jerry Pinkney | Hugh Martin | Andrew Gutelle | March 27, 1989 |
| 52 | 7 | 507 | "Duncan and Dolores" (narrated by Jane Curtin) Review Books: Puss in Boots retold and illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley; Cat and Canary by Michael Foreman; Moon Tiger by Phyllis Root, art by Ed Young | Ed Wiseman | Loriann Champagne Smith | March 28, 1989 |
| 53 | 8 | 508 | "Knots on a Counting Rope" (narrated by J. Ruben Silverbird and Kenneth Blank) Review Books: Harriet's Recital by Nancy Carlson; Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants by M.K. Brown; Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr | Hugh Martin | Ellen Schecter | March 29, 1989 |
| 54 | 9 | 509 | "Mummies Made in Egypt" (narrated by Corinne Orr) Review Books: I Can Be an Archaeologist by Robert B. Pickering from the I Can Be series; Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie de Paola; Visiting the Art Museum by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown | Larry Lancit | Cecily Truett | March 30, 1989 |
| 55 | 10 | 510 | "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" (narrated by Phylicia Rashad) Review Books: Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings, pictures by Tom Feelings; Jafta Series by Hugh Lewin, pictures by Lisa Kopper; Who's in Rabbit's House? by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon | Mark Mannucci | David Yazbek | March 31, 1989 |
Season 7: 1989–90 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | 601 | "Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story" (narrated by Jane Pauley) Review Books: Whalewatch! by June Behrens, photographs by John Olguin; The Life Cycle of the Whale by Paula Z. Hogan, illustrations by Karen Halt; All About Whales by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent | Dean Parisot | Jill Gluckson | July 3, 1989 |
| 57 | 2 | 602 | "Stay Away from the Junkyard!" (narrated by Michele Mariana) Review Books: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey; The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, drawings by Robert Lawson | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | July 4, 1989 |
| 58 | 3 | 603 | "Little Nino's Pizzeria" (narrated by Josh Saviano) Review Books: Eats Poems by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by Susan Russo; What Happens to a Hamburger by Paul Showers, illustrated by Anne Rockwell; The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola | Mark Mannucci | Andrew Gutelle | July 5, 1989 |
| 59 | 4 | 604 | "Ludlow Laughs" (narrated by Phyllis Diller) Review Books: The Make Me Laugh! Joke Book Series, illustrated by Joan Hanson; Pig William by Arlene Dubanevich; Shake My Sillies Out: A Raffi Song to Read, illustrated by David Allender | Dean Parisot | Mitchell Kriegman | July 6, 1989 |
| 60 | 5 | 605 | "Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo" (narrated by Edward Asner) Review Books: Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat by Patricia Reilly Giff, illustrated by Susanna Natti; Old Turtle's Baseball Stories by Leonard Kessler; Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, illustrated by Ken Bachaus | Ed Wiseman | Jill Gluckson | July 7, 1989 |
| 61 | 6 | 606 | "Dive to the Coral Reefs" (narrated by Fran Brill) Review Books: Creatures of the Sea by John Christopher Fine; How to Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures by Ruth Heller; I Can Be an Oceanographer by Paul P. Sipiera from the I Can Be series | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | March 26, 1990 |
| 62 | 7 | 607 | "Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus" (narrated by Philip Bosco) Review Books: Snakes Are Hunters by Patricia Lauber, illustrated by Holly Keller; A Living Desert by Guy J. Spencer, photographs by Tim Fuller; Cactus by Cynthia Overbeck Bix, photographs by Shabo Hani | Dean Parisot | Ronnie Krauss | March 27, 1990 |
| 63 | 8 | 608 | "Tooth-Gnasher Superflash" (narrated by Victoria Jackson) Review Books: Fill It Up: All About Service Stations by Gail Gibbons; Tin Lizzie and Little Nell by David Cox; Truck Song by Diane Siebert, pictures by Byron Barton | Hugh Martin | Andrew Gutelle | March 28, 1990 |
| 64 | 9 | 609 | "Bored - Nothing to Do!" (narrated by Alex Borg and David Hyman) Review Books: The Magic Wings by Diane Wolkstein, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; Redbird by Patrick Fort; Flying from the Let's Discover Library | Larry Lancit | Ronnie Krauss | March 29, 1990 |
| 65 | 10 | 610 | "Sports Pages" (narrated by LeVar Burton) Review Books: Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Harry Allard and James Marshall; Making the Team by Nancy Carlson; Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo, illustrated by Blanche Sims | Ed Wiseman | Jill Gluckson | March 30, 1990 |
Season 8: 1990 (5 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | 701 | "The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth" (narrated by Keisha Knight Pulliam) Review Books: Caves by Roma Gans, illustrated by Giulio Maestro; How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World by Faith McNulty, pictures by Marc Simont; Rock Collecting by Roma Gans, illustrated by Holly Keller | Mark Mannucci | Andrew Gutelle | September 10, 1990 |
| 67 | 2 | 702 | "Jack, the Seal and the Sea" (narrated by Leslie Uggams) Review Books: Water: What it is, What it Does by Judith S. Seixas, illustrated by Tom Huffman; A Day in the Life of a Marine Biologist by David Paige, photographs by Roger Ruhlin; Sterling: The Rescue of a Baby Harbor Seal by Sandra Verrill White and Michael Filisky | Hugh Martin | Ronnie Krauss | September 11, 1990 |
| 68 | 3 | 703 | "The Bicycle Man" (narrated by Tom Matsusaka) Review Books: Delphine by Molly Bang; The White Bicycle by Rob Lewis; Our Teacher's in a Wheelchair by Mary Ellen Powers | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | September 12, 1990 |
| 69 | 4 | 704 | "Florence and Eric Take the Cake" (narrated by Julia Child) Review Books: Uncle Nacho's Hat adapted by Harriet Rohmer, illustrations by Veg Reisberg; My First Cook Book by Angela Wilkes; The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg | Mark Mannucci | Andrew Gutelle | September 13, 1990 |
| 70 | 5 | 705 | "Sunken Treasure" (narrated by Robert Morse) Review Books: What's in the Deep?: An Underwater Adventure for Children by Alese and Morton Pechter; A Day Underwater by Deborah Kovacs; The Titanic...Lost and Found by Judy Donnelly, illustrated by Keith Kohler | Larry Lancit | Andrew Gutelle | September 14, 1990 |
Season 9: 1991 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | 706 | "Alistair's Time Machine" (narrated by Arnold Stang) Review Books: The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin by Aliki; What Does It Do?: A Book About Inventions by Daniel Jacobs; Find Waldo Now by Martin Handford | Ed Wiseman | Patty Marx | September 16, 1991 |
| 72 | 2 | 707 | "The Adventures of Taxi Dog" (narrated by Vincent Gardenia) Review Books: I Want a Dog by Dayal Kaur Khalsa; The First Dog by Jan Brett; Taxi: A Book of City Words by Betsy and Giulio Maestro | Mark Mannucci | Jill Gluckson | September 17, 1991 |
| 73 | 3 | 708 | "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" (narrated by Harold Littlebird) Review Books: Rainbow Crow by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal; Indians of the Americas; The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen, illustrated by Shonto Begay | Larry Lancit | Kristin Laskas Martin | September 18, 1991 |
| 74 | 4 | 709 | "Galimoto" (narrated by Hattie Winston) Review Books: Look at This by Harlow Rockwell; The Little Pigs' Puppet Book by N. Cameron Watson; My First Activity Book by Angela Wilkes | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | September 19, 1991 |
| 75 | 5 | 710 | "Fox on the Job" (narrated by Fred Newman) Review Books: Pig Pig Gets a Job by David McPhail; Helping Out by George Ancona; Music, Music for Everyone by Vera B. Williams | Ed Wiseman | Robert Stork | September 20, 1991 |
| 76 | 6 | 801 | "Opt: An Illusionary Tale" (narrated by LeVar Burton) Review Books: Hide and Seek edited by Jennifer Coldrey and Karen Goldie-Morrison; If at First You Do Not See by Ruth Brown; Lenses! by Siegfried Aust, illustrated by Helge Nyncke | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | September 23, 1991 |
| 77 | 7 | 802 | "Raccoons and Ripe Corn" (narrated by Julia Barr) Review Books: Tree Trunk Traffic by Bianca Lavies; My First Nature Book by Angela Wilkes; Bird Watch by Jane Yolen, illustrations by Ted Lewin | Larry Lancit | Andrew Gutelle | September 24, 1991 |
| 78 | 8 | 803 | "The Lady with the Ship on Her Head" (narrated by Marilyn Pasekoff) Review Books: Moog-Moog, Space Barber by Mark Teague; An Enchanted Hair Tale by Alexis De Veaux, pictures by Cheryl Hanna; The Flyaway Pantaloons by Joseph Sharples, illustrated by Sue Scullard | Ed Wiseman | Ellis Weiner | September 25, 1991 |
| 79 | 9 | 804 | "Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express" (narrated by Brian Dennehy) Review Books: The Train to Lulu's by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, illustrated by Robert Casilla; The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, illustrated by George and Doris Hauman; The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg | Richard Hendrick | Jill Gluckson | September 26, 1991 |
| 80 | 10 | 805 | "Snowy Day: Stories and Poems" (narrated by Lena Horne, Lacey Chabert, and Richard Courtney) Review Books: Over the River and Through the Wood by Lydia Maria Child, illustrated by Iris Van Rynbach; Winter by Ron Hirschi, photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, illustrated by Susan Jeffers | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | September 27, 1991 |
Season 10: 1992 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 1 | 806 | "Tar Beach" (narrated by Ruby Dee) Review Books: I'm Flying by Alan Wade, pictures by Petra Mathers; To Sleep by James Sage, illustrated by Warwick Hutton; On Grandma's Roof by Erica Silverman, illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray | Mark Mannucci | Jill Gluckson | October 5, 1992 |
| 82 | 2 | 807 | "The Wall" (narrated by Jason Ruggiero) Review Books: Tillie and the Wall by Leo Lionni; My Grandson Lew by Charlotte Zolotow, pictures by William Pene du Bois; All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Leslie Baker | Mark Mannucci | Andrew Gutelle | October 6, 1992 |
| 83 | 3 | 808 | "Sam the Sea Cow" (narrated by Jason Robards) Review Books: Manatees by Emilie U. Lepthien; "10 Things I Know" Books by Wendy Wax and Della Rowland, illustrated by Thomas Payne; Will We Miss Them? by Alexandra Wright, pictures by Marshall Peck III | Ed Wiseman | Andrew Gutelle | October 7, 1992 |
| 84 | 4 | 809 | "Rechenka's Eggs" (narrated by Viveca Lindfors) Review Books: The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci, pictures by Jerry Pinkney; I Made It Myself by Sabine Lohf; Stefan and Olga by Betsy Day | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 8, 1992 |
| 85 | 5 | 810 | "Sophie and Lou" (narrated by Jessica Walter) Review Books: Cordelia, Dance! by Sarah Stapler; Lion Dancer by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low, photographs by Martha Cooper; Dancing with the Indians by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Samuel Byrd | Fred Surr | Fred Surr | October 9, 1992 |
| 86 | 6 | 901 | "Come a Tide" (narrated by Dixie Carter) Review Books: Tornado Alert by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Giulio Maestro; Weather by Rena K. Kirkpatrick, illustrated by Janetta Lewis; Storms by Seymour Simon | Ed Wiseman | Susan Leeds | October 12, 1992 |
| 87 | 7 | 902 | "The Piggy in the Puddle" (narrated by Tovah Feldshuh) Review Books: This House is Made of Mud by Ken Buchanan, illustrated by Libba Tracy; The Hippopotamus Song by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott; Oink by Arthur Geisert | Ed Wiseman | Orly Berger & Ed Wiseman | October 13, 1992 |
| 88 | 8 | 903 | "Seashore Surprises" (narrated by LeVar Burton) Review Books: The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow, paintings by Wendell Minor; What's Inside? Shells by Angela Royston, photographs by Andreas von Einsiedel; Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald, illustrated by S.D. Schindler | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 14, 1992 |
| 89 | 9 | 904 | "Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies" (narrated by Andrew Lei) Review Books: Horace by Holly Keller; Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Marylin Hafner; Free to Be...a Family by Marlo Thomas and Friends | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 15, 1992 |
| 90 | 10 | 905 | "Berlioz the Bear" (narrated by James Avery) Review Books: The Science Book of Sound by Neil Ardley; Georgia Music by Helen V. Griffith, pictures by James Stevenson; Introduction to Musical Instruments Series: Brass, Strings, Woodwinds, Percussion by Dee Lillegard | Mark Mannucci | Jill Gluckson | October 16, 1992 |
Season 11: 1993 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 1 | 906 | "Amazing Grace" (narrated by Tyne Daly) Review Books: Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully; Great Women in the Struggle by Toyomi Igus, Veronica Freeman Ellis, Diane Patrick and Valerie Wilson Wesley; Roses Sing on New Snow by Paul Yee, illustrated by Harvey Chan | Ed Wiseman | Andrew Gutelle | October 11, 1993 |
| 92 | 2 | 907 | "The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper" (narrated by the cast of Forbidden Broadway and Lee Murphy) Review Books: What's it Like to Be a...Newspaper Reporter by Janet Craig, illustrated by Richard Max Kolding; Great Newspaper Crafts by F. Virginia Walter, illustrated by Teddy Cameron Long; Newspapers by David Petersen | Ed Wiseman | Andrew Gutelle | October 12, 1993 |
| 93 | 3 | 908 | "Mrs. Katz and Tush" (narrated by Reizl Bozyk and Rick English) Review Books: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas; Abuela by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven; Kwanzaa by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate, illustrations by Melodye Rosales | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 13, 1993 |
| 94 | 4 | 909 | "The Salamander Room" (narrated by Lynne Thigpen) Review Books: The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry; Chipmunk Song by Joanne Ryder, pictures by Lynne Cherry; Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright, illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 14, 1993 |
| 95 | 5 | 910 | "Silent Lotus" (narrated by Lea Salonga) Review Books: The Handmade Alphabet by Laura Rankin; Hand Rhymes collected and illustrated by Marc Brown; Amy by Lou Ann Walker, photographs by Michael Abramson | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 15, 1993 |
| 96 | 6 | 1001 | "Follow the Drinking Gourd" (narrated by Keith David) Review Books: Shake It to the One That You Love the Best collected and adapted by Cheryl Warren Mattox, illustrations by Varnette Honeywood and Brenda Joysmith; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson, paintings by James Ransome; A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David A. Adler, illustrated by Samuel Byrd | Mark Mannucci | Steve Conner & Charlie Rice | October 18, 1993 |
| 97 | 7 | 1002 | "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" (narrated by Beth Howland) Review Books: The House That Jack Built, pictures by Jenny Stow; This is the Key to the Kingdom by Diane Worfolk Allison; Smart Dog by Ralph Leemis, illustrated by Chris L. Demarest | Ed Wiseman | Andrew Gutelle | October 19, 1993 |
| 98 | 8 | 1003 | "Is This a House for Hermit Crab?" (narrated by Eartha Kitt) Review Books: Urban Roosts by Barbara Bash; Busy, Busy Squirrels by Colleen Stanley Bare; Spider's Web by Christine Back and Barrie Watt | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 20, 1993 |
| 99 | 9 | 1004 | "And Still the Turtle Watched" (narrated by Michael Ansara) Review Books: A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry; Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back by Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London, illustrated by Thomas Locker; My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes | Mark Mannucci | Jill Gluckson | October 21, 1993 |
| 100 | 10 | 1005 | "June 29, 1999" (narrated by Charles Kimbrough) Review Books: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, drawn by Ron Barrett; Time Train by Paul Fleischman, illustrations by Claire Ewart | Ed Wiseman | Andrew Gutelle | October 22, 1993 |
Season 12: 1994 (10 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 1 | 1006 | "Nosey Mrs. Rat" (narrated by Faith Prince) Review Books: The 13th Clue by Ann Jonas; Tiger by Judy Allen, illustrated by Tudor Humphries; Mouse Views by Bruce McMillan | Ed Wiseman | Andrew Gutelle & Ronnie Krauss | October 3, 1994 |
| 102 | 2 | 1007 | "Borreguita and the Coyote" (narrated by Olga Merediz) Review Books: Diego by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris; Coyote Dreams by Susan Nunes, illustrated by Ronald Himler | Mark Mannucci | Bernardo Solano | October 4, 1994 |
| 103 | 3 | 1008 | "Summer" (narrated by Ossie Davis) Review Books: Nature All Year Long by Clare Walker Leslie; Turtle in July by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; Changes by Marjorie N. Allen and Shelley Rotner, photographs by Shelley Rotner | Mark Mannucci & Ed Wiseman | Andrew Gutelle | October 5, 1994 |
| 104 | 4 | 1009 | "Once There Was a Tree" (narrated by Eli Wallach) Review Books: The Tremendous Tree Book by Barbara Brenner and May Garelick, illustrated by Fred Brenner; Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert; The Tree in the Wood adapted and illustrated by Christopher Manson | James C. Wright | Ronnie Krauss | October 6, 1994 |
| 105 | 5 | 1010 | "Appelemando's Dreams" (narrated by Michael Learned) Review Books: The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Markun, illustrated by Robert Casilla; The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon Agee; I Am an Artist by Pat Lowery Collins, illustrated by Robin Brickman | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | October 7, 1994 |
| 106 | 6 | 1101 | "The Lotus Seed" (narrated by Rona Figueroa) Review Books: I'm New Here by Bud Howlett; Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; Halmoni and the Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Karen M. Dugan | Mark Mannucci | Susan Kim | October 10, 1994 |
| 107 | 7 | 1102 | "Hail to Mail" (narrated by Al Roker) Review Books: Messages in the Mailbox: How to Write a Letter by Loreen Leedy; Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea by Vera B. Williams and Jennifer Williams; The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet and Allan Ahlberg | Mark Mannucci | Andrew Gutelle | October 11, 1994 |
| 108 | 8 | 1103 | "Stellaluna" (narrated by Anne Jackson) Review Books: Amazing Bats by Frank Greenaway, photographs by Jerry Young and Frank Greenaway; Step into the Night by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Dennis Nolan; Sleep is for Everyone by Paul Showers, illustrated by Wendy Watson | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 12, 1994 |
| 109 | 9 | 1104 | "My Shadow" (narrated by Robert Guillaume) Review Books: Shadows and Reflections by Tana Hoban; I Have A Friend by Keiko Narahashi; Shadowgraphs by Phila H. Webb and Jane Corby | Mark Mannucci | Susan Kim | October 13, 1994 |
| 110 | 10 | 1105 | "Ruth Law Thrills a Nation" (narrated by Linda Lavin) Review Books: Plane Song by Diane Siebert, paintings by Vincent Nasta; Flight by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Mike Wimmer; Amelia's Fantastic Flight by Rose Bursik | Mark Mannucci | Susan Kim | October 14, 1994 |
Season 13: 1995 (5 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 1 | 1106 | "The Wonderful Towers of Watts" (narrated by Angela Bassett) Review Books: I Got Community by Melrose Cooper, pictures by Dale Gottlieb; Night on Neighborhood Street by Eloise Greenfield, pictures by Jan Spivey Gilchrist; The Car Washing Street by Denise Lewis Patrick, pictures by John Ward | Mark Mannucci | Susan Kim & Ronnie Krauss | October 2, 1995 |
| 112 | 2 | 1107 | "Martha Speaks" (narrated by Jo Hayden) Review Books: Earth Hounds by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross; The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden; My Puppy is Born by Joanna Cole, photographs by Margaret Miller | Mark Mannucci | Mark Eisman & Ronnie Krauss | October 3, 1995 |
| 113 | 3 | 1108 | "Alejandro's Gift" (narrated by Francisco Rivela) Review Books: Water, Water Everywhere by Mark J. Rauzon and Cynthia Overbeck Bix; It Rained on the Desert Today by Ken and Debby Buchanan, illustrated by Libba Tracy; The Desert Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Mark Astrella | Larry Lancit | Andrew Gutelle | October 4, 1995 |
| 114 | 4 | 1109 | "The Sign Painter's Dream" (narrated by Jamie Farr) Review Books: The Signmaker's Assistant by Tedd Arnold; I Read Signs by Tana Hoban; The Letter Jesters by Cathryn Falwell | Ed Wiseman | Lee Hunkins & Jill Gluckson | October 5, 1995 |
| 115 | 5 | 1110 | "Archibald Frisby" (narrated by Arnold Stang) Review Books: What Makes Popcorn Pop? by Jack Myers; I Wonder Why Soap Makes Bubbles? by Barbara Taylor; Science Magic Series by Chris Oxlade | Mark Mannucci | Jill Gluckson | October 6, 1995 |
Season 14: 1996 (5 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 1 | 1111 | "Fly Away Home" (narrated by Daniel Saltzman) Review Books: The Homeless Hibernating Bear by Kids Livin' Life; Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan; Home edited by Michael Rosen | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | April 8, 1996 |
| 117 | 2 | 1112 | "Uncle Jed's Barbershop" (narrated by Regina Taylor) Review Books: Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu; Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; A Peddler's Dream by Janice Shefelman, illustrated by Tom Shefelman | Mark Mannucci | Lee Hunkins | April 9, 1996 |
| 118 | 3 | 1113 | "How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" (narrated by Helen Mirren) Review Books: The Edible Pyramid by Loreen Leedy; The Kids Around the World Cookbook by Deri Robins, illustrated by Charlotte Stowell; What Food is This? by Rosmarie Hausherr | Larry Lancit & Kevin Lombard | Andrew Gutelle | April 10, 1996 |
| 119 | 4 | 1114 | "Owen" (narrated by Matthew Broderick) Review Books: Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber; Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies by Jane Cutler, illustrated by Susannah Ryan; Born in the Gravy by Denys Cazet | Ed Wiseman | McPaul Smith | April 11, 1996 |
| 120 | 5 | 1115 | "How Much is a Million?" (narrated by Nick Sullivan) Review Books: Only One by Marc Harshman, illustrated by Barbara Garrison; One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes, illustrated by Bonnie MacKain; How Many Stars in the Sky? by Lenny Hort, paintings by James Ransome | Ed Wiseman, Tony Jacobs & Barry Shapiro | Jill Gluckson | April 12, 1996 |
Season 15: 1996 (5 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 1 | 1201 | "Always My Dad" (narrated by BJ Crosby) Review Books: Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman, pictures by Caroline Binch; The Perfect Spot by Robert J. Blake; Taxi! Taxi! by Cari Best, illustrated by Dale Gottlieb | Ed Wiseman | Lee Hunkins | October 7, 1996 |
| 122 | 2 | 1202 | "Bread is for Eating" (narrated by Cecilia Arana and Michael Uribe) Review Books: Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris, photographs by Ken Heyman; The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen, illustrated by Ruth Wright Paulsen; Walter the Baker by Eric Carle | Kevin Lombard, Ed Wiseman, & Tony Jacobs | Ronnie Krauss & Sharon Dennis Wyeth | October 8, 1996 |
| 123 | 3 | 1203 | "Hotel Animal" (narrated by John Cunningham) Review Books: The Three Bears by Paul Galdone; Mr. Tall and Mr. Small by Barbara Brenner, illustrations by Mike Shenon; Zoom by Istvan Banyai | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | October 9, 1996 |
| 124 | 4 | 1204 | "Someplace Else" (narrated by Carol Kane) Review Books: Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Carol Jones; Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Schuett; Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney, illustrated by Annette Cable | Kevin Lombard | Robert Stork | October 10, 1996 |
| 125 | 5 | 1205 | "Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin" (narrated by Gregory Hines) Review Books: The Maestro Plays by Bill Martin Jr., pictures by Vladimir Radunsky; Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney; Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes, illustrated by Karmen Thompson | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | October 11, 1996 |
Season 16: 1997 (5 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 1 | 1206 | "On the Day You Were Born" (narrated by Patrick Stewart) Review Books: How You Were Born by Joanna Cole, photographs by Margaret Miller; One Round Moon and a Star for Me by Ingrid Mennen, illustrations by Niki Daly; A Teeny Tiny Baby by Amy Schwartz | Ed Wiseman | Billy Aronson | April 7, 1997 |
| 127 | 2 | 1207 | "Hip Cat" (narrated by Ann Duquesnay) Review Books: Conga Crocodile by Nicole Rubel; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka; Willie Jerome by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Tyrone Geter | Mark Mannucci | McPaul Smith | April 8, 1997 |
| 128 | 3 | 1208 | "Regina's Big Mistake" (narrated by Anna Holbrooks) Review Books: The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Markun, illustrated by Robert Casilla; The Art Lesson by Tomie de Paola; I Am an Artist by Pat Lowery Collins, illustrated by Robin Brickman | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss & Renee Creange | April 9, 1997 |
| 129 | 4 | 1209 | "Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message" (narrated by Nicholson Earl Billey) Review Books: My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes; A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry; The Tremendous Tree Book by Barbara Brenner and May Garelick, illustrated by Fred Brenner | Kevin Lombard | Ronnie Krauss & Ellen Doherty | April 10, 1997 |
| 130 | 5 | 1210 | "The Carousel" (narrated by Sarah Hubbard) Review Books: The Long Silk Strand by Laura E. Williams, illustrated by Grayce Bochak; The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman, illustrated by Ted Lewin; Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Ted Rand | Ed Wiseman | Jill Gluckson | April 11, 1997 |
Season 17: 1998 (5 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 1 | 1301 | "Math Curse" (narrated by Michelle Trachtenberg) Review Books: Pigs on a Blanket by Amy Axelrod, pictures by Sharon McGinley-Nally; Twelve Snails to One Lizard by Susan Hightower, pictures by Matt Novak; Marvelous Math by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Karen Barbour | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | October 5, 1998 |
| 132 | 2 | 1302 | "My Life with the Wave" (narrated by Scott Irby-Ranniar) Review Books: Waterdance by Thomas Locker; Our Wet World by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by James Marshall; Here is the Coral Reef by Madeleine Dunphy, illustrated by Tom Leonard | Larry Lancit | Cecily Truett | October 6, 1998 |
| 133 | 3 | 1303 | "Saturday Sancocho" (narrated by Jose de Guzman) Review Books: Mama Bear by Chyng-Feng Sun, illustrated by Lolly Robinson; The Pirate Cookbook by Mary Ling; Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice by Sylvia Rosa-Casanova, illustrated by Robert Roth | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | October 7, 1998 |
| 134 | 4 | 1304 | "When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba" (narrated by Lucie Arnaz) Review Books: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray, illustrated by Raul Colon; The Dancing Man by Ruth Lercher Bornstein; The Old Man Who Loved to Sing by John Winch | Mark Mannucci | Jill Gluckson | October 8, 1998 |
| 135 | 5 | 1305 | "Worksong" (narrated by David Canary) Review Books: Work by Ann Morris; I'm Going to Be a Firefighter and I'm Going to Be a Police Officer by Edith Kunhardt; A Day's Work by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ronald Himler | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | October 9, 1998 |
Season 18: 2000–01 (6 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 1 | 1401 | "The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest" (narrated by Susan Sarandon) Review Books: People in the Rainforest by Saviour Pirotta; Amazon Diary by Hudson Talbott and Mark Greenberg; Welcome to the Greenhouse by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Laura Regan | Kevin Lombard | Ronnie Krauss | May 8, 2000 |
| 137 | 2 | 1402 | "Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk" (narrated by Jason Alexander) Review Books: Harry and Lulu by Arthur Yorinks, illustrated by Martin Matje; Aloha, Dolores by Barbara Samuels; Moondogs by Daniel Kirk | Larry Lancit | Cecily Truett | November 20, 2000 |
| 138 | 3 | 1403 | "Lemonade for Sale" (narrated by Andrea McArdle) Review Books: Lulu's Lemonade by Paige deRubertis, illustrated by Paige Billin-Fry; Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book, illustrated by Randy Verougstraete; How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman, pictures by Bill Slavin | Ed Wiseman | Robert Stork | January 19, 2001 |
| 139 | 4 | 1404 | "The Secret Shortcut" (narrated by Tim Conway) Review Books: Mapping Penny's World by Loreen Leedy; Pipsqueaks! Maze School by Patrick Merrell; How Tall, How Short, How Faraway by David A. Adler, illustrated by Nancy Tobin | Ed Wiseman | Susan Kim | February 16, 2001 |
| 140 | 5 | 1405 | "My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States" (narrated by Lea Salonga, Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Nikki Giovanni) Review Books: The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller; Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant, illustrations by Lisa Desimini; Celebrate the 50 States! by Loreen Leedy | Ed Wiseman | Susan Kim | March 16, 2001 |
| 141 | 6 | 1406 | "Badger's Parting Gifts" (narrated by Ruby Dee) Review Books: The Grandad Tree by Trish Cooke, illustrated by Sharon Wilson; The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Erik Blegvad; A Gift for Abuelita by Nancy Luenn, illustrated by Robert Chapman | Ed Wiseman | Jill Gluckson | April 20, 2001 |
Season 19: 2002 (4 episodes)
All episodes this season were directed by Ed Wiseman.
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 1 | 1407 | "The Tin Forest" (narrated by Jeff Bridges) Review Books: On that Day; Mole Music; The Wonderful Happens | Ronnie Krauss | September 3, 2002 |
| 143 | 2 | 1408 | "Max" (narrated by Regina King and Ian Desdone) | Susan Kim | September 4, 2002 |
| 144 | 3 | 1409 | "Enemy Pie" (narrated by Ed Harris) Review Books: Don't Laugh at me; The Brand New Kid; Hey, Little Ant | Ronnie Krauss | September 5, 2002 |
| 145 | 4 | 1410 | "Our Big Home: An Earth Poem" (narrated by Naomi Judd) Review Books: Take Action, Whoever you are | Susan Kim | September 6, 2002 |
Season 20: 2004–05 (5 episodes)
All episodes this season were directed by Ed Wiseman.
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 1 | 1501 | "Visiting Day" (narrated by Alfre Woodard) Review: Finding the Right Spot; Let's Talk About When your Parent is in Jail; Mama Loves me from Away | Ronnie Krauss | December 15, 2004 |
| 147 | 2 | 1502 | "Unique Monique" (narrated by Eliza Dushku) Review: Daffodil; I'm Gonna Like Me; The Name Jar | Jill Gluckson | December 16, 2004 |
| 148 | 3 | 1503 | "Mr. George Baker" (narrated by Wayne Brady) Review: The Music in Derrick's Heart; Grandfather Counts; A Bird About to Sing | Ronnie Krauss | December 17, 2004 |
| 149 | 4 | 1504 | "Beegu" (narrated by Freddie Prinze Jr.) Review: Space Exploration; Planets: A Solar System Stickerbook; Rise the Moon | Twila Liggett | January 20, 2005 |
| 150 | 5 | 1505 | "Two Old Potatoes and Me" (narrated by Jordan Puryear) Review: Weslandia; Diary of a Worm; Pie in the Sky | Ronnie Krauss | January 21, 2005 |
Season 21: 2006 (5 episodes)
| No. in series | No. in season | Production code | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 1 | 1601 | "The Biggest Test in the Universe" (narrated by Richard Gere) Review: Angelina on Stage; Beverly Billingsly Takes a Bow; Wemberly Worried | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | November 6, 2006 |
| 152 | 2 | 1602 | "I Lost My Tooth in Africa" Review: Madlenka, Coming of Age; My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out | Mark Mannucci | Ronnie Krauss | November 7, 2006 |
| 153 | 3 | 1603 | "Boxes for Katje" (narrated by Elizabeth Jute) Review: Luba the Angel of Bergen-Belsen; The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq; The Lady in the Box | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | November 8, 2006 |
| 154 | 4 | 1604 | "Game Day" (narrated by James Avery) Review: The Blue Ribbon Day; Pecorino Plays Ball; Mia Hamm: Winner's Never Quit | Ed Wiseman | Ed Wiseman | November 9, 2006 |
| 155 | 5 | 1605 | "Show Way" (narrated by Diahann Carroll) Review: The Kids' Family Tree Book; What a Family!; Seven Brave Women | Ed Wiseman | Ronnie Krauss | November 10, 2006 |
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