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: 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)

All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Tight Times"	Ellen Schecter	Patrick McCaffrey	July 11, 1983 (1983-07-11)	101
Review Books: Pet Show! by Ezra Jack Keats; When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Diane Goode; The Terrible Thing That Happened at Our House by Marge Blaine, illustrated by John Wallner
2	2	"Miss Nelson is Back"	Ellen Schecter	Ruth Buzzi	July 12, 1983 (1983-07-12)	102
Review Books: Grandmama's Joy by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Carole Byard; Harlequin and the Gift of Many Colors by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree; Daddy is a Monster Sometimes by John Steptoe
3	3	"Bea and Mr. Jones"	Ellen Schecter	Madeline Kahn	July 13, 1983 (1983-07-13)	103
Review Books: Max by Rachel Isadora; The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, retold and illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley; There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
4	4	"Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain"	Lou Berger	James Earl Jones	July 14, 1983 (1983-07-14)	104
Review Books: Rain by Peter Spier; A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley; The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola
5	5	"Louis the Fish"	Lou Berger	Vincent Gardenia	July 15, 1983 (1983-07-15)	105
Review Books: A Fish Hatches by Joanna Cole and Jerome Wexler; One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz; Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
6	6	"Digging Up Dinosaurs"	Lou Berger	Linda Gelman	July 18, 1983 (1983-07-18)	106
Review Books: Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish, pictures by Arnold Lobel; If You Are a Hunter of Fossils by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall; Dinosaurs!: A Drawing Book by Michael Emberley
7	7	"Liang and the Magic Paintbrush"	Ellen Schecter	Lauren Tom	July 19, 1983 (1983-07-19)	107
Review Books: Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora; If You Take a Pencil by Fulvio Testa; Emma by Wendy Kesselman, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
8	8	"Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport"	Ellen Schecter	Douglas Parvin	July 20, 1983 (1983-07-20)	108
Review Books: The Big Hello by Janet Schulman, illustrated by Lillian Hoban; Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats; Mitchell is Moving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey
9	9	"Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe"	Ellen Schecter	Carolyn McHanon	July 21, 1983 (1983-07-21)	109
Review Books: Today We Are Brother and Sister by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by Glo Coalson; Anno's Journey by Mitsumasa Anno; Worlds to Explore by Girl Scouts of the USA
10	10	"The Gift of the Sacred Dog"	Ellen Schecter	Michael Ansara	July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22)	110
Review Books: Suho and the White Horse by Yuzo Otsuka, illustrated by Suekichi Akaba; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon; Moonsong Lullaby by Jamake Highwater, photographs by Marcia Keegan
11	11	"Gregory the Terrible Eater"	Mark Saltzman	Marilyn Michaels	July 25, 1983 (1983-07-25)	111
Review Books: Poem Stew by William Cole, pictures by Karen Ann Weinhaus; Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy by Mary Rayner; Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cook Book
12	12	"Three by the Sea"	Ellen Schecter	Chicago City Limits	July 26, 1983 (1983-07-26)	112
Review Books: Come Away from the Water, Shirley by John Burningham; Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel; Regards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Jack Keats
13	13	"Arthur's Eyes"	Ellen Schecter	Bill Cosby	July 27, 1983 (1983-07-27)	113
Review Books: Is This a Baby Dinosaur? by Millicent E. Selsam; Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan, pictures by Deborah Kogan Ray; A Show of Hands by Mary Beth Sullivan and Linda Bourke
14	14	"The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash"	Mark Saltzman	Kaleena Kiff and Laura Hicks	July 28, 1983 (1983-07-28)	114
Review Books: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz; Crictor by Tomi Ungerer; "Could Be Worse!" by James Stevenson
15	15	"Ty's One-Man Band"	Ellen Schecter	Lou Rawls	July 29, 1983 (1983-07-29)	115
Review Books: The Banza by Diane Wolkstein, pictures by Marc Brown; The Amazing Bone by William Steig; Making Musical Things by Ann Wiseman

Season 2 (1984)

All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
16	1	"Hot-Air Henry"	Ellen Schecter	William Windom	July 16, 1984 (1984-07-16)	201
Review Books: The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr, pictures by Carolyn Croll; Just Us Women by Jeannette Caines, illustrated by Pat Cummings; Easy-to-Make Spaceships that Really Fly by Mary and Dewey Blocksma, illustrated by Marisabina Russo
17	2	"Simon's Book"	Ellen Schecter	Ruby Dee	July 17, 1984 (1984-07-17)	202
Review Books: Me and Neesie by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Moneta Barnett; Begin at the Beginning by Amy Schwartz; What's Under My Bed? by James Stevenson
18	3	"Ox-Cart Man"	Ronnie Krauss & Ellen Schecter	Lorne Greene	July 18, 1984 (1984-07-18)	203
Review Books: Round Trip by Ann Jonas; A Winter Place by Ruth Yaffe Radin, illustrated by Mattie Lou O'Kelley; Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner, pictures by Don Bolognese
19	4	"Mystery on the Docks"	Ellen Schecter	Raul Julia	July 19, 1984 (1984-07-19)	204
Review Books: Nate the Great Mystery series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, illustrated by Marc Simont; The Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg; Big City Port by Betsy Maestro and Ellen DelVecchio, illustrated by Giulio Maestro
20	5	"A Chair for My Mother"	Ellen Schecter	Amy Linker	July 20, 1984 (1984-07-20)	205
Review Books: 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; My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter, pictures by Pat Cummings

Season 3 (1985)

All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
21	1	"Paul Bunyan"	Lydia Wilen	Buddy Ebsen	June 24, 1985 (1985-06-24)	301
Review Books: The Star-Spangled Banner, illustrated by Peter Spier; Whale in the Sky by Anne Siberell; The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de Paola
22	2	"The Patchwork Quilt"	Ellen Schecter	Isabel Sanford	June 25, 1985 (1985-06-25)	302
Review Books: The Two of Them by Aliki; Being Adopted by Maxine B. Rosenberg, photographs by George Ancona; Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michele Maria Surat, pictures by Vo-Dinh Mai
23	3	"Hill of Fire"	Ronnie Krauss	Fernando Escandon	June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26)	303
Review Books: The Tamarindo Puppy and Other Poems by Charlotte Pomerantz, pictures by Byron Barton; Ed Emberley's Science Flip Books; Emma's Dragon Hunt by Catherine Stock
24	4	"The Tortoise and the Hare"	Ellen Schecter	Gilda Radner	June 27, 1985 (1985-06-27)	304
Review Books: Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt by Lisa Campbell Ernst; Hooray for Snail! by John Stadler; Albert the Running Bear's Exercise Book by Barbara Isenberg and Marjorie Jaffe, illustrated by Diane de Groat
25	5	"Perfect the Pig"	Lydia Wilen	James Coco	June 28, 1985 (1985-06-28)	305
Review Books: Poinsettia and Her Family by Felicia Bond; Hector the Accordion-Nosed Dog by John Stadler; The Bionic Bunny Show by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

Season 4 (1986)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
26	1	"Animal Cafe"	Hugh Martin	Mark Saltzman	Martin Short (Season 3 leftover)	June 23, 1986 (1986-06-23)	306
Review Books: Night Markets: Bringing Food to a City by Joshua Horwitz; The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson, paintings by Denise Saldutti; The Dream Eater by Christian Garrison, pictures by Diane Goode
27	2	"Alistair in Outer Space"	Hugh Martin	Ronnie Krauss	Arnold Stang	June 24, 1986 (1986-06-24)	307
Review Books: Check It Out!: The Book About Libraries by Gail Gibbons; Commander Toad series by Jane Yolen, pictures by Bruce Degen; Maps and Globes by Jack Knowlton, illustrated by Harriett Barton
28	3	"Feelings"	Hugh Martin	Ellen Schecter	Raima Evans, Jessica Mercado, Laura Haymann, Paul Sidoriak, Jonathan Rose, Timothy Oakes, Jerry David, and Pamela Stogner	June 25, 1986 (1986-06-25)	308
Review Books: Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems by Eloise Greenfield, pictures by Diane and Leo Dillon; Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully by Nancy Carlson; Fireflies! by Julie Brinckloe
29	4	"Watch the Stars Come Out"	Hugh Martin	Peter Barton	Laura Haymann (Season 3 leftover)	June 26, 1986 (1986-06-26)	309
Review Books: Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen, illustrated by Michael J. Deraney; The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg; The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin
30	5	"Mama Don't Allow"	Hugh Martin	Peter Barton	Fred Newman	June 27, 1986 (1986-06-27)	310
Review Books: Apt. 3 by Ezra Jack Keats; Alligator Shoes by Arthur Dorros; Miranda by Tricia Tusa
31	6	"Space Case"	Hugh Martin	Ellen Schecter	Michael Winslow	August 4, 1986 (1986-08-04)	401
Review Books: Is There Life in Outer Space? by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Don Madden; Legend of the Milky Way retold and illustrated by Jeanne M. Lee; Astronuts: Space Jokes and Riddles compiled by Charles Keller, illustrated by Art Cumings
32	7	"The Milk Makers"	Hugh Martin	Patti Sullivan	Alaina Reed	August 5, 1986 (1986-08-05)	402
Review Books: From Blossom to Honey by Ali Mitgutsch; Baby Animals on the Farm by Hans-Heinrich Isenbart, photographs by Ruth Rai; Whales and Other Sea Mammals by Elsa Posell
33	8	"Imogene's Antlers"	Mitchell Geller	Joan Wilen, Lydia Wilen & Patti Sullivan	Imogene Coca	August 6, 1986 (1986-08-06)	403
Review Books: George Shrinks by William Joyce; The Trek by Ann Jonas; When Panda Came to Our House by Helen Zane Jensen
34	9	"Germs Make Me Sick!"	Hugh Martin	Ronnie Krauss	Molly Mandlin	August 7, 1986 (1986-08-07)	404
Review Books: The Microscope by Maxine Kumin, pictures by Arnold Lobel; Guess What? by Beau Gardner; Teddy Bears Cure a Cold by Susanna Gretz, illustrated by Alison Sage
35	10	"Abiyoyo"	Larry Lancit & Mitchell Geller	Mark Saltzman	Pete Seeger	August 8, 1986 (1986-08-08)	405
Review Books: Peter and the Wolf adapted by Sergei Prokofiev, illustrated by Erna Voigt; Ayu and the Perfect Moon by David Cox; Blackberry Ink by Eve Merriam, pictures by Hans Wilhelm

Season 5 (1987)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
36	1	"The Life Cycle of the Honeybee"	Mitchell Geller	Ronnie Krauss	Barbara Feldon	June 1, 1987 (1987-06-01)	406
Review Books: Going Buggy!: Jokes About Insects by Peter and Connie Roop, pictures by Joan Hanson; The Lady and the Spider by Faith McNulty, illustrated by Bob Marstall; The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller
37	2	"Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie"	Mitchell Geller	Ellen Schecter	Sada Thompson	June 2, 1987 (1987-06-02)	407
Review Books: The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward; Very Last First Time by Jan Andrews, illustrated by Ian Wallace; Sailing with the Wind by Thomas Locker
38	3	"Chickens Aren't the Only Ones"	Mitchell Geller	Mark Eisman	Georgia Engel	June 3, 1987 (1987-06-03)	408
Review Books: Turtle and Tortoise by Vincent Serventy from the Animals in the Wild series; Mrs. Huggins and Her Hen Hannah by Lydia Dabcovich; Egg to Chick by Millicent E. Selsam, pictures by Barbara Wolff
39	4	"The Paper Crane"	Mitchell Geller	Ellen Schecter	Keye Luke	June 4, 1987 (1987-06-04)	409
Review Books: How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman, illustrated by Allen Say; Perfect Crane by Anne Laurin, illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak; "Paper" Through the Ages by Shaaron Cosner, illustrated by Priscilla Kiedrowski
40	5	"The Runaway Duck"	Mitchell Geller	Jeanne Marie Laskas	Orson Bean	June 5, 1987 (1987-06-05)	410
Review Books: The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese; Jamaica's Find by Juanita Havill, illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien; Dabble Duck by Anne Leo Ellis, illustrated by Sue Truesdell
41	6	"A Three Hat Day"	Vern Oakley	Mark Saltzman	Zelda Rubinstein	July 27, 1987 (1987-07-27)	411
Review Books: Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia Tusa; Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina; Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop, illustrated by William Joyce
42	7	"Rumpelstiltskin"	Vern Oakley	Jill Gluckson	Ralph Waite	July 28, 1987 (1987-07-28)	412
Review Books: The Sleeping Beauty retold and illustrated by Mercer Mayer; The Story of a Castle by John S. Goodall; A Medieval Feast by Aliki
43	8	"Best Friends"	Vern Oakley	Ronnie Krauss	Liza Siegler	July 29, 1987 (1987-07-29)	413
Review Books: The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy by Jane Thayer, illustrated by Lisa McCue; A Gift for Tia Rosa by Karen T. Taha, illustrated by Dee deRosa; The Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat by Lore Segal, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
44	9	"Meanwhile Back at the Ranch"	Vern Oakley	Ronnie Krauss	Hoyt Axton	July 30, 1987 (1987-07-30)	414
Review Books: Rodeo by Cheryl Walsh Bellville; Dakota Dugout by Ann Turner, illustrated by Ronald Himler; Bossyboots by David Cox
45	10	"My Little Island"	Vern Oakley	Ronnie Krauss	Ron Foster	July 31, 1987 (1987-07-31)	415
Review Books: Yagua Days by Cruz Martel, pictures by Jerry Pinkney; The Viking Children's World Atlas by Jacqueline Tivers and Michael Day; Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III by Ann McGovern, illustrated by Tomie de Paola

Season 6 (1988–89)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
46	1	"The Bionic Bunny Show"	Dean Parisot	Ellis Weiner	Gene Klavan	August 15, 1988 (1988-08-15)	501
Review Books: Ramona: Behind the Scenes of a Television Show by Elaine Scott, photographs by Margaret Miller; The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin, illustrations by Marc Simont; Lights! Camera! Action!: How a Movie is Made by Gail Gibbons
47	2	"Bugs"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Lori Delgado and Edwin Maldonado Jr.	August 16, 1988 (1988-08-16)	502
Review Books: Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros; Ladybug by Barrie Watts; Backyard Insects by Millicent E. Selsam and Ronald Goor, photographs by Ronald Goor
48	3	"The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner"	Dean Parisot & Larry Lancit	Ellis Weiner	Peter Falk	August 17, 1988 (1988-08-17)	503
Review Books: Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Kids' Cookbook; A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns by Ruth Heller; Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery by Doug Cushman
49	4	"Brush"	Larry Lancit	Mark Saltzman	Héctor Elizondo	August 18, 1988 (1988-08-18)	504
Review Books: Egg-Carton Zoo by Rudi Haas and Hans Blohm; Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg; What the Mailman Brought by Carolyn Craven, illustrated by Tomie de Paola
50	5	"The Purple Coat"	Hugh Martin	Ellis Weiner	Jack Gilford	August 19, 1988 (1988-08-19)	505
Review Books: The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker; How a Book is Made by Aliki; Pablo Picasso by Ibi Lepscky, illustrated by Paolo Cardoni
51	6	"Barn Dance!"	Hugh Martin	Andrew Gutelle	Roy Clark	March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)	506
Review Books: Half a Moon and One Whole Star by Crescent Dragonwagon, illustrations by Jerry Pinkney; I Like the Music by Leah Komaiko, pictures by Barbara Westman; The Old Banjo by Dennis Haseley, drawings by Stephen Gammell
52	7	"Duncan and Dolores"	Ed Wiseman	Loriann Champagne Smith	Jane Curtin	March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28)	507
Review Books: Moon Tiger by Phyllis Root, art by Ed Young; Cat and Canary by Michael Foreman; Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault, retold and illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
53	8	"Knots on a Counting Rope"	Hugh Martin	Ellen Schecter	J. Ruben Silverbird and Kenneth Blank	March 29, 1989 (1989-03-29)	508
Review Books: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr; Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants by M.K. Brown; Harriet's Recital by Nancy Carlson
54	9	"Mummies Made in Egypt"	Larry Lancit	Cecily Truett	Corinne Orr	March 30, 1989 (1989-03-30)	509
Review Books: Visiting the Art Museum by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown; Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie de Paola; I Can Be an Archaeologist by Robert B. Pickering from the I Can Be series
55	10	"Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters"	Mark Mannucci	David Yazbek	Phylicia Rashad	March 31, 1989 (1989-03-31)	510
Review Books: Who's in Rabbit's House? by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon; Jafta series by Hugh Lewin, pictures by Lisa Kopper; Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings, pictures by Tom Feelings

Season 7 (1989–90)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
56	1	"Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story"	Dean Parisot	Jill Gluckson	Jane Pauley	July 3, 1989 (1989-07-03)	601
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
57	2	"Stay Away from the Junkyard!"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Michele Mariana	July 4, 1989 (1989-07-04)	602
Review Books: The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, drawings by Robert Lawson; The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
58	3	"Little Nino's Pizzeria"	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	Josh Saviano	July 5, 1989 (1989-07-05)	603
Review Books: The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola; What Happens to a Hamburger? by Paul Showers, illustrated by Anne Rockwell; Eats Poems by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by Susan Russo
59	4	"Ludlow Laughs"	Dean Parisot	Mitchell Kriegman	Phyllis Diller	July 6, 1989 (1989-07-06)	604
Review Books: Shake My Sillies Out: A Raffi Song to Read, illustrated by David Allender; Pig William by Arlene Dubanevich; The Make Me Laugh! Joke Books, illustrated by Joan Hanson
60	5	"Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo"	Ed Wiseman	Jill Gluckson	Edward Asner	July 7, 1989 (1989-07-07)	605
Review Books: Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, illustrated by Ken Bachaus; Old Turtle's Baseball Stories by Leonard Kessler; Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat by Patricia Reilly Giff, illustrated by Susanna Natti
61	6	"Dive to the Coral Reefs"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Fran Brill	March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)	606
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
62	7	"Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus"	Dean Parisot	Ronnie Krauss	Philip Bosco	March 27, 1990 (1990-03-27)	607
Review Books: Cactus by Cynthia Overbeck Bix, photographs by Shabo Hani; Snakes Are Hunters by Patricia Lauber, illustrated by Holly Keller; A Living Desert by Guy J. Spencer, photographs by Tim Fuller
63	8	"Tooth-Gnasher Superflash"	Hugh Martin	Andrew Gutelle	Victoria Jackson	March 28, 1990 (1990-03-28)	608
Review Books: Truck Song by Diane Siebert, pictures by Byron Barton; Tin Lizzie and Little Nell by David Cox; Fill It Up!: All About Service Stations by Gail Gibbons
64	9	"Bored - Nothing to Do!"	Larry Lancit	Ronnie Krauss	Alex Borg and David Hyman	March 29, 1990 (1990-03-29)	609
Review Books: Flying from the Let's Discover Library; Redbird by Patrick Fort; The Magic Wings by Diane Wolkstein, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
65	10	"Sports Pages"	Ed Wiseman	Jill Gluckson	LeVar Burton	March 30, 1990 (1990-03-30)	610
Review Books: Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo, illustrated by Blanche Sims; Making the Team by Nancy Carlson; Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall

Season 8 (1990)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
66	1	"The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth"	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	Keisha Knight Pulliam	September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)	701
Review Books: How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World; Caves; Rock Collecting
67	2	"Jack, the Seal and the Sea"	Hugh Martin	Ronnie Krauss	Leslie Uggams	September 11, 1990 (1990-09-11)	702
Review Books: A Day in the Life of a Marine Biologist by David Paige, photographs by Roger Ruhlin; Water: What It Is, What It Does by Judith S. Seixas, illustrated by Tom Huffman; Sterling: The Rescue of a Baby Harbor Seal by Sandra Verrill White and Michael Filisky
68	3	"The Bicycle Man"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Tom Matsusaka	September 12, 1990 (1990-09-12)	703
Review Books: Our Teacher's in a Wheelchair by Mary Ellen Powers; The White Bicycle by Rob Lewis; Delphine by Molly Bang
69	4	"Florence and Eric Take the Cake"	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	Julia Child	September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)	704
Review Books: The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg; My First Cook Book by Angela Wilkes; Uncle Nacho's Hat by Harriet Rohmer, illustrations by Veg Reisberg
70	5	"Sunken Treasure"	Larry Lancit	Andrew Gutelle	Robert Morse	September 14, 1990 (1990-09-14)	705
Review Books: The Titanic...Lost and Found by Judy Donnelly, illustrated by Keith Kohler; A Day Underwater by Deborah Kovacs; What's in the Deep?: An Underwater Adventure for Children by Alese and Morton Pechter

Season 9 (1991)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
71	1	"Alistair's Time Machine"	Ed Wiseman	Patty Marx	Arnold Stang	September 16, 1991 (1991-09-16)	706
Review Books: Find Waldo Now by Martin Handford; What Does It Do?: A Book About Inventions by Daniel Jacobs; The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin by Aliki
72	2	"The Adventures of Taxi Dog"	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	Vincent Gardenia	September 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)	707
Review Books: Taxi: A Book of City Words by Betsy and Giulio Maestro; The First Dog by Jan Brett; I Want a Dog by Dayal Kaur Khalsa
73	3	"The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush"	Larry Lancit	Kristin Laskas Martin	Harold Littlebird	September 18, 1991 (1991-09-18)	708
Review Books: The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen, illustrated by Shonto Begay; Indians of the Americas; Rainbow Crow by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
74	4	"Galimoto"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Hattie Winston	September 19, 1991 (1991-09-19)	709
Review Books: Look at This by Harlow Rockwell; The Little Pigs' Puppet Book by N. Cameron Watson; My First Activity Book by Angela Wilkes
75	5	"Fox on the Job"	Ed Wiseman	Robert Stork	Fred Newman	September 20, 1991 (1991-09-20)	710
Review Books: Music, Music for Everyone by Vera B. Williams; Helping Out by George Ancona; Pig Pig Gets a Job by David McPhail
76	6	"Opt: An Illusionary Tale"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	LeVar Burton	September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)	801
Review Books: Lenses!: Take a Closer Look by Siegfried Aust, illustrated by Helge Nyncke; If at First You Do Not See by Ruth Brown; Hide and Seek edited by Jennifer Coldrey and Karen Goldie-Morrison
77	7	"Raccoons and Ripe Corn, Deer at the Brook, Come Out, Muskrats"	Larry Lancit	Andrew Gutelle	Julia Barr	September 24, 1991 (1991-09-24)	802
Review Books: Bird Watch by Jane Yolen, illustrations by Ted Lewin; My First Nature Book by Angela Wilkes; Tree Trunk Traffic by Bianca Lavies
78	8	"The Lady with the Ship on Her Head"	Ed Wiseman	Ellis Weiner	Marilyn Pasekoff	September 25, 1991 (1991-09-25)	803
Review Books: An Enchanted Hair Tale by Alexis De Veaux, pictures by Cheryl Hanna; The Flyaway Pantaloons by Joseph Sharples, illustrated by Sue Scullard; Moog-Moog, Space Barber by Mark Teague
79	9	"Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express"	Richard Hendrick	Jill Gluckson	Brian Dennehy	September 26, 1991 (1991-09-26)	804
Review Books: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg; The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper, illustrated by George and Doris Hauman; The Train to Lulu's by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, illustrated by Robert Castilla
80	10	"Snowy Day: Stories and Poems"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Lena Horne (Winter Morning), Lacey Chabert (Snow), and Richard Courtney (Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening)	September 27, 1991 (1991-09-27)	805
Review Books: Over the River and Through the Wood by Lydia Maria Child, illustrated by Iris Van Rynbach; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, illustrated by Susan Jeffers; Winter by Ron Hirschi, photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen

Season 10 (1992)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
81	1	"Tar Beach"	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	Ruby Dee	October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)	806
Review Books: To Sleep by James Sage, illustrated by Warwick Hutton; On Grandma's Roof by Erica Silverman, illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray; I'm Flying! by Alan Wade, pictures by Petra Mathers
82	2	"The Wall"	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	Jason Ruggiero	October 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)	807
Review Books: All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Leslie Baker; My Grandson Lew by Charlotte Zolotow, pictures by William Pene du Bois; Tillie and the Wall by Leo Lionni
83	3	"Sam the Sea Cow"	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	Jason Robards	October 7, 1992 (1992-10-07)	808
Review Books: Will We Miss Them?: Endangered Species by Alexandra Wright, illustrated by Marshall Peck III; "10 Things I Know" Books by Wendy Wax and Della Rowland, illustrated by Thomas Payne; Manatees by Emilie U. Lepthien
84	4	"Rechenka's Eggs"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Viveca Lindfors	October 8, 1992 (1992-10-08)	809
Review Books: Stefan and Olga by Betsy Day; The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci, pictures by Jerry Pinkney; I Made It Myself by Sabine Lohf
85	5	"Sophie and Lou"	Fred Surr	Fred Surr	Jessica Walter	October 9, 1992 (1992-10-09)	810
Review Books: Dancing with the Indians by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Samuel Byrd; Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low, photographs by Martha Cooper; Cordelia, Dance! by Sarah Stapler
86	6	"Come a Tide"	Ed Wiseman	Susan Leeds	Dixie Carter	October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)	901
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
87	7	"The Piggy in the Puddle"	Ed Wiseman	Orly Berger & Ed Wiseman	Tovah Feldshuh	October 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)	902
Review Books: Oink by Arthur Geisert; The Hippopotamus Song: A Muddy Love Story by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott; This House is Made of Mud by Ken Buchanan, illustrated by Libby Tracy
88	8	"Seashore Surprises"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	LeVar Burton	October 14, 1992 (1992-10-14)	903
Review Books: Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald, illustrated by S.D. Schindler; What's Inside? Shells by Angela Royston, photographs by Andreas von Einsiedel; The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow, paintings by Wendell Minor
89	9	"Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Andrew Lei	October 15, 1992 (1992-10-15)	904
Review Books: Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Marylin Hafner; Horace by Holly Keller; Free to Be...a Family by Marlo Thomas and Friends
90	10	"Berlioz the Bear"	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	James Avery	October 16, 1992 (1992-10-16)	905
Review Books: Introduction to Musical Instruments series: Brass/Strings/Woodwinds/Percussion by Dee Lillegard; Georgia Music by Helen V. Griffith, pictures by James Stevenson; The Science Book of Sound by Neil Ardley

Season 11 (1993)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
91	1	"Amazing Grace"	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	Tyne Daly	October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11)	906
Review Books: Roses Sing on New Snow by Paul Yee, illustrated by Harvey Chan; 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
92	2	"The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper"	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	the cast of Forbidden Broadway and Lee Murphy	October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)	907
Review Books: What's It Like to Be a...Newspaper Reporter by Janet Craig, illustrated by Richard Max Kolding; Newspapers by David Petersen; Great Newspaper Crafts by F. Virginia Walter, illustrated by Teddy Cameron Long
93	3	"Mrs. Katz and Tush"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Reizl Bozyk and Rick English	October 13, 1993 (1993-10-13)	908
Review Books: Kwanzaa by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate, illustrations by Melodye Rosales; Abuela by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas
94	4	"The Salamander Room"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Lynne Thigpen	October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)	909
Review Books: Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright, illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker; Chipmunk Song by Joanne Ryder, pictures by Lynne Cherry; The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
95	5	"Silent Lotus"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Lea Salonga	October 15, 1993 (1993-10-15)	910
Review Books: Amy: The Story of a Deaf Child by Lou Ann Walker, photographs by Michael Abramson; Hand Rhymes collected and illustrated by Marc Brown; The Handmade Alphabet by Laura Rankin
96	6	"Follow the Drinking Gourd"	Mark Mannucci	Steve Conner & Charlie Rice	Keith David	October 18, 1993 (1993-10-18)	1001
Review Books: A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David A. Adler, illustrated by Samuel Byrd; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson, paintings by James Ransome; Shake It to the One that You Love the Best by Cheryl Warren Mattox, illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood and Brenda Joysmith
97	7	"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	Beth Howland	October 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)	1002
Review Books: Smart Dog by Ralph Leemis, illustrated by Chris Demarest; This is the Key to the Kingdom by Diane Worfolk Allison; The House that Jack Built, pictures by Jenny Stow
98	8	"Is This a House for Hermit Crab?"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Eartha Kitt	October 20, 1993 (1993-10-20)	1003
Review Books: Spider's Web by Christine Back and Barrie Watts; Busy, Busy Squirrels by Colleen Stanley Bare; Urban Roosts by Barbara Bash
99	9	"And Still the Turtle Watched"	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	Michael Ansara	October 21, 1993 (1993-10-21)	1004
Review Books: A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry; Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back by Jonathan London and Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Thomas Locker; My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes
100	10	"June 29, 1999"	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	Charles Kimbrough	October 22, 1993 (1993-10-22)	1005
Review Books: Time Train by Paul Fleischman, illustrations by Claire Ewart; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, drawn by Ron Barrett; Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Season 12 (1994)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
101	1	"Nosey Mrs. Rat"	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle & Ronnie Krauss	Faith Prince	October 3, 1994 (1994-10-03)	1006
Review Books: Tiger by Judy Allen, illustrated by Tudor Humphries; The 13th Clue by Ann Jonas; Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw by Bruce McMillan
102	2	"Borreguita and the Coyote"	Mark Mannucci	Bernardo Solano	Olga Merediz	October 4, 1994 (1994-10-04)	1007
Review Books: Coyote Dreams by Susan Nunes, illustrations by Ronald Himler; The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris; Diego by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Jeanette Winter
103	3	"Summer"	Mark Mannucci & Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	Ossie Davis	October 5, 1994 (1994-10-05)	1008
Review Books: Changes by Marjorie N. Allen and Shelley Rotner, photographs by Shelley Rotner; Nature All Year Long by Clare Walker Leslie; Turtle in July by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
104	4	"Once There Was a Tree"	James C. Wright	Ronnie Krauss	Eli Wallach	October 6, 1994 (1994-10-06)	1009
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 by Christopher Manson
105	5	"Appelemando's Dreams"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Michael Learned	October 7, 1994 (1994-10-07)	1010
Review Books: I Am an Artist by Pat Lowery Collins, illustrated by Robin Brickman; The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon Agee; The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Markun, illustrated by Robert Casilla
106	6	"The Lotus Seed"	Mark Mannucci	Susan Kim	Rona Figueroa	October 10, 1994 (1994-10-10)	1101
Review Books: Halmoni and the Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Karen M. Dugan; Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; I'm New Here by Bud Howlett
107	7	"Hail to Mail"	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	Al Roker	October 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)	1102
Review Books: The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet and Allan Ahlberg; 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
108	8	"Stellaluna"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Anne Jackson	October 12, 1994 (1994-10-12)	1103
Review Books: Sleep is for Everyone by Paul Showers, illustrated by Wendy Watson; Step into the Night by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Dennis Nolan; Amazing Bats by Frank Greenaway, photographs by Jerry Young and Frank Greenaway
109	9	"My Shadow"	Mark Mannucci	Susan Kim	Robert Guillaume	October 13, 1994 (1994-10-13)	1104
Review Books: Shadowgraphs by Jane Corby and Phila H. Webb; Shadows and Reflections by Tana Hoban; I Have a Friend by Keiko Narahashi
110	10	"Ruth Law Thrills a Nation"	Mark Mannucci	Susan Kim	Linda Lavin	October 14, 1994 (1994-10-14)	1105
Review Books: Flight by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Mike Wimmer; Amelia's Fantastic Flight by Rose Bursik; Plane Song by Diane Siebert, paintings by Vincent Nasta

Season 13 (1995)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
111	1	"The Wonderful Towers of Watts"	Mark Mannucci	Susan Kim & Ronnie Krauss	Angela Bassett	October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)	1106
Review Books: The Car Washing Street by Denise Lewis Patrick, pictures by John Ward; Night on Neighborhood Street by Eloise Greenfield, pictures by Jan Spivey Gilchrist; I Got Community by Melrose Cooper, pictures by Dale Gottlieb
112	2	"Martha Speaks"	Mark Mannucci	Mark Eisman & Ronnie Krauss	Jo Hayden	October 3, 1995 (1995-10-03)	1107
Review Books: My Puppy is Born by Joanna Cole, photographs by Margaret Miller; The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden; Earth Hounds by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross
113	3	"Alejandro's Gift"	Larry Lancit	Andrew Gutelle	Francisco Rivela	October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04)	1108
Review Books: The Desert Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Mark Astrella; It Rained on the Desert Today by Ken and Debby Buchanan, illustrated by Libby Tracy; Water, Water Everywhere by Cynthia Overbeck Bix and Mark J. Rauzon
114	4	"The Sign Painter's Dream"	Ed Wiseman	Lee Hunkins & Jill Gluckson	Jamie Farr	October 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)	1109
Review Books: The Signmaker's Assistant by Tedd Arnold; The Letter Jesters by Cathryn Falwell; I Read Signs by Tana Hoban
115	5	"Archibald Frisby"	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	Arnold Stang	October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06)	1110
Review Books: What Makes Popcorn Pop? by Jack Myers; Science Magic series: Sound/Light/Air/Water by Chris Oxlade; I Wonder Why Soap Makes Bubbles? by Barbara Taylor

Season 14 (1996)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
116	1	"Fly Away Home"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Daniel Saltzman	April 8, 1996 (1996-04-08)	1111
Review Books: Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan; The Homeless Hibernating Bear by Kids Livin' Life; Home edited by Michael Rosen
117	2	"Uncle Jed's Barbershop"	Mark Mannucci	Lee Hunkins	Regina Taylor	April 9, 1996 (1996-04-09)	1112
Review Books: A Peddler's Dream by Janice Shefelman, illustrated by Tom Shefelman; Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu
118	3	"How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World"	Larry Lancit & Kevin Lombard	Andrew Gutelle	Helen Mirren	April 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)	1113
Review Books: What Food is This? by Rosmarie Hausherr; The Edible Pyramid by Loreen Leedy; The Kids Around the World Cookbook by Deri Robins, illustrated by Charlotte Stowell
119	4	"Owen"	Ed Wiseman	McPaul Smith	Matthew Broderick	April 11, 1996 (1996-04-11)	1114
Review Books: Born in the Gravy by Denys Cazet; Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies by Jane Cutler, pictures by Susannah Ryan; Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
120	5	"How Much is a Million?"	Ed Wiseman, Tony Jacobs & Barry Shapiro	Jill Gluckson	Nick Sullivan	April 12, 1996 (1996-04-12)	1115
Review Books: How Many Stars in the Sky? by Lenny Hort, paintings by James Ransome; One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes, illustrated by Bonnie MacKain; Only One by Marc Harshman, illustrated by Barbara Garrison

Season 15 (1996)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
121	1	"Always My Dad"	Ed Wiseman	Lee Hunkins	BJ Crosby	October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)	1201
Review Books: Taxi! Taxi! by Cari Best, illustrated by Dale Gottlieb; The Perfect Spot by Robert J. Blake; Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman, pictures by Caroline Binch
122	2	"Bread is for Eating"	Kevin Lombard, Ed Wiseman, & Tony Jacobs	Ronnie Krauss & Sharon Dennis Wyeth	Cecilia Arana and Michael Uribe	October 8, 1996 (1996-10-08)	1202
Review Books: Walter the Baker by Eric Carle; The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen, paintings by Ruth Wright Paulsen; Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris, photographs by Ken Heyman
123	3	"Hotel Animal"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	John Cunningham	October 9, 1996 (1996-10-09)	1203
Review Books: Zoom by Istvan Banyai; Mr. Tall and Mr. Small by Barbara Brenner, illustrations by Mike Shenon; The Three Bears by Paul Galdone
124	4	"Someplace Else"	Kevin Lombard	Robert Stork	Carol Kane	October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)	1204
Review Books: Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Schuett; Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Carol Jones; Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney, illustrated by Annette Cable
125	5	"Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	Gregory Hines	October 11, 1996 (1996-10-11)	1205
Review Books: Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes, illustrated by Karmen Thompson; Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney; The Maestro Plays by Bill Martin, Jr., pictures by Vladimir Radunsky

Season 16 (1997)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
126	1	"On the Day You Were Born"	Ed Wiseman	Billy Aronson	Patrick Stewart	April 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)	1206
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
127	2	"Hip Cat"	Mark Mannucci	McPaul Smith	Ann Duquesnay	April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08)	1207
Review Books: Willie Jerome by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Tyrone Geter; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka; Conga Crocodile by Nicole Rubel
128	3	"Regina's Big Mistake"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss & Renee Creange	Anna Holbrooks	April 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)	1208
Review Books: I Am an Artist by Pat Lowery Collins, illustrated by Robin Brickman; The Art Lesson by Tomie de Paola; The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Markun, illustrated by Robert Casilla
129	4	"Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message"	Kevin Lombard	Ronnie Krauss & Ellen Doherty	Nicholson Earl Billey	April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10)	1209
Review Books: The Tremendous Tree Book by Barbara Brenner and May Garelick, illustrated by Fred Brenner; A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry; My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes
130	5	"The Carousel"	Ed Wiseman	Jill Gluckson	Sarah Hubbard	April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)	1210
Review Books: Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Ted Rand; The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman, illustrated by Ted Lewin; The Long Silk Strand by Laura E. Williams, illustrated by Grayce Bochak

Season 17 (1998)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
131	1	"Math Curse"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Michelle Trachtenberg	October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)	1301
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
132	2	"My Life with the Wave"	Larry Lancit	Cecily Truett	Scott Irby-Ranniar	October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)	1302
Review Books: Here is the Coral Reef by Madeleine Dunphy, illustrated by Tom Leonard; Water Dance by Thomas Locker; Our Wet World by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by James M. Needham
133	3	"Saturday Sancocho"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Jose de Guzman	October 7, 1998 (1998-10-07)	1303
Review Books: The Pirate Cookbook by Mary Ling; Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice by Sylvia Rosa-Casanova, illustrated by Robert Roth; Mama Bear by Chyng-Feng Sun, illustrated by Lolly Robinson
134	4	"When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba"	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	Lucie Arnaz	October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)	1304
Review Books: The Dancing Man by Ruth Lercher Bornstein; My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray, illustrated by Raul Colon; The Old Man Who Loved to Sing by John Winch
135	5	"Worksong"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	David Canary	October 9, 1998 (1998-10-09)	1305
Review Books: A Day's Work by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ronald Himler; I'm Going to Be a Firefighter and I'm Going to Be a Police Officer by Edith Kunhardt; Work by Ann Morris

Season 18 (2000–01)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
136	1	"The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest"	Kevin Lombard	Ronnie Krauss	Susan Sarandon	May 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)	1401
Review Books: Amazon Diary by Hudson Talbott and Mark Greenberg; People in the Rainforest by Saviour Pirotta; Welcome to the Greenhouse by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Laura Regan
137	2	"Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk"	Larry Lancit	Cecily Truett	Jason Alexander	November 20, 2000 (2000-11-20)	1402
"Danny and the Dinosaur" "A Dog's Tale" Review Books: Moondogs by Daniel Kirk; Aloha, Dolores by Barbara Samuels; Harry and Lulu by Arthur Yorinks, illustrated by Martin Matje
138	3	"Lemonade for Sale"	Ed Wiseman	Robert Stork	Andrea McArdle	January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)	1403
Review Books: Lulu's Lemonade by Barbara deRubertis, illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye; 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
139	4	"The Secret Shortcut"	Ed Wiseman	Susan Kim	Tim Conway	February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16)	1404
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
140	5	"My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States"	Ed Wiseman	Susan Kim	Lea Salonga (Mauna Loa), Tom and Ray Magliozzi (New England Lighthouse), and Nikki Giovanni (Knoxville, Tennessee)	March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16)	1405
Review Books (credit and Outro order): Celebrate the 50 States! by Loreen Leedy; The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller; Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant, illustrations by Lisa Desimini Review Books (children's order): 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
141	6	"Badger's Parting Gifts"	Ed Wiseman	Jill Gluckson	Ruby Dee	April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)	1406
Review Books: A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead by Nancy Luenn, illustrated by Robert Chapman; The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Erik Blegvad; The Grandad Tree by Trish Cooke, illustrated by Sharon Wilson

Season 19 (2002)

All episodes this season were directed by Ed Wiseman.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
142	1	"The Tin Forest"	Ronnie Krauss	Jeff Bridges	September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)	1407
Review Books: On that Day by Andrea Patel; Mole Music by David McPhail; The Wonderful Happens by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Coco Dowley
143	2	"Max"	Susan Kim	Regina King and Ian Desdone	September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04)	1408
Review Books: The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen, illustrated by Elaine Greenstein; If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks by Faith Ringgold; Sosu's Call by Meshack Asare
144	3	"Enemy Pie"	Ronnie Krauss	Ed Harris	September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)	1409
Review Books: Don't Laugh at Me by Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin, illustrated by Glib Dibley; The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose, illustrated by Debbie Tilly
145	4	"Our Big Home: An Earth Poem"	Susan Kim	Naomi Judd	September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)	1410
Review Books: Take Action: A Guide to Active Citizenship by Marc Kielburger, illustrated by Craig Kielburger; Whoever You Are by Mem Fox, illustrated by Leslie Staub

Season 20 (2004–05)

All episodes this season were directed by Ed Wiseman.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
146	1	"Visiting Day"	Ronnie Krauss	Alfre Woodard	December 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)	1501
Review: Finding the Right Spot by Janice Levy, illustrated by Whitney Martin; Let's Talk About When your Parent is in Jail by Maureen K. Wittbold, photo illustrations by Bill Stanton, Phylis Picardi, and Ira Fox; Mama Loves me from Away by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Laurie Caple
147	2	"Unique Monique"	Jill Gluckson	Eliza Dushku	December 16, 2004 (2004-12-16)	1502
Review: Daffodil by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Tomek Bogacki; I'm Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell; The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
148	3	"Mr. George Baker"	Ronnie Krauss	Wayne Brady	December 17, 2004 (2004-12-17)	1503
Review: The Music in Derrick's Heart by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert, illustrated by Colin Bootman; Grandfather Counts by Andrea Chang, illustrated by Ange Zhang; A Bird About to Sing by Laura Nyman Montenegro
149	4	"Beegu"	Twila Liggett	Freddie Prinze Jr.	January 20, 2005 (2005-01-20)	1504
Review: Space Exploration by David Glover; Planets: A Solar System Stickerbook by Ellen Hasbrouck, illustrated by Scott McDougal; Rise the Moon by Eileen Spinelli, pictures by Raul Colon
150	5	"Two Old Potatoes and Me"	Ronnie Krauss	Jordan Puryear	January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21)	1505
Review: Weslandia by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, pictures by Harry Bliss; Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert

Season 21 (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Narrated by	Original air date	Prod. code
151	1	"The Biggest Test in the Universe"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Richard Gere	November 6, 2006 (2006-11-06)	1601
Review: Angelina on Stage by Katharine Holabird, illustrated by Helen Craig; Beverly Billingsly Takes a Bow by Alexander Stadler; Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
152	2	"I Lost My Tooth in Africa"	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	TBA	November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)	1602
Review: Madlenka by Peter Six; Rites of Passage: Coming of Age by Mandy Ross; My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out by Lauren Child
153	3	"Boxes for Katje"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Elizabeth Jute	November 8, 2006 (2006-11-08)	1603
Review: Luba: As Told to Michelle R. McCann by Luba Tryszynska-Frederick, illustrated by Anne Marshall; Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter; The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern, illustrated by Marni Backer
154	4	"Game Day"	Ed Wiseman	Ed Wiseman	James Avery	November 9, 2006 (2006-11-09)	1604
Review: The Blue Ribbon Day by Katie Courtic, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; Pecorino Plays Ball by Alan Madison, illustrated by AnnaLaura Cantone; Winners Never Quit by Mia Hamm, illustrated by Carol Thompson
155	5	"Show Way"	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	Diahann Carroll	November 10, 2006 (2006-11-10)	1605
Review: The Kids' Family Tree Book by Caroline Leavitt, illustrated by Ian Philips; What a Family! by Rachel Isadora; Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne, illustrated by Bethanne Andersen