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Live-action and animation blend together in this educational fantasy about a family of lions running a library filled with adventurous and musical books.Live-action and animation blend together in this educational fantasy about a family of lions running a library filled with adventurous and musical books.Live-action and animation blend together in this educational fantasy about a family of lions running a library filled with adventurous and musical books.
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This show is the about the best 30 minute reading lesson you can give your kids short of having a reading teacher give them a one-on-one lesson. It presents a sound or word in multiple ways to get children thinking about how our reading works.
It also uses contemporary children's books so if one show really works with your kids, you can take them to the library and see the same book they saw on the show. (Although they won't see talking lions)
The show focuses on teaching reading, not math or manners or anything else, which is where it differs from Sesame Street. It also doesn't try to make jokes for the parents who might be watching the show with their kids. So, if you're not a small child or the parent of one, you probably won't see much point in the show. There is a quite negative review of this show on this site and it's probably from someone for whom this show was not intended. Some kid's shows really are just for kids.
It also uses contemporary children's books so if one show really works with your kids, you can take them to the library and see the same book they saw on the show. (Although they won't see talking lions)
The show focuses on teaching reading, not math or manners or anything else, which is where it differs from Sesame Street. It also doesn't try to make jokes for the parents who might be watching the show with their kids. So, if you're not a small child or the parent of one, you probably won't see much point in the show. There is a quite negative review of this show on this site and it's probably from someone for whom this show was not intended. Some kid's shows really are just for kids.
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- TriviaChristopher Cerf admits that the "42" on Lionel's rugby jersey is a deliberate homage to Douglas Adams and his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- GoofsWhen he and Cleo are announcing the sponsors, Theo claims to like it so much he could "do it at least once every day," to which Cleo responds, "we do." They actually do it twice, as the sponsors are spoken at the beginning and ending of the show.
- Crazy creditsAt the beginning of every show before the opening sequence, Announcer Bunny pops up and shows us a small preview of what we'll see in the upcoming episode. Then, Cleo and Theo are heard reading off the sponsors and occasionally slipping in a few comments.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Bernie Mac Show: Mac 101 (2002)
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