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Television and the Media
July 2002


Younger fiction

  • Berenstain, Stan
    The Berenstain Bears and too much TV
    Random House, 1984
    E Ber
    Concerned that the family is spending too much time in front of the television and neglecting other activities , Mama Bear decides that there will be no television watching for one week.
  • Brown, Ann
    Muppet Kids in TV or Not TV
    Western Publishing Company, 1984
    E Bro
    Gonzo develop a case of static when he watches too much TV.
  • Brown, Marc Tolon
    The Bionic Bunny Show
    Little Brown, 1984
    E Bro
    As an ordinary rabbit in real life is portrayed as a bionic bunny on his television series, the reader views all the production efforts that provide the illusion.
  • McCully Emily
    ZaZa's Big Break
    Harper and Row, 1989
    E CcC
    ZaZa is an actress in her family's theater group , and suddenly ZaZa is asked to audition for a role in a TV show, but after getting the part, ZaZa decides that television acting is not what she though it would be.
  • Polacco, Patricia
    Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
    Philomel Books, 1996
    E Pol
    A great story for the family who believes in the power of books. Aunt Chip saves the town of Triple Creek, where everyone has forgotten how to read because of the invasion of television.
  • Wright, Betty Ren
    The Day Our TV Broke Down
    Raintree Children's Books, 1980
    E Wri
    When the televisions breaks down, a cartoon addict discover he enjoys other activities also.
  • West, Dan
    The Day the TV Blew Up
    Whitman and Company, 1988
    E Wes
    Bored and downhearted because his television set is broken, Ralph Bean discovers an unexpected new world, the library.
  • Ziefert, Harriet
    No More TV, Sleepy Dog
    Random House, 1989
    E Zie
    Sleepy dog thinks of many excuses why he cannot go to sleep at bedtime, but finally he does become sleepy enough to fall asleep.

Older fiction

  • Berenstain, Stan
    Media Madness
    Random House, 1995
    + Ber
    When Bear Country School is allowed to run a television station, the cubs become very involved and neglect their studies.
  • Lewis, Beverly
    The Great TV Turn Off
    Bethany House, 1999
    + PB Lew
    It's "TV Turn Off Week" all across American and Eric Hagel decides that the Cul-de-Sac kids and their parent won't watch a speck of TV for the entire week.
  • O'Connor, Jim
    Slime Time
    Random House, 1990
    + O'Co
    Danny and Jed become contestants on the children's television show "Slime time," where wrong answers mean getting sprayed with whipped cream but right answers could lead to new skateboards.

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