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Rabbit Ears
with your host, Matilde
We are so lucky to be able to bring you this premiere storytelling series from Rabbit Ears Productions!
Their recordings and videos have won the following awards
- 2 Grammy Awards
- 18 Grammy Award nominations
- 21 Parents' Choice Awards
- A Parents' Choice Award for the Entire Storybook Classics series
- 7 Action for Children's Television awards
- A National Education Association Award
- The Humanitas Prize
Our
first set of half hour programs includes:
Pecos Bill,
told by Robin Williams, with music by Ry Cooder
John Henry, told by Denzel Washington, with music by B.B.King
Paul Bunyan, told by Jonathan Williams, with music by Leo Kotke
The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Three Little Pigs, told by Holly Hunter with music by Art Lande
Annie Oakley, told by Keith Carradine with music by Los Lobos
Puss in Boots, told by Tracey Ullman with music by Jean Luc Ponty
Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks, told by Meg Ryan, with music by Art Lande
The Emperor's New Clothes, told by John Gielgud, with music by Mark Isham
The Tiger and the Brahmin, told by Ben Kingsley, with music by Ravi Shankar
Anansi, told by Denzel Washington, with music by UB40
The Tailor of Gloucester, told by Meryl Streep, with music by the Chieftains
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, told by Jeremy Irons, with music by Mark Isham
Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion, told by Danny Glover, with music by Dr. John
The Elephant's Child, told by Jack Nicholson, with music by Bobby McFerrin
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin and How the Camel Got His Hump, told by Jack Nicholson with music by Bobby McFerrin
Mose the Fireman, told by Michael Keaton, with music by Walter Becker and John Beasley
The Fisherman and His Wife, told by Jodie Foster, with music by Van Dyke Parks
Pinocchio, told by Danny Aiello, with music by the Les Miserables Brass Band
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the Tale of Jeremy Fisher, told by Meryl Streep, with music by Lyle Mays
Koi and the Kola Nuts, told by Whoopi Goldberg, with music by Herbie Hancock
Because of copyright reasons, we are prevented from giving specific dates for airplay on this series.
To find out more about this entire wonderful series, please go to
John Henry, told by Denzel Washington, with music by B.B.King
Paul Bunyan, told by Jonathan Williams, with music by Leo Kotke
The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Three Little Pigs, told by Holly Hunter with music by Art Lande
Annie Oakley, told by Keith Carradine with music by Los Lobos
Puss in Boots, told by Tracey Ullman with music by Jean Luc Ponty
Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks, told by Meg Ryan, with music by Art Lande
The Emperor's New Clothes, told by John Gielgud, with music by Mark Isham
The Tiger and the Brahmin, told by Ben Kingsley, with music by Ravi Shankar
Anansi, told by Denzel Washington, with music by UB40
The Tailor of Gloucester, told by Meryl Streep, with music by the Chieftains
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, told by Jeremy Irons, with music by Mark Isham
Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion, told by Danny Glover, with music by Dr. John
The Elephant's Child, told by Jack Nicholson, with music by Bobby McFerrin
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin and How the Camel Got His Hump, told by Jack Nicholson with music by Bobby McFerrin
Mose the Fireman, told by Michael Keaton, with music by Walter Becker and John Beasley
The Fisherman and His Wife, told by Jodie Foster, with music by Van Dyke Parks
Pinocchio, told by Danny Aiello, with music by the Les Miserables Brass Band
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the Tale of Jeremy Fisher, told by Meryl Streep, with music by Lyle Mays
Koi and the Kola Nuts, told by Whoopi Goldberg, with music by Herbie Hancock
Because of copyright reasons, we are prevented from giving specific dates for airplay on this series.
To find out more about this entire wonderful series, please go to
Special thanks to Mark Sottnick, Doris Wilhousky, and Chris Campbell for believing in us.
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