"Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.
I can go anywhere!
Friends to know and ways to grow - Reading Rainbow.
I can be anything!
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.
Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow!"
I hope you were cool enough to sing that song in your head, or even better, out loud as you read the marvelous lyrics.
Growing up I was a Mister Rogers, Sesame Street, and Reading Rainbow type of kid. I loved PBS, with the exception of Captain Kangaroo who creeped me out, big time!
Sadly, one of my beloved children's programs comes to an end today. Reading Rainbow first aired in 1983 (coincidentally the year I was born) with the host LeVar Burton (coincidentally my Dogs name! Burton, not LeVar) and ends today, Friday, August 28th, 2009. NPR has a good story on it here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112312561.
1 comment:
I too was a fan of this show...so sad it is ending. I also loved Eureka's Castle, not sure if you watched that. Thanks for the tribute to a great show. :)
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