‘Reading Rainbow’ Comes Back With a New Host, but the Same Mission

The popular children’s television show has returned, with Mychal Threets trying to recapture the magic of the original show for a streaming audience.

‘Reading Rainbow’ returns to a country far more hostile to books — and diversity

"Reading Rainbow" returns after 19 years and, fittingly, lands a day before 2025's "Banned Books Week." ...
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Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back

Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes ...
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The New ‘Reading Rainbow’ Theme Song Shows How Powerful Reading Can Be

We are big fans of the Reading Rainbow. Naturally, we couldn’t resist sharing the Funny or Die collaboration with Levar Burton. Burton shows us how books can make you a God that kills butterflies with ...

Beloved 'Reading Rainbow' returns after nearly 20 years with new host Mychal Threets

After nearly 20 years, the beloved, long-running children’s series “Reading Rainbow” is back, this time on the KidZuko YouTube channel. The first of four episodes hosted by Mychal Threets, a librarian ...