''Bookmice'' is a children's television series about a public library secretly inhabited by three fun-loving mice. It is a spinoff of ''The Magic Library''. It would often also showcase

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cartoons such as Jak Bzuk a Ťuk putovali za sluníčkem and others. The series originally aired on

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in Canada.

Description

Norbert, Zazi and Leon, three fun-loving mice, live secretly behind the walls of the neighbourhood library. Only Lee, a lonely boy who has just moved into the area, and an interloping, decrepit cat know of the existence of the Bookmice. Later in the series, the mice are discovered by three new children, Alysha, Jason, and Luke, who become their secret friends. Humour, wonder, stories, music, and delightful animation are present in the everyday adventures of the mice, as they explore the wondrous world of books – and the library's many friends and activities. Along with encouraging a love of reading, programs that promote social values, as children learn about helping others, the importance of honesty, and overcoming fears.

Characters

*Norbert (voiced by

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) — a mouse *Leon (voiced by Karen Valleau) — a mouse *Zazi (voiced by Trish Leeper) — a mouse *Kate (Stéphanie Broschart) — the assistant librarian *Exit — a ginger cat with green eyes. Seeks to catch the mice. Later named Exit after the first word he could read. (performed by Stephen Brathwaite; voiced by

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) *The Wizard of Wonder — also known as the "Wiz" of Wonder; later adopts a human secret identity, calling himself "Mr. Flower" after the flower on his coat. (Eric Fink) *Luke (Andrew Sardella) *Lee (Andrew Rosos) *Jason (

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) *Alysha (

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) *Cosmo ( Jack Duffy) *Officer Martinez (Stefanie Samuels) *The Wicked Witch (Marilyn Boyle)

Animation narrator

* Diane Fabian

Episodes

Cartoons shown on ''Bookmice''

* The Car with the Red Heart (original title: Autícko s cerveným srdcem) * Cepecek the Water Gnome * An Apple Goes a Rolling (original title: Koulelo se jablíčko) * Bzuk and Tuk (original title: Jak Bzuk a Ťuk putovali za sluníčkem) * Kaspar and the Kangaroo

Broadcast

''Bookmice'' originally aired in Canada on

, and was sold for United States broadcast to the

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network in October 1992 along with fellow production ''

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''. Both became the first two series to air on TLC's preschool block, ''

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'', on December 28.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 182564 1990s Canadian children's television series 1990s preschool education television series 1992 Canadian television series debuts 1993 Canadian television series endings Canadian preschool education television series Canadian television series with live action and animation Canadian television spinoffs Canadian television shows featuring puppetry Children's television series about talking animals TVO original programming Television series about mice and rats Television shows filmed in Toronto Television shows set in libraries