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Beloved children’s literacy series “Reading Rainbow” returns after 20 years with Mychal Threets, the viral Bay Area librarian, as host of the digital reboot.

The YouTube-based revival honors LeVar Burton’s legacy while featuring celebrity narrators including John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and Adam DeVine.

“ Reading Rainbow ” is returning with a new host, new books and a new digital home.

The trailer announcing the reboot of the classic PBS series was released Monday, with host Mychal Threets — also known as Mychal the Librarian — teasing new episodes with celebrity guests, art projects and more.

“I was raised on Reading Rainbow,” Threets wrote in a post on Threads, “LeVar Burton

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