For generations of readers, four words convey what it means to love books: “butterfly in the sky.” These are the opening ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Once employees at WNED-TV who helped launch the legendary PBS series “Reading Rainbow,” Dr. Barbara Irwin, Tony Buttino, Sr. and Dr. Pam Johnson sat down for a panel ...

In 1983, Reading Rainbow was launched, setting the stage for it to become the most successful PBS children’s series in television history. What many people might not know is that the show ...

And we said, ‘Let’s do book reviews,’ and so we came up with the idea to have kids at the end of each show review books that were similar in scope, or message, or story.” ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new book now available for purchase delves into the history and untold stories of the beloved children’s TV series “Reading Rainbow.” ...

In Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series, a book written in part by Buttino, the director of children’s book marketing for publishing house E.P. Hutton is quoted as ...

Tony Buttino, a co-creator of the Emmy Award-winning children’s series “Reading Rainbow,” wanted to be careful. He had to be cajoled into admitting that he was a little disappointed that the ...

Longtime host of “Reading Rainbow” LeVar Burton held a reading on Saturday at the Altadena Library – weeks after the space reopened. Burton’s reading was for his children’s book, “The ...

In addition to being the birthplace of “Reading Rainbow,” Buffalo played a part in the show and its legacy as well. Parts of the show were shot in the area, including children’s book reviews ...