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Picture Books

Modern storybooks, adapted to video, help capture young children's imaginations and encourage a love of reading. Viewers will learn about the world around them with stories that explore other cultures, explain the past, examine different environments and encourage good social/emotional skills.

  • Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner
    Tuesday, April 30
    10:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We know you shouldn't take your dragon to the library, but what about taking him out to dinner? After all, dragons need to eat too! But with fiery breath, flapping wings, and pointy spikes, that might not be a good idea! Rhyming text and diverse characters bring the importance of dinner manners to a new level in this colorful picture book by Julie Gassman.
  • Too Many Carrots
    Tuesday, April 30
    10:38 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Rabbit loves carrots and that's a big problem! Rabbit loves carrots a little too much. In fact, his carrots are crowding him out of his cozy burrow. When his friends offer to help, they're just asking for trouble, a lot of trouble! See how friendships get us over the rough spots in life, even if the going gets a little bumpy.
  • Juneteenth for Mazie
    Tuesday, April 30
    10:47 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history. The day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth.

 

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  • The Big House and the Little House
    Tuesday, April 23
    10:45 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Little Mouse and Big Bear live on opposite ends of the same road, and they both would like a friend. But every morning, Little Mouse and Big Bear pass by each other, unnoticed. Until one day, their eyes meet! It's a little awkward at firs—as most new friendships can be but soon enough they're sipping warm tea together in Big Bear's cozy home, and making plans to meet again the following Sunday. When a nasty storm blows into town will it wreck everything they've built? This tale of friendship and bravery will warm your heart like a cookie and a warm drink shared with a friend.
  • Unicorn Yoga
    Tuesday, April 23
    10:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The healing, restorative power of yoga has been known for centuries, and more people than ever are active practitioners. Now even the youngest of readers can learn this mind and body exercise, helping them set up a lifetime of healthy habits. Through clear, easy-to-follow instructions, a unicorn yogi, along with two energetic students, leads children through a ten-pose class. Kid-friendly back matter provides additional information on yoga, as well as tips on mindfulness, encouraging readers to develop their own daily practice.
  • The Big House and the Little House
    Tuesday, April 16
    10:45 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Little Mouse and Big Bear live on opposite ends of the same road, and they both would like a friend. But every morning, Little Mouse and Big Bear pass by each other, unnoticed. Until one day, their eyes meet! It's a little awkward at firs—as most new friendships can be but soon enough they're sipping warm tea together in Big Bear's cozy home, and making plans to meet again the following Sunday. When a nasty storm blows into town will it wreck everything they've built? This tale of friendship and bravery will warm your heart like a cookie and a warm drink shared with a friend.
  • How Do Bridges Not Fall Down? A Book About Architecture & Engineering
    Tuesday, April 16
    10:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Have you ever wondered how bridges don’t fall down or how really old buildings stay standing up? In the How Do series, readers are welcome to guess along with the rest of us―and then explore the science behind the right answers. Basic principles of architecture and engineering are explored through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text. In How Do Bridges Not Fall Down?, readers will learn: Different types of bridges and their characteristics; How column and beam structures are supported; Building techniques used in ancient buildings and why they are still standing today; How skyscrapers are built and how they are reinforced; How structures are built based on their geographic location.
  • The Four Questions
    Tuesday, April 9
    10:39 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Why is this night different from all other nights? Every year when families gather for the Passover holiday, the youngest child poses that question as part of the poetic Four Questions near the start of the Seder. The answers are no less than the story of a people bound in slavery, their suffering in a foreign land, and their ultimate liberation – the story of Passover.
  • Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library
    Tuesday, April 9
    10:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Have you ever thought about bringing your dragon to the library? Don't do it! You might have the best intentions, but that dragon will cause nothing but trouble. Using rhyming text and a diverse cast of characters, this charming picture book will provide some important― and some not so important―library etiquette in a very entertaining way.
  • Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi
    Tuesday, April 2
    10:40 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Osnat was born five hundred years ago – at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him to teach her. Then she in turn grew up to teach others, becoming a wise scholar in her own right, the world's first female rabbi.Some say Osnat performed miracles – like healing a dove who had been shot by a hunter, or saving a congregation from fire. But perhaps her greatest feat was to be a light of inspiration for other girls and boys; to show that any person who can learn might find a path that none have walked before.
  • A Germ's Journey
    Tuesday, April 2
    10:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Where did your cold germ come from? And ACHOO! Where is it going next? A germ's journey is filled with snuffles, sniffles, and sneezes. Pack your bags, and get ready to follow it!
  • Vamos! Let's Go Eat
    Tuesday, March 26
    10:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Little Lobo is excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his bustling border town! After getting lunch orders from the luchador and his friends to help prepare for the event, Little Lobo takes readers on a tour of food trucks that sell his favorite foods, like quesadillas with red peppers and Mexican-Korean tacos.
  • How Do Computers Follow Instructions? A Book About Programming
    Tuesday, March 19
    10:37 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Have you ever wondered how computers follow instructions so well? Or how they do math so quickly? In the How Do series, readers are invited to guess and then explore the science behind the right answers. Basic principles of coding, including variables, binary code, loops, programming languages, and more, are explored in this newest engaging addition to the How Do series.
  • Julian Is A Mermaid
    Tuesday, March 19
    10:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    A boy wants to be a mermaid and his grandmother encourages him.