Polkaroo Reads! is 26 bites of fun in preschool literacy that brings back to screens one of our all-time favourite TVOkids characters.
Now available to stream on TVO Kids!
Polkaroo Reads! is 26 bites of fun in preschool literacy that brings back to screens one of our all-time favourite TVOkids characters.
In these approximately one to two minute live-action segments, Polkaroo takes us on a romp through the city, the suburbs and the countryside to discovering the alphabet and some simple words…after receiving a call to action from of our young narrator—“what letter are we looking for today Polkaroo?’ ! We find all kinds of amazing items, people and places, that allow us to explore the alphbet, the city and everyday treasures that begin with the letter featured in each episode!
NUMBER OF EPISODES
26 x 3:30 MINUTES
BROADCASTER
TVO Kids
DISTRIBUTORS
D360 & MCINTRYE MEDIA
Head Credits
TVOkids Presents
Tail Credits
Polkaroo
Morgan Brie Johnson
Starring
Hudson Atack (Episodes I, L, Q)
Alexandra Thompson (Episode Y)
Producer
Hoda Elatawi
Director
Matt West
Executive Producers
Hoda Elatawi
Ken Stewart
Marney Malabar, Executive Producer TVOkids
Kirsten Hurd, Production Executive TVOkids
Narrator
Emma Huggett
Voice of Polkaroo
Eric Vanier
Educational Consultant
Penny Patrician
Writers
Kate Keating
Celeste Koon
Script Editor
Hoda Elatawi
Production Manager
Stephanie Brown
Director of Photography
Peter Warren
Art Department
Ann Langman
Wardrobe
Sarah Waghorn
Production Coordinator & Script Supervisor
Talia Faubert
Production Assistant
Jillian Renouf
Camera Assistant
Vincent Sabourin
Publicity Photos
John Major
Jillian Renouf
Senior Editor
Jamie deRooy
Editors
Matt West
Derek Prosser
Music Composer
Eric Vanier
Graphics and Animation
John James
(canoebrain)
Sound Editor
Eric Vanier
Assistant Video Editor
Alex Forgues
Post-Production Supervisor
Ken Stewart
DM Content
Deena Alsaweer
Penny Patrician
Video and Sound Post Production Services
GAPC
Accounting
Shayne Artelle, CGA
Legal
Joel Fortune
Business Affairs
Ken Stewart
Office Production Assistant
Deena Alsaweer
Insurance
Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited
Filming Locations
Rock-n-Horse Farm
Pirate Life Ottawa
East India Company
Ottawa Fire Station 12
Long & McQuade
Gees Bees Honey Farm
Kemptville Rideau River Campsite
Maple Hill Urban Farm
Little Ray’s Reptiles
Canadian Museum of Nature
Vincent Massey Park
Rideau Pines Farm
Special Thanks To:
Diane Sheets
Roman West
Susan Brown
The McAllister Family
The Gee Family
Kathleen McIntyre
Julie Cole
Lee Parker
The Mehra Family
Kelly Zimnicki
Matthew Vandenberg
Kurt Borutski
Camden Rose
Ryan Crawford
Darcy Smith
Abbey Flockton
Brianna Henessy
Joel Hazzan
Sandy Coburn
Lauren Coburn
The Thompson/O’Blenis Family
Eric Vanier
