{"id":28416,"date":"2024-10-09T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:15:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:15:15","slug":"atomic-cartoons-the-day-you-begin-heads-to-pbs-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/atomic-cartoons-the-day-you-begin-heads-to-pbs-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Atomic Cartoons’ The Day You Begin Heads to PBS KIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Day You Begin<\/em>, a new animated original special from Atomic Cartoons, is heading to PBS KIDS.<\/p>\n The Day You Begin<\/em> is based on the New York Times<\/em> best-selling picture book of the same name by Jacqueline Woodson. Currently in production at Atomic\u2019s Vancouver studio, the 45-minute special follows kindergartners Angelina, Rigoberto, Oni and Andre on their first day of school and is told from each of their points of view to create an interconnecting narrative.<\/p>\n \u201cJacqueline Woodson\u2019s incredible book not only encapsulates the excitement and trepidation experienced by children on their first day of school, but it also helps to show what entering a classroom for the first time is like, and showcases that kids\u2019 uniqueness is a strength,\u201d said Kristin Cummings, senior VP of originals at Thunderbird Entertainment\u2019s Atomic Cartoons<\/span>. \u201cWe can think of no better broadcast partner than PBS KIDS for this project that aims to help kids with school readiness while thoroughly entertaining them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe magic and excitement of the first day of school and how children start to define themselves within a community is the perfect topic for a family special on PBS KIDS,\u201d said Adriano Schmid, VP of PBS KIDS content at PBS. \u201cWe\u2019re such fans of Jacqueline Woodson and The Day You Begin<\/em> book, and we\u2019re thrilled to embark on this production with our partners at Atomic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Day You Begin, a new animated original special from Atomic Cartoons, is heading to PBS KIDS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":28417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[458,146,10056],"class_list":["post-28416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-atomic-cartoons","tag-pbs-kids","tag-the-day-you-begin","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n