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 June 6, 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	4	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; When I Was Young in the Mountains; Pet Show!	Ellen Schecter	June 6, 1983
2	2	102	"Miss Nelson is Back" (narrated by Ruth Buzzi) Review Books: Daddy is a Monster Sometimes; Harlequin and the Gift of Many Colors; Grandmama's Joy/Highlighted Book: The Upside Down Riddle Book	Ellen Schecter	June 7, 1983
3	3	103	"Bea and Mr. Jones" (narrated by Madeline Kahn) Review Books: There's a Nightmare in My Closet; The Ugly Duckling; Max/Highlighted Book: Daydreamers	Ellen Schecter	June 8, 1983
4	4	104	"Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain" (narrated by James Earl Jones) Review Books: The Cloud Book; A Story A Story; Rain	Lou Berger	June 9, 1983
5	5	105	"Louis the Fish" (narrated by Vincent Gardenia) Review Books: Where the Wild Things Are; One Monday Morning; A Fish Hatches	Lou Berger	June 10, 1983
6	6	106	"Digging Up Dinosaurs" (narrated by Linda Gelman) Review Books: Dinosaurs! A Drawing Book; If You Are a Hunter of Fossils; Dinosaur Time/Highlighted Book: Tyrannosaurus Wrecks: A Book of Dinosaur Riddles	Lou Berger	June 13, 1983
7	7	107	"Liang and the Magic Paintbrush" (narrated by Lauren Tom) Review Books: Emma; If You Take a Pencil; Ben's Trumpet	Ellen Schecter	June 14, 1983
8	8	108	"Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport" (Pilot) (narrated by Douglas Parvin) Review Books: Mitchell is Moving; Peter's Chair; The Big Hello	Ellen Schecter	June 15, 1983
9	9	109	"Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe" (narrated by Carolyn McHanon)	Ellen Schecter	June 16, 1983
10	10	110	"The Gift of the Sacred Dog" (narrated by Michael Ansara) Review Books: Moonsong Lullaby; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears; Suho and the White Horse	Ellen Schecter	June 17, 1983
11	11	111	"Gregory the Terrible Eater" (narrated by Marilyn Michaels) Review Books: Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy; New Junior Cook Book; Poem Stew	Mark Saltzman	June 20, 1983
12	12	112	"Three by the Sea" (narrated by Chicago City Limits) Review Books: Regards to the Man in the Moon; Frog and Toad Together; Come Away from the Water, Shirley	Ellen Schecter	June 21, 1983
13	13	113	"Arthur's Eyes" (narrated by Bill Cosby) Review Books: A Show of Hands; Through Grandpa's Eyes; Is This a Baby Dinosaur?/Highlighted Books: The Turn About, Think About, Look About Book; All the Colors of the Race; Roly Goes Exploring	Ellen Schecter	June 22, 1983
14	14	114	"The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" (narrated by Kaleena Kiff and Laura Hicks) Review Books: "Could Be Worse!"; Crictor; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Mark Saltzman	June 23, 1983
15	15	115	"Ty's One-Man Band" (narrated by Lou Rawls) Review Books: Making Musical Things; The Amazing Bone; The Banza	Ellen Schecter	June 24, 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; Just Us Women; The Big Balloon Race	Ellen Schecter	September 3, 1984
17	2	202	"Simon's Book" (narrated by Ruby Dee)	Ellen Schecter	September 4, 1984
18	3	203	"Ox-Cart Man" (narrated by Lorne Greene) Review Books: Wagon Wheels; A Winter Place; Round Trip	Ronnie Krauss & Ellen Schecter	September 5, 1984
19	4	204	"Mystery on the Docks" (narrated by Raul Julia) Review Books: Big City Port; The Wreck of the Zephyr; Nate the Great Mystery Series	Ellen Schecter	September 6, 1984
20	5	205	"A Chair for My Mother" (narrated by Amy Linker)	Ellen Schecter	September 7, 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; Whale in the Sky; The Star-Spangled Banner	Lydia Wilen	June 24, 1985
22	2	302	"The Patchwork Quilt" (narrated by Isabel Sanford)	Ellen Schecter	June 25, 1985
23	3	303	"Hill of Fire" (narrated by Fernando Escandon) Review Books: Emma's Dragon Hunt; The Science Flip Book Series; The Tamarindo Puppy and Other Poems	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; Hooray for Snail!; Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt	Ellen Schecter	June 27, 1985
25	5	305	"Perfect the Pig" (narrated by James Coco) Review Books: The Bionic Bunny Show; Hector, the Accordion-Nosed Dog; Poinsettia and Her Family/Highlighted Book: The Book of Pigericks	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; The Moon; Night Markets: Bringing Food to a City[1]	Hugh Martin	Mark Saltzman	June 23, 1986
27	2	307	"Alistair in Outer Space" (narrated by Arnold Stang)	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!; Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully; Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems/Highlighted Book: Koko's Kitten	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; The Island of the Skog; Molly's Pilgrim[2]	Hugh Martin	Peter Barton	June 26, 1986
30	5	310	"Mama Don't Allow" (narrated by Fred Newman) Review Books: Miranda; Alligator Shoes; Apt. 3/Highlighted Book: Mouthsounds	Hugh Martin	Peter Barton	June 27, 1986
31	6	401	"Space Case" (narrated by Michael Winslow)	Hugh Martin	Ellen Schecter	August 4, 1986
32	7	402	"The Milk Makers" (narrated by Alaina Reed) Review Books: Whales and Other Sea Mammals; Baby Animals on the Farm; From Blossom to Honey: A Start-to-Finish Book	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; The Trek; George Shrinks	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; Guess What?; The Microscope	Hugh Martin	Ronnie Krauss	August 7, 1986
35	10	405	"Abiyoyo" (narrated and sung by Pete Seeger) Review Books: Blackberry Ink; Ayu and the Perfect Moon; Peter and the Wolf	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; The Lady and the Spider; Going Buggy: Jokes About Insects	Mitchell Geller	Ronnie Krauss	June 22, 1987
37	2	407	"Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie" (narrated by Sada Thompson)	Mitchell Geller	Ellen Schecter	June 23, 1987
38	3	408	"Chickens Aren't the Only Ones" (narrated by Georgia Engel) Review Books: Egg to Chick; Mrs. Huggins and Her Hen Hannah; Turtle and Tortoise	Mitchell Geller	Mark Eisman	June 24, 1987
39	4	409	"The Paper Crane" (narrated by Keye Luke) Review Books: "Paper" Through the Ages; Perfect Crane; How My Parents Learned to Eat/Highlighted Book: Easy Origami	Mitchell Geller	Ellen Schecter	June 25, 1987
40	5	410	"The Runaway Duck" (narrated by Orson Bean) Review Books: Dabble Duck; Jamaica's Find; The Story About Ping	Mitchell Geller	Jeanne Marie Laskas	June 26, 1987
41	6	411	"A Three Hat Day" (narrated by Zelda Rubinstein) Review Books: Shoes; Caps for Sale; Maebelle's Suitcase	Vern Oakley	Mark Saltzman	June 29, 1987
42	7	412	"Rumpelstiltskin" (narrated by Ralph Waite) Review Books: A Medieval Feast; The Story of a Castle; The Sleeping Beauty	Vern Oakley	Jill Gluckson	June 30, 1987
43	8	413	"Best Friends" (narrated by Liza Siegler) Review Books: The Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat; A Gift for Tia Rosa; The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy	Vern Oakley	Ronnie Krauss	July 1, 1987
44	9	414	"Meanwhile Back at the Ranch" (narrated by Hoyt Axton) Review Books: Bossyboots; Dakota Dugout; Rodeo	Vern Oakley	Ronnie Krauss	July 2, 1987
45	10	415	"My Little Island" (narrated by Ron Foster) Review Books: Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III; The Viking Children's World Atlas; Yagua Days	Vern Oakley	Ronnie Krauss	July 3, 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)	Dean Parisot	Ellis Weiner	August 15, 1988
47	2	502	"Bugs" (narrated by Lori Delgado and Edwin Maldonado Jr.)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	August 16, 1988
48	3	503	"The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner" (narrated by Peter Falk)	Dean Parisot & Larry Lancit	Ellis Weiner	August 17, 1988
49	4	504	"Brush" (narrated by Hector Elizondo) Review Books: What the Mailman Brought; Jumanji; Egg-Carton Zoo	Larry Lancit	Mark Saltzman	August 18, 1988
50	5	505	"The Purple Coat" (narrated by Jack Gilford) Review Books: Pablo Picasso; How a Book is Made; The Goat in the Rug	Hugh Martin	Ellis Weiner	August 19, 1988
51	6	506	"Barn Dance!" (narrated by Roy Clark) Review Books: The Old Banjo; I Like the Music; Half a Moon and One Whole Star	Hugh Martin	Andrew Gutelle	March 27, 1989
52	7	507	"Duncan and Dolores" (narrated by Jane Curtin) Review Books: Puss in Boots; Cat & Canary; Moon Tiger	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; Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants; Owl Moon	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; Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile; Visiting the Art Museum	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; Jafta Series; Who's in Rabbit's House?	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!; The Life Cycle of the Whale; All About Whales	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; The Snowy Day; The Story of Ferdinand/Highlighted Book: The Velveteen Rabbit	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	July 4, 1989
58	3	603	"Little Nino's Pizzeria" (narrated by Josh Saviano) Review Books: Eats Poems; What Happens to a Hamburger; The Popcorn Book	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; Pig William; Shake My Sillies Out: A Raffi Song to Read	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; Old Turtle's Baseball Stories; Casey at the Bat	Ed Wiseman	Jill Gluckson	July 7, 1989
61	6	606	"Dive to the Coral Reefs" (narrated by Fran Brill)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	March 26, 1990
62	7	607	"Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus" (narrated by Philip Bosco)	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; Tin Lizzie and Little Nell; Truck Song	Hugh Martin	Andrew Gutelle	March 28, 1990
64	9	609	"Bored - Nothing to Do!" (narrated by Alex Borg and David Hyman)	Larry Lancit	Ronnie Krauss	March 29, 1990
65	10	610	"Sports Pages" (narrated by LeVar Burton) Review Books: Miss Nelson Has a Field Day; Making the Team; Soccer Sam/Highlighted Book: Sports	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)	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	September 10, 1990
67	2	702	"Jack, the Seal and the Sea" (narrated by Leslie Uggams)	Hugh Martin	Ronnie Krauss	September 11, 1990
68	3	703	"The Bicycle Man" (narrated by Tom Matsusaka) Review Books: Delphine; The White Bicycle; Our Teacher's in a Wheelchair	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; My First Cook Book; The Garden of Abdul Gasazi	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	September 13, 1990
70	5	705	"Sunken Treasure" (narrated by Robert Morse)	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)	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; The First Dog; Taxi: A Book of City Words	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	September 17, 1991
73	3	708	"The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" (narrated by Harold Littlebird) Review Books: Rainbow Crow; Indians of the Americas; The Mud Pony	Larry Lancit	Kristin Laskas Martin	September 18, 1991
74	4	709	"Galimoto" (narrated by Hattie Winston)	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; Helping Out; Music, Music for Everyone	Ed Wiseman	Robert Stork	September 20, 1991
76	6	801	"Opt: An Illusionary Tale" (narrated by LeVar Burton)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	September 23, 1991
77	7	802	"Raccoons and Ripe Corn" (narrated by Julia Barr) Review Books: Tree Trunk Traffic; My First Nature Book; Bird Watch/Highlighted Books: Deer at the Brook; Come Out, Muskrats	Larry Lancit	Andrew Gutelle	September 24, 1991
78	8	803	"The Lady with the Ship on Her Head" (narrated by Marilyn Pasekoff)	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; The Little Engine That Could; The Polar Express	Richard Hendrick	Jill Gluckson	September 26, 1991
80	10	805	"Snowy Day: Stories and Poems" (narrated by Lena Horne, Lacey Chabert, and Richard Courtney)	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)	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	October 5, 1992
82	2	807	"The Wall" (narrated by Jason Ruggiero) Review Books: Tillie and the Wall; My Grandson Lew; All Those Secrets of the World	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	October 6, 1992
83	3	808	"Sam the Sea Cow" (narrated by Jason Robards)	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	October 7, 1992
84	4	809	"Rechenka's Eggs" (narrated by Viveca Lindfors) Review Books: The Talking Eggs; I Made It Myself; Stefan & Olga	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 8, 1992
85	5	810	"Sophie and Lou" (narrated by Lola Falana) Review Books: Cordelia, Dance!; Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year; Dancing with the Indians	Fred Surr	Fred Surr	October 9, 1992
86	6	901	"Come a Tide" (narrated by Dixie Carter)	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; The Hippopotamus Song: A Muddy Love Story; Oink	Ed Wiseman	Orly Berger & Ed Wiseman	October 13, 1992
88	8	903	"Seashore Surprises" (narrated by LeVar Burton)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 14, 1992
89	9	904	"Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies" (narrated by Andrew Lei)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 15, 1992
90	10	905	"Berlioz the Bear" (narrated by James Avery)	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)	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)	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; Abuela; Kwanzaa	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 13, 1993
94	4	909	"The Salamander Room" (narrated by Lynne Thigpen)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 14, 1993
95	5	910	"Silent Lotus" (narrated by Lea Salonga) Review Books: The Handmade Alphabet; Hand Rhymes; Amy: The Story of a Deaf Child	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 15, 1993
96	6	1001	"Follow the Drinking Gourd" (narrated by Keith David)	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; This is the Key to the Kingdom; Smart Dog	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	October 19, 1993
98	8	1003	"Is This a House for Hermit Crab?" (narrated by Eartha Kitt)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 20, 1993
99	9	1004	"And Still the Turtle Watched" (narrated by Michael Ansara)	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	October 21, 1993
100	10	1005	"June 29, 1999" (narrated by Charles Kimbrough) Review Books: Growing Vegetable Soup; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; Time Train	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)	Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle & Ronnie Krauss	October 3, 1994
102	2	1007	"Borreguita and the Coyote" (narrated by Olga Merediz) Review Books: Diego; The Three Little Javelinas; Coyote Dreams	Mark Mannucci	Bernardo Solano	October 4, 1994
103	3	1008	"Summer" (narrated by Ossie Davis)	Mark Mannucci & Ed Wiseman	Andrew Gutelle	October 5, 1994
104	4	1009	"Once There Was a Tree" (narrated by Eli Wallach)	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; The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau; I Am an Artist	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	October 7, 1994
106	6	1101	"The Lotus Seed" (narrated by Rona Figueroa) Review Books: I'm New Here; Grandfather's Journey; Halmoni and the Picnic	Mark Mannucci	Susan Kim	October 10, 1994
107	7	1102	"Hail to Mail" (narrated by Al Roker)	Mark Mannucci	Andrew Gutelle	October 11, 1994
108	8	1103	"Stellaluna" (narrated by Anne Jackson) Review Books: Amazing Bats; Step into the Night; Sleep is for Everyone	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	October 12, 1994
109	9	1104	"My Shadow" (narrated by Robert Guillaume)	Mark Mannucci	Susan Kim	October 13, 1994
110	10	1105	"Ruth Law Thrills a Nation" (narrated by Linda Lavin)	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)	Mark Mannucci	Susan Kim & Ronnie Krauss	October 2, 1995
112	2	1107	"Martha Speaks" (narrated by Jo Hayden)	Mark Mannucci	Mark Eisman & Ronnie Krauss	October 3, 1995
113	3	1108	"Alejandro's Gift" (narrated by Francisco Rivela)	Larry Lancit	Andrew Gutelle	October 4, 1995
114	4	1109	"The Sign Painter's Dream" (narrated by Jamie Farr)	Ed Wiseman	Lee Hunkins & Jill Gluckson	October 5, 1995
115	5	1110	"Archibald Frisby" (narrated by Arnold Stang)	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)	Mark Mannucci	Ronnie Krauss	April 8, 1996
117	2	1112	"Uncle Jed's Barbershop" (narrated by Regina Taylor)	Mark Mannucci	Lee Hunkins	April 9, 1996
118	3	1113	"How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" (narrated by Helen Mirren)	Larry Lancit & Kevin Lombard	Andrew Gutelle	April 10, 1996
119	4	1114	"Owen" (narrated by Matthew Broderick) Review Books: Ira Sleeps Over; Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies; Born in the Gravy	Ed Wiseman	McPaul Smith	April 11, 1996
120	5	1115	"How Much is a Million?" (narrated by Nick Sullivan) Review Books: Only One; One Hundred Hungry Ants; How Many Stars in the Sky?	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)	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; The Tortilla Factory; Walter the Baker	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; Mr. Tall and Mr. Small; Zoom	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	October 9, 1996
124	4	1204	"Someplace Else" (narrated by Carol Kane)	Kevin Lombard	Robert Stork	October 10, 1996
125	5	1205	"Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin" (narrated by Gregory Hines) Review Books: The Maestro Plays; Max Found Two Sticks; Meet the Orchestra	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)	Ed Wiseman	Billy Aronson	April 7, 1997
127	2	1207	"Hip Cat" (narrated by Ann Duquesnay) Review Books: Conga Crocodile; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop; Willie Jerome	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; The Art Lesson; I Am an Artist	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)	Kevin Lombard	Ronnie Krauss & Ellen Doherty	April 10, 1997
130	5	1210	"The Carousel" (narrated by Sarah Hubbard)	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)	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	October 5, 1998
132	2	1302	"My Life with the Wave" (narrated by Scott Irby-Ranniar)	Larry Lancit	Cecily Truett	October 6, 1998
133	3	1303	"Saturday Sancocho" (narrated by Jose de Guzman)	Ed Wiseman	Ronnie Krauss	October 7, 1998
134	4	1304	"When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba" (narrated by Lucie Arnaz)	Mark Mannucci	Jill Gluckson	October 8, 1998
135	5	1305	"Worksong" (narrated by David Canary)	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)	Kevin Lombard	Ronnie Krauss	May 8, 2000
137	2	1402	"Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk" (narrated by Jason Alexander)	Larry Lancit	Cecily Truett	November 20, 2000
138	3	1403	"Lemonade for Sale" (narrated by Andrea McArdle)	Ed Wiseman	Robert Stork	January 19, 2001
139	4	1404	"The Secret Shortcut" (narrated by Tim Conway)	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)	Ed Wiseman	Susan Kim	March 16, 2001
141	6	1406	"Badger's Parting Gifts" (narrated by Ruby Dee) Review Books: The Grandad Tree; The Tenth Good Thing About Barney; A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead	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)	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)	Ronnie Krauss	September 5, 2002
145	4	1410	"Our Big Home: An Earth Poem" (narrated by Naomi Judd)	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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