Kino's Storytime, also known as Storytime, is an American children's reading television program which aired on PBS from October 12, 1992 until September 1, 1997. It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California. It was available on VHS from Strand Home Video and Video Treasures. It was co-hosted by Anne Betancourt as Lucy, Marabina Jaimes as Mara, and Kino, voiced and performed by puppeteer Mark Ritts.
Cast In addition to being co-hosted by Lucy, Mara and Kino, celebrity guest stars would sometimes visit the series and read stories, including:
Tatyana Ali Jason Alexander Tim Allen María Conchita Alonso Jeff Altman Ed Asner John Astin René Auberjonois James Avery Barbara Bain Joanie Bartels Angela Bassett Shari Belafonte Valerie Bertinelli Mayim Bialik Rubén Blades Wilford Brimley Zachery Ty Bryan Brett Butler Gabriel Byrne Joanna Cassidy Peter Catalanotto Rosalind Chao Larry Cansler Diana Canova Barry Corbin Dave Coulier Jamie Lee Curtis Geena Davis Ellen DeGeneres Kim Delaney Suzanne Ciani Laura Dern Paul Dooley Michael Dorn Kirk Douglas Julia Duffy Kirsten Dunst Charles S. Dutton James Eckhouse Héctor Elizondo Ellaraino Elena Epps Jamie Farr Freddy Fender Janeane Garofalo Teri Garr Peri Gilpin Whoopi Goldberg John Goodman G. LeRoi Gray Robert Guillaume Steve Guttenberg Alaina Reed Hall Bob Harrison Melissa Joan Hart Dennis Haskins Salma Hayek Mariel Hemingway Christopher Hewett Telma Hopkins Michael Horse David Howard Janet Hubert Michael Jeter Arte Johnson Vicki Juditz Boney James Kim Karnsrithong David Keith Rae'Ven Kelly Leah Komaiko Joey Lawrence Sharon Lawrence Cloris Leachman Shari Lewis Gary "Litefoot" Davis Mario Lopez Ronn Lucas Tina Majorino Joseph Marcell Bill Martin, Jr. A Martinez James McDaniel Alley Mills Belita Moreno Tia and Tamera Mowry Pastor Arnold Murray Kathy Najimy Denise Nicholas Edward James Olmos Tom Paxton Felton Perry David Hyde Pierce Cara Pifko Amanda Plummer Patricia Polacco Annie Potts Paula Poundstone Kathleen Quinlan Raven-Symoné Markus Redmond Little Richard Patricia Richardson John Ritter Paul Rodriguez Marion Ross Victoria Rowell Holly Russell Theresa Saldana Fred Savage Tom Selleck Jane Seymour Madge Sinclair Wes Studi Patrick Swayze Lina Santiago Jonathan Taylor Thomas Katherine Thomerson Tamlyn Tomita Liz Torres Glynn Turman Reginald VelJohnson Jamie Walters Sunni Walton Malcolm-Jamal Warner Gedde Watanabe Carl Weintraub Ming-Na Wen Cindy Williams Kellie Shanygne Williams Lois Williams Mara Wilson Paul Winfield Diane Wolkstein Don and Audrey Wood Elijah Wood Alfre Woodard Ping Wu
Episodes
Season 1 (1992–1994) Books Read: Anna and the Little Green Dragon by Klaus Baumgart; The Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer; Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten by Bob Graham / Storytime Books: The Adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash, pictures by James Marshall; Roses Sing on New Snow by Paul Yee, illustrated by Harvey Chan Books Read: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert; Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco; Any Kind of Dog by Lynn Reiser / Storytime Picks: Pole Dog by Tres Seymour, pictures by David Soman; Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Kathryn Brown Books Read: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; Five Bad Boys, Billy Que and the Dustdobbin by Susan Patron, pictures by Mike Shenon; Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse, illustrated by Barbara Lavallee / Storytime Picks: Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman; The Wild Woods by Simon James Books Read: The Old Ladies Who Liked Cats by Carol Greene, pictures by Loretta Krupinski; Alistair's Elephant by Marilyn Sadler, illustrated by Roger Bollen; Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber / Storytime Picks: What's Under My Bed? by James Stevenson; The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry Books Read: My Little Red Car by Chris Demarest; Three Wishes by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Michael Hays; The Magic House by Robyn Eversole, paintings by Peter Palagonia; Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg, illustrated by Stephen Gammell / Storytime Picks: The Secret in the Matchbox by Val Willis, pictures by John Shelley; The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies retold by Heather Forest, illustrated by Susan Gaber Books Read: The Gingerbread Man retold by Eric Kimmel, illustrated by Megan Lloyd; The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle; Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats Books Read: Mouse's Birthday by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Bruce Degen; Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Hector-Smalls, illustrated by Michael Hays; The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, drawings by Robert Lawson; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas Books Read: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson; Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong; A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza Books Read: Timothy Goes to School by Rosemary Wells; Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman, pictures by Caroline Binch; Rumpelstiltskin retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; My Mom is Excellent by Nick Butterworth / Storytime Picks: Koala Lou by Mem Fox, illustrated by Pamela Lofts; Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow, pictures by Maurice Sendak Books Read: The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss, pictures by Marc Simont; Maggie and the Pirate by Ezra Jack Keats; Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough / Storytime Picks: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; Choo Choo by Virginia Lee Burton Books Read: That's Good! That's Bad! by Margery Cuyler, pictures by David Catrow; Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss / Storytime Picks: The Rainbabies by Laura Krauss Melmed, illustrated by Jim LaMarche; Ragtime Tumpie by Alan Schroeder, paintings by Bernie Fuchs Books Read: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond; Lady Bugatti by Joyce Maxner, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; Little Peep by Jack Kent Books Read: The Fish Who Could Wish by John Bush, illustrated by Korky Paul; Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold; Magic Spring by Nami Rhee; Stina by Lena Anderson / Storytime Picks: The Great Adventure of Wo Ti by Nathan Zimelman, illustrated by Julie Downing; Stina's Visit by Lena Anderson Books Read: The Boy with Square Eyes by Juliet and Charles Snape; Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois, illustrated by Brenda Clark; The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon / Storytime Picks: Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky; The Butterfly Jar by Jeff Moss, illustrated by Chris Demarest Books Read: Two Badd Babies by Jeffie Ross Gordon, illustrated by Chris Demarest; Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley; The Amazing Bone by William Steig / Storytime Picks: Big Al by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Yoshi; Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco Books Read: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz; Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Donald Carrick; Daley B by Jon Blake, illustrated by Axel Scheffler / Storytime Picks: Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh; Time for Bed by Mem Fox, illustrated by Jane Dyer Books Read: The Trouble with Mom by Babette Cole; The Dragon of an Ordinary Family by Margaret Mahy, pictures by Helen Oxenbury; Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers Books Read: Possum Come A-Knockin' by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by George Booth; Elmer the Patchwork Elephant by David McKee; Abuela by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven; The Hungry Thing by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler, pictures by Richard Martin Books Read: Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas, illustrated by Korky Paul; The Last Time I Saw Harris by Frank Remkiewicz; Eddie and Teddy by Gus Clarke; One of Three by Angela Johnson, pictures by David Soman / Storytime Picks: Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough; A Job for Wittilda by Caralyn and Mark Buehner Books Read: More, More, More Said the Baby by Vera Williams; Babushka's Doll by Patricia Polacco; Grandpa's Face by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Floyd Cooper Books Read: Jamberry by Bruce Degen; The Ghost-Eye Tree by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Ted Rand; Baby Rattlesnake told by Te Ata, adapted by Lynn Moroney, illustrated by Veg Reisberg / Storytime Picks: Never Spit on Your Shoes by Denys Cazet; This is the Hat by Nancy Van Laan, pictures by Holly Meade Books Read: Night Tree by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Rand; Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia Tusa; Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann / Storytime Picks: Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ronald Himler; A Three Hat Day by Laura Geringer, pictures by Arnold Lobel Books Read: The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza; Duckat by Gaelyn Gordon, illustrated by Chris Gaskin; The Emperor's New Clothes retold and illustrated by S.T. Mendelson / Storytime Picks: Beware of Boys by Tony Blundell; The Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland, illustrated by Ted Lewin Books Read: The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz; Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes; The Happy Hedgehog Band by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Jill Barton / Storytime Picks: The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, drawings by Robert Lawson; Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack, pictures by Rachel Isadora Books Read: Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham; Socrates by Rascal and Gert Bogaerts; The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's Wedding by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Kathleen Kuchera / Storytime Picks: Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox, illustrated by Patricia Mullins; Me First by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger Books Read: Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One by Kate Duke; A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger; Morris's Disappearing Bag by Rosemary Wells / Storytime Picks: The Whingdingdilly by Bill Peet; Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood Books Read: Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury; I Hear a Noise by Diane Goode; The Fortune-Tellers by Lloyd Alexander, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman / Storytime Picks: Come for a Ride on the Ghost Train by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins; Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Books Read: Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells; The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng; Effie by Beverley Allinson, illustrations by Barbara Reid / Storytime Picks: Lon Po Po by Ed Young; The Tub People by Pam Conrad, illustrations by Richard Egielski Books Read: The Folks in the Valley by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Stefano Vitale; The Banza by Diane Wolkstein, pictures by Marc Brown; Rosie's Baby Tooth by Maryann Macdonald, illustrated by Melissa Sweet / Storytime Picks: Animalia by Graeme Base; Dogger by Shirley Hughes Books Read: Company's Coming by Arthur Yorinks, illustrated by David Small; The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone; Engelbert the Elephant by Tom Paxton, illustrated by Steven Kellogg / Storytime Picks: The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka, paintings by Steve Johnson; The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith Books Read: All Pigs Are Beautiful by Dick King-Smith, illustrated by Anita Jeram; The Itsy-Bitsy Spider as told and illustrated by Iza Trapani; Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle / Storytime Picks: Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka; Pig Pig Grows Up by David McPhail Books Read: The Woman Who Outshone the Sun from a poem by Alejandro Cruz Martinez, pictures by Fernando Olivera; The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola; Gorilla by Anthony Browne / Storytime Picks: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson; Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott