A FREE CHILDREN’S LITERACY PROGRAM

Storyline Online®

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views worldwide in 228 countries and territories

93 read alouds

97 storytellers

An Emmy® Award-winning children’s literacy program

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s children’s literacy program, Storyline Online®, streams creatively produced read-alouds featuring celebrated actors including Oprah Winfrey, Bob Odenkirk, Meryl Streep, and Michelle Yeoh. With 93 videos streaming in 228 countries and territories, Storyline Online aims to inspire a love of reading in children worldwide — serving students, teachers, librarians, parents, and caretakers. For each book, a supplemental activity guide, developed by a credentialed elementary school educator, is provided to strengthen comprehension, and verbal and written skills for English-language learners worldwide.

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Anna Sawai reads
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! is written by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin and published by Scholastic.

La Paz is a happy but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle! But there is one noisy rooster who doesn’t give two mangos about this mayor’s silly rules. Instead, he does what roosters were born to do. He sings: “Kee-kee-ree-KEE!”

The silenced populace, invigorated by the rooster’s bravery, ousts the tyrannical mayor and returns their city to its free and clamorous state.

Carmen Deedy’s masterfully crafted allegory and Eugene Yelchin’s bright, whimsical mixed-media paintings celebrate the spirit of freedom and the courage of those who are born to sing at any cost.

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