Holly Jackson sits with Louisiana author M.O. Walsh to discuss his novel The Big Door Prize. When a mysterious machine promises to reveal each person's true potential, a small town is thrown into chaos and self-discovery. Walsh shares his fascination with human nature, humor and hope - and how small-town life shapes his storytelling.
AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED uses a common-sense, practical approach to solve everyday cooking problems and save viewers time and money. Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison lead a team of dedicated test kitchen cooks to reveal the basics of foolproof home cooking while preparing dozens of exhaustively tested recipes. The series also features the popular segments viewers know and love. In "The Tasting Lab," expert Jack Bishop puts supermarket staples to the test before revealing the series' top food recommendations. Then, equipment tester Adam Ried takes viewers through an exhaustive and unbiased search for the best kitchen items in "Equipment Corner." Meanwhile, in "Gadgets Galore," Lisa McManus reviews her favorite gadgets and reveals which ones are worth the cost-or not.
Start with a square. On this episode of Quilting Arts TV, Jenny Lyon takes a basic, standard square of quilting fabric and shows you how it can make your creativity bloom. Next, artist Sally Manke demonstrates how to use precisely cut-and-stitched traditional Dresden Plate patchwork in a modern art quilt. On this episode of Quilting Arts, we remember that art quilting is a celebration of art.. . and quilting!
Join your host Nicholas Hankins as he paints the warm, calming sunset at the bend of a lazy river capturing the beauty of the serene landscape.
It's moving day in Needham, as the renovation of the 1890s Victorian wraps up. The crew tours the house, which has a brand-new back extension, reconfigured layout and a primary bathroom. The location of the next project is revealed.
Follow the adventures of three friends - Leo, a wombat from Australia; Carmen, a butterfly from Mexico; and Andy, a frog from the U.S. - as they traverse the globe with their parents' traveling performance troupe, "Circo Fabuloso." At each of the Circo's stops, Luna the Moon, voiced by Judy Greer, guides the trio as they get to know the local region and its people. The gang's adventures take them through cities around the globe - from London to Cairo to Beijing - where they explore the food, music, art, architecture and other features that make each place distinctive.
Liana recruits Lyla to help put together a puzzle with over 1000 pieces in order to win a prize. / Lyla and Luke make their dream of driving a train come true by constructing one they can ride in using household materials.
Fernkenstein's Monster - Inspired by Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," Fern tells a tale so scary that Arthur and the gang become afraid of her! Can Fern prove her skills as a writer and create a different story that's fun instead of frightening? D.W., Dancing Queen - Binky decides to teach D.W. to dance, but she just doesn't seem to get the moves. Is D.W. a no-talent klutz? Or is it Binky's teaching that needs practice?
Haunt Squad - Odd Squad is haunted by a ghost. Curriculum: algebraic thinking - patterns.Safe House in the Woods - Owen and new recruit Ozlyn wait out a storm while transporting a creature. Curriculum: measurement - capacity.
When the creature adventuring Kratt Brothers take a nasty tumble, the Wild Kratts sets off on a mission to find and recreate one of the greatest of all biotech engineering secrets. Spider silk.
Corky and Lily go trick-or-treating, but get lost when a sudden fog rolls in. They fight their fear and try to find their way as their parents search for them. When they finally reunite, the family continues their hunt for treats together.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
Lyla, Everett, and her sisters build makeshift carnival games for their brother Luke using household and recycled materials. / Louisa seeks help from Lyla, Luke, and Stu to create a special beat for her school presentation on Mae Jemison.
This animated series is based on Marc Brown's best-selling books about Arthur Read, an eight-year-old aardvark, his sister D.W., and their family and friends. All the kids agree to write a poem as part of a bet, in "I'm A Poet." Guest poet Jack Prelutsky reads 3 of his poems from "The New Kid on the Block": "My Sister is a Sissy," "Today is Very Boring" and "Jelly Fish Stew." In "The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club," when some parents get the kids' favorite books banned from the town library, the children themselves fight back.
With the help of Everett and Ale, Lyla overcomes her fear of rock-climbing. / The twins get Lyla and Ev's help to improve their riddle game about everyday objects made by Black inventors.
As Hacker eyes the Cyber Square trophy, the CyberSquad helps Stellandia's beetles set up a court with fractions to defeat him. Back home, Inez uses fractions to keep peace with little brother, Len.
Comet Fever - The neighborhood is having a star gazing party when Mindy discovers what may be a new comet. While Celery takes Jet, Sean, and Sydney out to space to get a close-up look at the comet, Carrot and Mindy decide to surprise the others and make their very own comet in the backyard using ingredients from home! Curriculum: A comet is an icy body that releases gas or dust. Comets are often compared to dirty snowballs. Occasionally a comet streaks through the inner solar system, creating quite a show!Asteroid Patrol - When Sean learns that asteroids are floating around the solar system (potentially), he decides to set up a homemade asteroid watch-station in the treehouse, and gets all the other kids involved. Eventually, Sean's mother and her colleague at the DSA help Sean and the others understand how scientists monitor the skies for asteroids, a job that Sean doesn't need to do all by himself. Curriculum: Asteroids are mostly found in the Asteroid Belt. Occasionally an asteroid can break away from the gravity of the Asteroid Belt and intersect with the orbit of the Earth. When a small asteroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes a meteor and burns up.
Based on the popular Scholastic book series by Norman Bridwell about the lovable oversized canine with his head in the clouds but four paws planted firmly on the ground, Clifford presents a larger-than-life view of the world. With his loving human, Emily Elizabeth, and dog pals, Cleo and T-Bone, Clifford inhabits a colorful island community, inviting viewers on a fun-filled journey through childhood, navigating the dips and curves along the way. CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG emphasizes good citizenship and the importance of community. Each episode concludes with a component of Clifford's Big Ideas - 10 different attributes children learn to embrace - which leaves them with something to think about and practice in their lives.
Director Grover has the perfect plan for his play. Abby and Elmo want to switch roles, and he feels frustrated. But Grover realizes no plan is perfect or fun without his friends. Meanwhile, Tamir and Cookie Monster try to fix the suitycase.
A rascally Lettersaur is loose in Reader Valley! When Mr. More borrows Princess Presto's wand for his magic show, things go bananas! The Shuffler invents a new dance that shuffles things that start with a b' into things that start with a d!'
Donkey promised to help Grampy bathe Gregory and also to play Bubble Bonanza with Panda today. What a dilemma! / The pals play too loudly while Rock Star Penguin tries to write a song. They make up a quiet game to help. Who can stay quiet the longest?
Big Bird is meeting Snuffy at Hooper's for lunch, and everyone decides to surprise him with a Snuffy-sized sandwich named after him: the Snuffwich!
Phoebe wants to surprise Grandma Annie with a birthday dance, but will she teach everyone in time Phoebe & Jay are in charge of the bell pepper in the garden, but a few unplanned curveballs make it more difficult than expected.
The Flapping Feathers's bus derails on its way to the Parranda. Super fans Sammy and Louisa save the celebration! / This year, the Wombats can stay up late to watch the New Year's Eve Acorn Drop - if they can keep from falling asleep.
The whole family is invited to join Elmo and the Sesame Street gang on a once-in-a-lifetime African safari.
Daniel Learns About Lizards - Daniel and Prince Wednesday discover a small lizard in Daniel's backyard. They have a lot of questions about the lizard. When they wonder and explore, they learn so many new things.Daniel Wonders About Trolley - Daniel and his friends learn more about their favorite Neighborhood Trolley! Strategy: When you wonder you can try to find out more.
A rascally Lettersaur is loose in Reader Valley! When Mr. More borrows Princess Presto's wand for his magic show, things go bananas! The Shuffler invents a new dance that shuffles things that start with a b' into things that start with a d!'
The Fuzzytown Park is covered in garbage. Yuck! Carl learns about a collection you don't keep - trash! / Carl accidentally breaks a gift for Sheldon's mom and needs to figure out how to forgive himself and help Sheldon find another present.
When Lotta is frustrated learning a new dance, she comes to see it is okay that she experiences music in her own colorful way. / Sheldon worries about telling Carl that he doesn't want to play their favorite pirate game anymore.
When Donkey and Panda lose Bob Dog's favorite ball in Spooky Shadow Swamp, they must find their inner brave to get it back./To join the Hidden Orchestra, Donkey must complete a scavenger hunt for hidden instruments. Will she remember all the steps?
Butterfly Party - It's Olive's mom's birthday, and Olive wants to organize something really special for her: a garden party with REAL butterflies. But, how can they get butterflies to come to the party? The kids set off to observe butterflies and figure out that they like certain kinds of flowers, and not others. Ms. Mole offers to let them transplant some butterfly-friendly plants from her garden to Olive's, and it works! Before long, Olive's backyard is fluttering with butterflies, just in time for Olive's mom to enjoy her birthday party.More Than One Right Way - It's Halloween, and Elinor, Ari and Olive arrive in the classroom to discover Ms. Mole putting up pumpkin decorations. The enthusiastic kids want to help, so Ms. Mole suggests they make spiderweb decorations with yarn and glue. But, when each kid makes a different-looking spiderweb, they're not sure which one is the most like a real web. After observing different spiders in nature, the kids realize that different kinds of spiders make different kinds of webs, which means they were all right! They then head back into school to decorate the classroom and have a happy Halloween.
While trick-or-treating, Rosie and Javi try to avoid a pirate ghost who may be haunting their cul-de-sac. Rosie and Javi offer to help make Crystal's haunted house spooky, but their plan doesn't work when they have trouble communicating.
Phoebe wants to surprise Grandma Annie with a birthday dance, but will she teach everyone in time Phoebe & Jay are in charge of the bell pepper in the garden, but a few unplanned curveballs make it more difficult than expected.
James Braidwood shows Brad that when he is feeling nervous, being prepared can help him stay calm. / Queen Lili'uokalani shows Xavier and Yadina that being responsible can involve making hard choices.
When Grandpa Nat and Molly travel to Hawaii to learn about the volcano Mauna Loa, Molly makes a wish to see it erupt. But, when her wish comes true, she looks to the story of Princess Ruth Ke'elikolani's offering to help find a way to stop it.
Pinkalicious and Peter are surprised when they find a monkey outside their treehouse! While their new friend is lots of fun, she's also a bit of a trickster - and pretty messy! What will Mommy say when she finds the kids monkeying around with Maisy the monkey? / Pinkalicious' class is putting on a dance recital and whoever has the best posture gets to wear the Royal Peacock Crown! Rafael and Pinkalicious practice by balancing a stack of precious objects on their heads, including Mommy's favorite tea cups. Who will get to be the Royal Peacock?
After Junior gets his tonsils taken out, he's worried he'll never be able to roar like a dinosaur ever again. To make him feel better, Alma tells him a music-filled story about a magical place called Oz. There, a girl who needs to get home, a Juniorsaurus who wants a big roar, an artist with no inspiration, and a person who is the world's greatest everything except for the world's greatest friend, journey to ask the Rubber Band Wizard for help. Will she have the answers they need?
When Lyla asks customers for their leftover pumpkins, she gets way too many and the Loops find creative ways to make use of every last one. / Lyla and Luke put their sisters through a babysitting test to see if they're ready to be babysitters.
Lily and her family discover a surprise Great Grandpa Wallace left for them in the garage - a mobile weather station that can fly! They embark on their first weather hunting expedition - above the clouds.
When Captain O turns into a cursed cowboy, Omni and Ook must find a way to un-curse her before she causes complete chaos around HQ. / Onom must rescue Opie from a locked room before HQ completely falls apart.
As they prepare for a creature costume party, the Wild Kratts team begins to notice all sorts of strange things happening in the Tortuga HQ. Jimmy is sure there is a ghost or monster living with them, but the Kratt brothers are convinced it's some kind of creature. When the gang sets out to discover who is causing all the trouble, they discover that certain animals gravitate towards human habitation because it provides food and protection from predators.
The Hunters monitor a thunderstorm, but when the power goes out, their drone stops working. With no way to keep a direct eye on the storm, the Hunters get creative so they can still alert all their neighbors about the storm's location.
Luke is determined to have the best weekend ever with his class hamster. / When Stu mysteriously starts beeping, the Loops embark on a fun and inquisitive journey to figure out the meaning of the beeps and how to make them stop.
Hic or Treat - D.W. gets a case of the hiccups that just won't go away. No matter how much advice she gets from Arthur and his friends, she just can't find the right cure. (Well, at least her Halloween costume as "Hiccup Girl" is all set...) Will D.W. ever get relief - or will she have the hiccups for the rest of her life and set the world record?Mr. Alwaysright - It seems that Brain is always right about everything and it's really starting to get on Buster's nerves. But Buster is convinced that someday Brain will make a mistake - and when he does, Buster will be waiting. But is friendship really about being right or wrong?
NATURE CAT follows Fred, a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. In each episode, once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into Nature Cat, "backyard explorer extraordinaire." Nature Cat can't wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there's one problem: He's still a house cat with no instincts for nature. Like many of today's kids, Nature Cat is eager and enthusiastic about outside activities, but is at times intimidated by them. With the help of his animal friends, Nature Cat embarks on action-packed adventures that include exciting missions full of nature investigation, "aha" discovery moments and humor, all while inspiring children to go outside and "play the show."
This Halloween is sure to be the spookiest ever for Arthur and his friends. While trick-or-treating, Francine meets an elderly woman with a very mysterious past, while Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn's amazing haunted house (that's scarier than math class!). And as for Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna? Their tree house sleepover seems to be haunted? but by what?
On a warm day, the team takes a field trip to the lake. But, when a fellow super student accidentally freezes the entire lake, it's up to Sparks' Crew to find a way to restore the lake back to its original, liquid state. Curriculum: Matter can be solid or liquid depending on temperature; solid and liquid matter have different properties. / When a Turbo Grow ray zaps a plant, the plant grows out of control all over Citytown. Sparks' Crew comes to the rescue and learns about plant parts and what plants need to survive. Curriculum: Plants have stems, leaves, and roots which enable them to get the water and light they need in order to live.
Phoebe wants to surprise Grandma Annie with a birthday dance, but will she teach everyone in time Phoebe & Jay are in charge of the bell pepper in the garden, but a few unplanned curveballs make it more difficult than expected.
James Braidwood shows Brad that when he is feeling nervous, being prepared can help him stay calm. / Queen Lili'uokalani shows Xavier and Yadina that being responsible can involve making hard choices.
When Grandpa Nat and Molly travel to Hawaii to learn about the volcano Mauna Loa, Molly makes a wish to see it erupt. But, when her wish comes true, she looks to the story of Princess Ruth Ke'elikolani's offering to help find a way to stop it.
Pinkalicious and Peter are surprised when they find a monkey outside their treehouse! While their new friend is lots of fun, she's also a bit of a trickster - and pretty messy! What will Mommy say when she finds the kids monkeying around with Maisy the monkey? / Pinkalicious' class is putting on a dance recital and whoever has the best posture gets to wear the Royal Peacock Crown! Rafael and Pinkalicious practice by balancing a stack of precious objects on their heads, including Mommy's favorite tea cups. Who will get to be the Royal Peacock?