Bookaboo
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Bookaboo logo
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| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | Lucy Goodman |
| Written by | Lucy Goodman, Alex Williams (writer) |
| Directed by | Lucy Goodman & Ian Emes |
| Narrated by | Various |
| Composer(s) | Mark Dyson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom, Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Emma Tennant & Martyn Freeman |
| Producer(s) | Lucy Goodman |
| Location(s) | London |
| Cinematography | Trevor Forrest (series 1), Dom Kersey (series 2) |
| Editor(s) | Matthew Tabern |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Happy Films Sinking Ship Entertainment |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Picture format | 16:9 HD |
| Original release |
United Kingdom: 2 March 2009 – 4 June 2010 Canada: 11 February 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Bookaboo is a British children's television series produced by Lucy Goodman of Happy Films and co-directed by Ian Emes. The show features puppets, celebrities, picture books, songs and animation. Lucy Goodman created the show after researching the current global decline in parental reading in the home. Bookaboo is carefully crafted to inspire more children and grown ups to have fun sharing books together. Bookaboo is broadcast on CITV and Amazon Video in the United Kingdom, ABC2 in Australia, and Amazon Video in the United States.
"A story a day or I just can't play!" says world-famous, drum-playing rock puppy, Bookaboo as he flounces off stage. The rest of the band (Growler on Bass Guitar, Paws on Keyboards) find Bookaboo on the Bookabus, ignoring all stage calls and engaged in the most extraordinary stage avoidance schemes (comedy sketches & songs).
Despite their best efforts the band fail to persuade the rock pup back to the stadium. Luckily, a celebrity fan arrives with a picture book filled 'Bookabag' and settles down to share it. Bookaboo is mesmerised and enthralled by the story. It appears to cure his little 'problem'. As the book finishes, Bookaboo gets his rhythm (he calls it his 'Bojo') back.
With the celebrity fan cheering him on from the wings, Bookaboo delights the crowds with a stellar canine drum solo. As the episode draws to an end, an electrified stage sign behind Bookaboo lets the grown up audience know: "1000 books per episode are donated to children who need them most"
Books featured in the show are carefully selected from approximately 500 that are submitted each series by top publishers across the UK. Selection criteria are simple – books must be truly enjoyable to share aloud for both children and adults.
Producer Goodman looks for quality of writing and illustration together with variety across the books featured in the series. Funny books, silly books, slightly scary books, books that rhyme and books that challenge difficult issues. All books selected are intended to appeal to boys and girls.
Goodman also looks to offer celebrities books they will enjoy sharing and that they feel some 'fit' with, for example:
Books are available in all good book stores and stickered with Bookaboo's 'Share A Book Today' campaign sticker.
A wide variety of celebrities are invited to take part in the show to encourage grown ups from the broadest areas of society to share books with children. Celebrities have included pop stars (Melanie C., Meat Loaf, Alesha Dixon) and Grime star Lethal Bizzle. Sportsmen and women have also supported Bookaboo's campaign to get more grown ups sharing books, including former manager for England (Steve McClaren), former Deputy Prime Minister (John Prescott) and talk show host Conan O'Brien.
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