All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Wheels On The Bus

    (written and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, sung by The Bacon Brothers) The classic children’s ditty comes to glorious life with Paul O. Zelinsky’s eye-popping art and a lively musical score by The Bacon Brothers.

  • S01E02 Musical Max

    (Written by Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, narrated by Mary Beth Hurt) Max stops playing his instruments after everyone complains. But the peace and quiet is driving them crazy! Will Max ever be in the mood to play again?

  • S01E03 Joseph Had A Little Overcoat

    (Written and illustrated by Simms Taback, narrated by Rob Reiner) Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it’s getting old and worn. What can he do with it now?

  • S01E04 Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

    (Written and illustrated by Bob Barner, sung by Chrystal Taliefero) With whimsical verse and brightly colored collage images, everyone’s favorite bugs come to life.

  • S01E05 All the Colors of the Earth

    (Written and illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka, narrated by Chrystal Taliefero) Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love in this beautiful lyrical story.

  • S01E06 Keeping House

    (Written by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Wendy Smith, narrated by TK) Musical Lizzie Firkin would much rather sing and dance than do chores.

  • S01E07 Hush Little Baby

    (Illustrated by Aliki Brandenberg, sung by TK) The beloved lullaby is beautifully brought to life in this musical story.

Season 2

  • S02E01 There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

    (Written and illustrated by Simms Taback, sung by Cyndi Lauper) There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, and no one knows why. What else can she eat?

  • S02E02 This Land Is Your Land

    (Written by Woody Guthrie, illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen, sung by Arlo Guthrie) America’s favorite folk song takes you across our great country and shows how this land was made for you and me!

  • S02E03 Frog Went A-Courtin’

    (Written by John Langstaff, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky, sung by Rust Young and Jack Sundrud) A frog proposes to a mouse and they have the wedding of their dreams in this sing-along ditty.

  • S02E04 Over In The Meadow

    (Written by John Langstaff, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky, sung by Mae Robertson) This endearing version of an old counting song for children is filled with the beauty and wonder of meadow life.

  • S02E05 Giraffes Can’t Dance

    (Written by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, narrated by Billy Dee Williams) Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone but he just can’t seem to get it right.

  • S02E06 Dem Bones

    (Written and illustrated by Bob Barner, narrated by Raul Malo) A skeleton band will tickle your funny bone with their song about the body.

  • S02E07 The Chinese Violin

    (Written by Madelleine Thien, illustrated by Joe Chang, narrated by Lulu Li) When Lin Lin moves from her home country, everything feels different – until she receives a Chinese violin.

  • S02E08 Changes, Changes

    (Wriiten and illustrated by Pat Hutchins) Two wooden dolls solve problems by arranging blocks to music.

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Season 6

  • S06E01 Corduroy

    Corduroy longs for someone to take him home from the department store. He thinks that finding his lost button may help, so he searches the store when nobody is around. Will Corduroy find the button on his adventure? (Live Action)

  • S06E02 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

    Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business until Mike finds just the job to prove their worth.

  • S06E03 The Happy Lion

    When the zookeeper leaves the door open, the happy lion decides to walk through town to visit his friends.

  • S06E04 I Love You Like Crazy Cakes

    This heart-warming story tells of a mother's love and a baby's smile as they become each other's family.

  • S06E05 Smile for Auntie

    Silly Auntie will try anything to get Baby to smile!

  • S06E06 The Happy Owls

  • S06E06 The Happy Owls

  • S06E07 Goose

    A baby goose feels like an outcast until she discovers that she can fly.

Season 7

Season 8

  • S08E01 Chrysanthemum

    Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect - until the kids at school make fun of her.

  • S08E02 A Weekend with Wendell

    Quite-as-a-mouse Sophie must learn to assert herself with bossy, big-mouth Wendell.

  • S08E03 Owen

    Owen loves his blanket Fuzzy, but he is getting too old to carry it around all the time.

  • S08E04 The Caterpillar and the Polliwog

    The polliwog watches the caterpillar grow up and turn into "something else."

  • S08E05 Hondo and Fabian

    Spend a day playing and having fun with Hondo the dog and Fabian the cat.

  • S08E06 Mouse Around

    A small mouse is accidentally carried away from his family and friends. How will he ever find his way home?

Season 9

  • S09E01 Chicken Little

    • June 12, 2012

    A bold and colorful retelling of a classic tale! Children will delight as a crazy-eyed chicken and all his panicked friends try to run away from a falling sky. (Written and illustrated by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley, narrated by Walter Mayes)

  • S09E02 The Great White Man-Eating Shark

    • January 1, 1992

    Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark, uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at Caramel Cove except for the one female shark in love. Help! (Written by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Jonathan Allen)

  • S09E03 The Three-Legged Cat

    • January 1, 1994

    Mrs. Gimble’s peg-leg cat, Tom, is taken for a hat and a ride atop her rascally roving brother’s bald head in this hilarious tale of mistaken identity. (Written by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Jonathan Allen)

  • S09E04 Dooby Dooby Moo

    • June 12, 2012

    While Farmer Brown tries to figure out what the animals are up to, Duck is determined to enter the talent show contest and win! (Written by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin, narrated by Randy Travis)

Season 10

  • S10E01 Where the Wild Things Are

    • August 26, 2008

    When Max is sent to bed without supper, he sails off to a world inhabited with weird creatures. He becomes king of all wild things--until he misses his real home. (Music and Narration by Peter Schickele)

  • S10E02 In the Night Kitchen

    • October 20, 1987

    Mickey is awakened by noise in the night. Who's in the night kitchen making all that clatter? (Music and Narration by Peter Schickele)

  • S10E03 Alligators All Around

    Alligators dance and sing through the alphabet in a jamboree from A to Z. (From the Nutshell Library, Songs Performed by Carole King)

  • S10E04 Pierre

    Pierre doesn't care about anything until he meets a hungry lion who changes everything. (From the Nutshell Library, Songs Performed by Carole King)

  • S10E05 One Was Johnny

    Counting forwards and backwards has never been so much fun with Johnny and his uninvited house guests. (From the Nutshell Library, Songs Performed by Carole King)

  • S10E06 Chicken Soup With Rice

    Chicken soup with rice can be enjoyed around the world all year long. Learning the months of the year has never been so delicious! (From the Nutshell Library, Songs Performed by Carole King)

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