The renowned children's educational show "Reading Rainbow" is returning to PBS after nearly 20 years, now with a viral former librarian as the new host.

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 ...

"Reading Rainbow" is returns after nearly 20 years, with a new series premiering October 4. Mychal Threets, a librarian and longtime fan of the show, takes over as the new host, following in the ...