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National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman stole the show at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, with the stirring debut of her original poem, “The Hill We Climb.” But Gorman is back in the headlines this week after a Florida school banned elementary students from reading “The Hill We Climb” in the classroom.
Gorman, the country’s first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, quickly became a trending topic on Twitter,...
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman stole the show at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, with the stirring debut of her original poem, “The Hill We Climb.” But Gorman is back in the headlines this week after a Florida school banned elementary students from reading “The Hill We Climb” in the classroom.
Gorman, the country’s first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, quickly became a trending topic on Twitter,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
Apple TV+ today announced its fall slate for kids and families, featuring original series, new imaginings of properties, as well as returning series.
New original series coming to platform this autumn include “Sago Mini Friends,” an animated series based on characters from the Sago Mini World app; “Slumberkins,” a mixed media puppet / 2D animation program from the children’s emotional learning brand and produced by The Jim Henson Company; “Circuit Breakers” a futuristic anthology series that tackles kid-relatable issues through a sci-fi lens; and “Interrupting Chicken,” an animated preschool series which illuminates the joy of reading, writing, and storytelling, and stars the voice talents three-time Emmy Award winner Sterling K. Brown.
Returning this fall is the Emmy Award-winning series “Ghostwriter,” with an entirely new cast; animated adventure epic “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory”; friendship and farming tale “Get Rolling with Otis”; and Jack McBrayer’s music-forward “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show.
New original series coming to platform this autumn include “Sago Mini Friends,” an animated series based on characters from the Sago Mini World app; “Slumberkins,” a mixed media puppet / 2D animation program from the children’s emotional learning brand and produced by The Jim Henson Company; “Circuit Breakers” a futuristic anthology series that tackles kid-relatable issues through a sci-fi lens; and “Interrupting Chicken,” an animated preschool series which illuminates the joy of reading, writing, and storytelling, and stars the voice talents three-time Emmy Award winner Sterling K. Brown.
Returning this fall is the Emmy Award-winning series “Ghostwriter,” with an entirely new cast; animated adventure epic “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory”; friendship and farming tale “Get Rolling with Otis”; and Jack McBrayer’s music-forward “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show.
- 8/29/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV Plus announced its fall lineup of series for kids and families, kicking off with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s animated series “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory,” premiering on Sept. 24, and also including “Get Rolling With Otis,” which launches Oct. 8 and “Puppy Place” on Oct. 15.
The adventure series, created by Toff Mazery and Edward Jesse and executive produced by Gordon-Levitt, HitRecord, Bento Box Entertainment and Michael Ryan, is a 10-episode animated epic that follows oddball dreamer Wolfboy (voiced by Kassian Akhtar) as he discovers a strange realm at the center of the Earth, where fantastical beings called Sprytes create things for the natural world above.
“Get Rolling With Otis” follows the adventures of a friendly tractor. Based on the popular Penguin Random House books, the animated series is produced by 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Media Films and executive produced by Vince Commisso, Wendy Harris, author Loren Long, Darragh O’Connell,...
The adventure series, created by Toff Mazery and Edward Jesse and executive produced by Gordon-Levitt, HitRecord, Bento Box Entertainment and Michael Ryan, is a 10-episode animated epic that follows oddball dreamer Wolfboy (voiced by Kassian Akhtar) as he discovers a strange realm at the center of the Earth, where fantastical beings called Sprytes create things for the natural world above.
“Get Rolling With Otis” follows the adventures of a friendly tractor. Based on the popular Penguin Random House books, the animated series is produced by 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Media Films and executive produced by Vince Commisso, Wendy Harris, author Loren Long, Darragh O’Connell,...
- 9/8/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood and Abramorama are teaming on a coronavirus lockdown-inspired initiative in which Parton will read a children’s book online at bedtime. The series, GoodNight with Dolly, launches Tuesday at 7 Pm Et and will air once a week.
The project comes as Abramorama had been readying the April 2 release in 330 theaters nationwide of its documentary The Library That Dolly Built. Then came the coronavirus outbreak. The distributor is now shifting the bow to the week of September 21, a date that coincides with the library celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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The docu, directed by Nick Geidner, focuses on Parton’s work to end illiteracy via her non-profit foundation Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
The project comes as Abramorama had been readying the April 2 release in 330 theaters nationwide of its documentary The Library That Dolly Built. Then came the coronavirus outbreak. The distributor is now shifting the bow to the week of September 21, a date that coincides with the library celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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The docu, directed by Nick Geidner, focuses on Parton’s work to end illiteracy via her non-profit foundation Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
- 3/30/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Dolly Parton has announced a new video series entitled “Goodnight With Dolly,” featuring the country superstar reading aloud from children’s books on Thursday evenings. The series will launch April 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Est, on the YouTube channel for Parton’s Imagination Library, and will run for 10 weeks.
The books Parton will read from have been “carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time,” according to a press release referencing the coronavirus pandemic. The footage from the series will include both Parton and the interior illustrations of the books.
The books Parton will read from have been “carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time,” according to a press release referencing the coronavirus pandemic. The footage from the series will include both Parton and the interior illustrations of the books.
- 3/30/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Talk about having your cake and eating it, too.
On Jan. 24, Fiona the Hippo turns one year old. Hip, hip hooray!
Kentucky.com reports that in preparation for what’s sure to be the baby animal party of the year, “hungry, hungry” fans of the world’s most famous hippo will enjoy the opportunity to order the limited edition ice cream inspired by her life — Chunky Chunky Hippo — online beginning Jan. 14 from Graeters.com.
Area supermarkets are also stocking up on the sweet treat. Starting Jan. 17, Kroger, Whole Foods, Fresh Market and more food stores and scoop shops in Cincinnati...
On Jan. 24, Fiona the Hippo turns one year old. Hip, hip hooray!
Kentucky.com reports that in preparation for what’s sure to be the baby animal party of the year, “hungry, hungry” fans of the world’s most famous hippo will enjoy the opportunity to order the limited edition ice cream inspired by her life — Chunky Chunky Hippo — online beginning Jan. 14 from Graeters.com.
Area supermarkets are also stocking up on the sweet treat. Starting Jan. 17, Kroger, Whole Foods, Fresh Market and more food stores and scoop shops in Cincinnati...
- 1/3/2018
- by Saryn Chorney
- PEOPLE.com
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