PBS Kids is expanding “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures,” which debuted in 2023 as a series of shorts, into a full half-hour series set to debut in 2026.
A spinoff of “Super Why,” which ran on PBS Kids for 103 episodes from 2007 to 2016, “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures” focuses on literacy. Per a release from the children’s broadcaster, recent research has shown that children’s reading scores are dropping, with a growing percentage of children reading below their grade level. The new 39-episode series is aimed at preschoolers and kindergarteners, and is based around curriculum meant to build skills including letter-sound knowledge, phonological awareness, spelling, vocabulary and comprehension. In addition to the episodes, which each feature songs that enforce the reading lessons, PB