How did you two meet? +

See Our Story for a fuller description, but Ryan and Craig met in the improv comedy scene in Los Angeles in 2014. They worked on a web series together that Ryan wrote and starred in and Craig shot and edited.

How can we send you a book/ get a shout-out? +

We launched the Very Special Book Loan Program in Summer 2018 and it was an instant success. We quickly received dozens and dozens of books and started giving shout-outs right away. However, due to overwhelming demand we often had to close the program for submissions, so beginning in Fall 2020, Ryan and Craig discontinued the Book Loan Program.

Can you Skype or Zoom our class? +

We are on a break from Zoom/Skype calls. Although we LOVE doing it and meeting fans, we can't seem to make this work with othe current demands of jobs and family responsibilities. We'll be sure to make an announcement if this opportunity comes back! But thank you so much for your interest. :)

Can you come read live at our school/ bookstore/ library? +

We’d love to, but with our many other resposibilities this is not currently available.

I’m an author, will you read my book? +

Not… right now. Presently we are not reading books from new, up-and-coming authors, but hope to eventually because we believe the next children's classic is always out there waiting to be discovered! As a new show that is still fairly obscure, we rely on the popularity of existing titles to drive engagement on our social media platforms and help us be discovered by new viewers. We’ve read works by up-and-coming authors in the past and just saw too big a drop in views. These numbers (subscribers, followers, likes, views) are essential in helping us reach our next goal of a network TV show! So we are flattered by the offer, believe in what you’re doing, and appreciate you being patient while we grow. One day we want to be the show to give a new author their big break!

Do you get permission to read the books? +

We attempt, as often as time permits, to contact authors and publishers to obtain permission to read their books because we believe this is the best path. However, we have not let that course of action limite our read alouds. We believe that our show is covered by the fair use doctrine:

• “Fair Use” is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
• First, our show is non-profit, in that our videos are free; we don’t charge you to view them. Second, our read alouds are for educational purposes and to promote early literacy and love for reading. And third, our read alouds also constitute a transformative use in that we add commentary, improvised song, and original voices to the work as a whole.
• However, we do not retain a lawyer, so on the rare occasion when a publisher or author flags our video for copyright reasons, we do not contest it and the video is taken down.