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Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years!
The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is known to foster childhood reading and literacy
The new show will feature host Mychel Threets (widely known as Mychel the Librarian on TikTok) and stacked lineup of celebrity guests and narrators
Reading Rainbow is officially back!
After almost 20 years, the beloved children's TV program — known to promote childhood reading while busting the "summer loss phenomena" — is returning to the air on PBS. The revived show announced on Sept. 29 that it will feature a new host, Mychel Threets (affectionately known as Mychal the Librarian on TikTok ), plus a wide lineup of celebrity guest stars to encourage kids to discover the joys of reading.