Bailey

Narrated by Kirby Heyborne, this iconographic-animated program based on the 2011 picture book by New Yorker magazine cartoonist and author-illustrator Harry Bliss finds the titular elementary-school-aged dog waking up and performing his customary 100 brush strokes for grooming. But then Bailey gets distracted by an awesome stick, and is almost late for the bus (in which he—naturally—hangs his head out the window). “Try not to lick anyone today,” suggests the principal. From eating his own homework to doing a report on FDR's famous pet Fala, Bailey enjoys a dog's life as he goes about the school day his own way (especially helping to dig the school garden) while amusing the other students and staff. Also featuring a read-along option, this charming story is highly recommended. [Note: Bailey at the Museum is also newly available.] Aud: K, P. (J. Williams-Wood)