Once upon a time in a land of rabbit-eared TV sets that displayed four or five stations tops, there existed a half-hour program celebrating the joy of picture books that was called “Reading Rainbow.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A portrait of Mychal Threets, host of the rebooted version of "Reading Rainbow." (Santiago Mejia/S.F. Chronicle) As a young ...

Take a look, a reboot is booked. After nearly 20 years, “Reading Rainbow” is set to return with a new series on the YouTube channel KidZuko starting in October. Hosted by Mychal Threets (known on ...

RICHMOND — The popular 1980s show “Reading Rainbow” was rebooted in October, and at a time when children across the nation struggle with reading. The show returned earlier this month for free on ...