Transcript: Writing a Story! | That TVOKids Show
Lucas is in his twenties, with short puffy brown hair and wears jeans and an orange T-shirt.
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese. Fast clips show them next to Greg playing and having fun in the tree fort. Greg is in his twenties, with short black hair. He wears a blue sweater.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS KISS YOUR TURTLE GOOD-BYE COME UP AND CLIMB WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY SO MUCH TO SEE SO MUCH TO DO IN OUR TREE FORT WE'VE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW.
[Greg shrieking]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
The word "Pen" appears in the sky.
In animation, a dialogue bubble pops out of a map with the title of the show: "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH THAT TVOKIDS SHOW! THAT TVOkids SHOW.
Inside the tree fort, Po the raccoon pops up in the forefront wearing sunglasses. He looks nervous and moves around as he talks.
[RACCOON CHITTERING]
Greg walks into the tree fort. He's wearing a red sweater and beanie. There is trash strewn all over the place.
Greg says WHAT'S UP TVOKIDS YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH GREG LIVE IN THE TREE FORT AND PO! AUHHH! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? OH MY GOSH THE TREE FORT IS SO MESSY. PO, COME BACK HERE, PO, COME BACK. STOP IT.
[RACCOON CHITTERING]
Po rushes away and chucks garbage at Greg.
Greg says NO MORE GARBAGE. PUT THAT BANANA PEEL... PO COME BACK! PO HELP ME CLEAN UP! THIS IS YOUR MESS!
Po escapes.
Greg says TVOKIDS, THERE ARE LOTS OF PROS AND CONS TO HAVING A RACCOON AS A PET. THE CONS ARE SOMETIMES HE WILL GO THROUGH YOUR STUFF AND MAKE IT MESSY AND THE PROS ARE, UM, I'M NOT REALLY SURE, ANYWAY LET'S TRY CLEANING UP.
He picks up a crumpled piece of paper and says OH, HEY, WHAT'S THIS? OH, HEY, TVOKIDS CHECK THIS OUT. THE ANNUAL TREE FORT WRITING COMPETITION AND ENTRIES ARE DUE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. TVOKIDS, THIS FITS IN PERFECTLY WITH LITERACY WEEK. A WEEK WE CELEBRATE READING AND WRITING. OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL LUCAS. I THINK HE WILL LIKE THIS AND MAYBE WE CAN WRITE SOMETHING TOGETHER. OKAY, AND... ALL RIGHT.
He steps over to the frog horn, puts on earphones and dials.
[PHONE DIALING]
Greg says THIS WILL BE SO FUN. I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL HIM ALL ABOUT THIS.
Lucas appears in the sky and says HELLO.
Greg says LUCAS, HEY, GUESS WHAT.
Lucas says CHICKEN BUTT.
Greg says NO GUESS AGAIN.
Lucas says WE HAVE AN E-MAIL.
Greg says NO IT'S TOO EARLY IN THE SHOW FOR THAT.
Lucas says DID YOU FIND MY LEFTOVER PIZZA?
Greg says I DID. I ATE IT BUT IT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. LUCAS, IT'S THE ANNUAL TREE FORT WRITING COMPETITION, IT'S THIS WEEK AND THE DEADLINE IS THE END OF THIS WEEK.
Lucas says I KNOW, LOOK, I FOUND THIS.
He holds up the same poster Greg found on the floor.
Greg says SO FUN. LUCAS WE SHOULD WRITE SACK SUBMIT IT IN.
Lucas says OKAY LET'S DO THAT. ACTUALLY, LET'S WRITE TWO STORIES BECAUSE WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WRITING.
Greg says YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S BRAINSTORM AND TALK ABOUT STUFF WE CAN DO.
Lucas says ON THE COUNT OF 3 LET'S SAY SOMETHING.
Greg says ONE, 2, 3. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA.
Lucas says I'VE GOT NOTHING.
Greg says I DON'T EITHER. TVOKIDS IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA GIVE US A CALL. WE NEED SOME HELP. WE DO, WE HAVE A CALLER!
[FOGHORN]
Greg says TALK TO YOU LATER. BYE!
He takes the call and says HELLO IT'S GREG IN THE TREE FORT. TRYING TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR A SHOW TO WRITE. WHO IS THIS?
A voice says IT'S ME, JOVEN.
Greg says HI, JOVEN WHAT'S THE PASSWORD FOR TODAY?
Joven says PEN.
Greg says PEN IS RIGHT, YOU ARE UP IN THE SKY MY FRIEND, JOVEN. UP YOU GO.
Joven and a girl appear in the sky. They both have dark hair. She wears pink-framed glasses.
Greg says AND WHOA, YOU HAVE A FRIEND WITH YOU. WHO IS THIS?
Joven says IT'S MY SISTER KIRA.
Greg says JOVEN AND KIRA. I LOVE IT! I MUST ASK YOU A QUESTION, OKAY. OKAY, SO, LUCAS AND I ARE WRITING A STORY BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TO WRITE SO WE WONDER IF YOU COULD GIVE US SOME IDEAS AND WE'LL WRITE IT AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMPETITION. JOVEN DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD WRITE?
Joven says I HAVE AN IDEA... SO MAYBE LIKE, THERE IS LIKE... THERE WAS THIS BOY CALLED JOHNNY.
Greg takes notes and says JOHNNY, OKAY.
Joven says AND HE WAS EATING HIS BOWL OF CEREAL AT... LIKE HE DOES EVERY MORNING. AND ONCE HE HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM ABOVE THE CEILING, HE NOTICED IT'S COMING FROM HIS BEDROOM. HE RUNS UP STAIRS AND THEN HE HE SEES A TINY LITTLE GREEN CREATURE, LIKE JUST JUMPING ON THE BED. AND THEN HE FIGURE... AND THEN HE FIGURES IT OUT THAT THAT... THE LITTLE TINY GREEN CREATURE IS LOST AND HE HAS TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET HIM BACK TO HIS FAMILY.
Greg says WOW, I LOVE THAT STORY SO MUCH. THERE IS A BOY NAMED JONNY EATING CEREAL, BEDROOM, TINY GREEN CREATURE, LOST. WE HAVE TO GET IT HOME. I LOVE THAT. THAT'S WONDERFUL. TO REWARD BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR HELPFULNESS I'M SHOWING YOU A CUTE VIDEO AND YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHICH GOES ON TO TOMORROW. CAN I GET A YA.
Joven and Kira say YA!
Greg says HERE IS OUR CHAMPION.
A voice says CHAMPION!
A short video shows a brown and black Daschund dog wearing glasses, a red coat and a white shirt as it steps on a pile of books.
Greg says THIS IS OUR CHAMPION FROM YESTERDAY TO KICK OFF LITERACY WEEK WE HAD A DOG WITH BOOKS. YEAH, WHAT DO YOU THINK, KIRA?
Joven says I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT A TEN OUT OF SEVEN.
Greg says TEN OUT OF SEVEN FROM JOVEN. KIRA WHAT DID YOU THINK?
Kira says I WOULD GIVE A 10 OUT OF 9.
Greg says WE LOVE THESE SCORES! LET'S SEE IF IT HOLDS UP AGAINST OUR CHALLENGER. CHECK IT OUT.
A voice says Challenger!
A short video shows a gray and white cat wearing glasses as it flips through the pages of a fat book.
Greg says ALL RIGHT. WE GOT MORE LITERACY WEEK THEME CUTE TIME OOT IT'S A CAT. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS, KIRA.
Kira says ELEVEN OUT OF 9.
Greg says AND HOW ABOUT YOU, JOVEN?
Joven says I WOULD GIVE THAT A TEN OUT OF TEN. SO SUPER DUPER CUTE AND I'M GETTING A PET CAT.
Kira says I'M GETTING A PET TURTLE.
Greg says YOU'RE GETTING A CAT AND YOU'RE GETTING A TURTLE! OKAY TELL ME WHO GOES ON TO TOMORROW, CAT OR DOG?
Joven says CAT!
Greg says CAT IT IS! TURTLE. OKAY, CAT GOES ON TO TOMORROW AND THE DOG IS OUT. YOU GUYS HAVE TO COME BACK LATER AND TELL US WHICH STORY GOES ON. THIS IS AWESOME. WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON. OKAY BIG HIGH FIVE.
The kids disappear.
Greg says OKAY DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING. OKAY THEY LEFT ME. LUCAS COME BACK I HAVE SOME GREAT IDEAS.
Lucas says I HAVE BEEN WAITING.
Greg says WELCOME BACK, LUCAS YOU ARE UP IN THE SKY. BADA BOOM. ALL RIGHT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M HAPPY JUST TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. LUCAS WE HAVE ALL THESE GREAT IDEAS ABOUT YANI AND A MYSTERIOUS GREEN ALIEN.
Lucas says I HEARD ABOUT THAT. I THINK WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO WRITE A STORY. I'M GOING TO START ON MINE BECAUSE IT WILL BE AWESOME.
Greg says GOOD LUCK BECAUSE MINE WILL BE EVEN MORE AWESOMER.
Lucas says ONE PROBLEM.
Greg says I HAVE A PROBLEM, TOO.
Lucas says HOW DO YOU WRITE A STORY.
Greg says I DON'T KNOW. SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T KNOW THINGS AND IT FEELS LIKE WE WANT TO KNOW THINGS WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR... LUCAS, HANG ON...
The tree fort shakes as a voice says "WE NEED TO KNOW!"
Greg says YES IT'S TIME FOR A "WE NEED TO KNOW!" WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT STORY WRITING AND WHO BETTER TO ASK THAN CANADIAN WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR PETER REYNOLDS, WELCOME TO THE SHOW!
The screen splits in three to show Greg, Lucas and Peter. Peter has short gray hair and a full beard, and wears round glasses and a black hoodie.
He says HEY THERE WONDERFUL TO BE WITH YOU GUYS. YOU'RE HAVING FUN, I'M HAVING FUN IN MY STUDIO WHERE I MAKE MY BOOKS YOU MAY KNOW SOME JUDY MOODY AND THE DOT.
Lucas says THANKS FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE SUCH A LEGEND. WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR NEW BOOK, "BE YOU." TELL US ABOUT IT.
A picture of the book pops up. The cover features a drawing of a kid sailing in the clouds on a boat held up by balloons with hearts on them.
Peter says YES, "BE YOU," THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT YOU, RIGHT. IT'S A HANDBOOK FOR AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS AND I WANT EVERYONE TO BE AMAZING, RIGHT, NOT JUST BE BUT BE AMAZING. AND THIS BOOK REMINDS US OF ALL THE COOL THINGS WE CAN BE. BE CURIOUS, BE ADVENTUROUS AND WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE CREATIVE GET GOING SO BE CREATIVE, BE PERSISTENT, RIGHT. AND ALSO BE CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER AND BE KIND. THAT'S THE MESSAGE IN ALL MY BOOKS, BE KIND.
Greg says I LOVE THAT. SUCH A GREAT THEME, AUTHENTICITY, KINDNESS, CREATIVITY. WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO WRITE?
Peter says WHAT... YOU KNOW WHAT, HELPING PEOPLE. THAT'S THE WAY I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE, GREG. WE ARE ERE ALL BLESSED WITH GIFTS... WE'RE ALL BLESSED WITH GIFTS, USE YOUR GIFTS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND I DO IT THROUGH MY STORIES.
Lucas says YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
Greg says TRULY, TRULY HELPING US OUT INCLUDING TVOKIDS AND MYSELF. I READ YOUR BOOK AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND FELT REALLY EMPOWERED BY IT AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER BOOK COMING OUT MAY 11 CALLED "PEACE TRAIN" ON WHICH YOU COLLABORATED WITH ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, BRITISH SINGER SONG WRITER, CAT STEVENS, ALSO KNOWN AS YOUTH IN LOVE.
A picture of "Peace Train" pops up. The cover features a drawing of a crowd of children walking alongside a train that spews flowers out of its chimneys.
Peter says THAT'S RIGHT. I GREW UP WITH CAT STEVENS AND HE SOLD OVER 40 MILLION ALBUMS AND HIS MUSIC APPEARS IN FILMS AND HE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING TALENTED GUY. HE WRITES REALLY COOL SONGS THAT HELP THE WORLD. HE WROTE THIS SONG CALLED "PEACE TRAIN" 50 YEARS AGO AND HE WAS LOOKING FOR ME, HE PUT THE WORD OUT AND SAID I WANT TO MEET PETER REYNOLDS AND WE CONNECTED THROUGH ZOOM AND WE COLLABORATED ON BRINGING HIS... THE LYRICS, RIGHT, THE WORDS IN HIS SONG, TO LIFE. AND I HAD TO USE MY IMAGINATION TO IMAGINE THIS STORY. AND THERE IS AN IMAGE RIGHT THERE.
A drawing appears on screen of a boy playing a guitar on a hilltop at night.
Peter says THERE'S A LITTLE BOY KIND OF INSPIRED BY CAT STEVENS WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE KID, AND MAYBE A TOUCH OF ME THERE, TOO. AND HE, OF COURSE, HAS THE GUITAR BECAUSE HE LOVES MUSIC AND HE IS SINGING... AND I LOVE THIS, RIGHT. NOW, I HAVE BEEN HAPPY LATELY, THINKING ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS TO COME AND I BELIEVE IT COULD BE SOMETHING GOOD HAS BEGUN. I BELIEVE GOOD THINGS ARE COMING OUR WAY AND HOPEFULLY THIS BOOK WILL INSPIRE ALL OF YOUR AUDIENCE, ALL MY CANADIAN FRIENDS, TO MAKE THIS WORLD A MORE PEACEFUL PLACE.
Lucas says WE NEED THAT RIGHT NOW SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE AWESOME WORDS. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR, PETER. ALSO, WE NEED YOUR HELP VERY BADLY. WE ARE ERE WRITING A STORY AND YOU ARE THE PRO AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S THE PROCESS OF WRITING A STORY, HOW DO WE DO IT?
Peter says NUMBER 1 YOU HAVE THIS AMAZING BRAIN. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE ANYTHING, EVEN IF YOU ARE LOCKED DOWN, RIGHT, WHEN YOU READ A BOOK YOU CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE, RIGHT. YOU CAN TRAVEL TO ANY COUNTRY, YOU CAN TRAVEL TO THE MOON, RIGHT. YOU CAN TRAVEL... YOU CAN TRAVEL BACK IN TIME, GO FORWARD IN TIME, AND SO, HAVE THOSE AMAZING IDEAS BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS JOT THEM DOWN AS SOON AS YOU GET THEM SO YOU DO NOT FORGET YOUR AMAZING IDEAS.
Lucas says GREAT ADVICE, JOT THEM DOWN. WE DO NEED TO DO THAT. PETER THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT WITH US TODAY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
Peter holds up a piece of paper that reads "TVO tales" and says ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GET BUSY ON MY NEW BOOK.
Greg says I LOVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Lucas says PETER H REYNOLDS, THE LEGEND. GREG, WE HAVE TO GET WRITING.
Greg says WHILE WE'RE WRITING CHECK OUT LAYLA, SHE HAS BEEN WRITING, TOO.
An animated slate shows a sun rising as a voice says I CAN.
A blond girl with pigtails and bangs sits inside a room.
A caption reads "Layla."
Layla says HI, I'M SIX YEARS OLD.
A voice says WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?
Layla says I LIKE COLOURING. I LIKE TO DRESS UP AS A PRINCESS AND PLAY LEGO. I LIKE WRITING THE LETTER "A."
A voice says WAS IT HARD TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE?
Layla says SOMETIMES I JUST COULDN'T GET THE WORDS RIGHT AND I DIDN'T WRITE AS NEAT AS I COULD.
A voice says SO WHAT DID YOU DO?
Layla says MY MOM HELPED ME TO TRACE THE LETTER.
A clip shows Layla's mom helping her with homework. Then, Layla stands next to a chart with the alphabet on it.
She says THIS IS MY CURIOUS GEORGE ABC CHART. I USE IT TO HELP ME WRITE MY LETTERS. I WILL JUST GO AND LOOK AT MY ABC CHART AND SEE WHICH LETTER IT IS.
A voice says HOW DID LEARNING TO WRITE MAKE YOU FEEL?
Layla says THE BEST PART WAS HOW PROUD I FEEL WHEN I WRITE SOMETHING AND I WRITE IT THE PROPER WAY. IT'S JUST, LIKE, A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF, LIKE, LETTERS. I CAN AND YOU CAN TOO.
The clip ends.
Back in the tree fort, Greg, Joven and Lucas appear on split screens.
Lucas says WE'RE BACK.
Greg says WELCOME BACK, JOVEN! WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME BRAINSTORMING ON YOUR IDEA ABOUT THE ALIEN AND HOW TO GET IT BACK HOME. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE 30 SECONDS EACH TO PITCH OUR STORY. I'LL GO FIRST. HERE WE GO AND START.
As a clock counts down from 30 seconds, Greg says JOVEN, SO WE LEFT OFF THERE IS A BOY HEARING A MYSTERIOUS SOUND AND AN ALIEN. HOW DO WE GET IT BACK HOME? JOVEN AIM SO GLAD YOU ASKED BECAUSE IN MY STORY I THINK THEY START TO TRY TO CONSTRUCT A ROCKET TOGETHER, OKAY. SO HE GST GOES TO ROCKET SCHOOL... HE GOES TO ROCKET SCHOOL AND DOES STUDYING, READING AND WRITING AND BUILDS A BIG ROCKET IN THE GARAGE AND THEN THEY FLY OFF TO MARS, TO RETURN TO FRIENDS. OH YEAH YOU LIKE THAT ONE. THIS IS LUCAS' PITCH.
Lucas says ALL RIGHT GET READY FOR THIS. LET'S GET 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND AND GO.
As a clock counts down from 30, Lucas says ONE DAY THERE WAS A BOY NAMED JOVEN AND POURED A BOWL OF CEREAL AND ALL THIS MILK OVER HIS FAVOURITE CEREAL. LITTLE DID HE KNOW THERE WAS AN AMAZING LAND OF PEOPLE THAT LIVED ON THIS CEREAL AND THEY WERE THIS TINY. BUT THE MILK STARTED TO MAKE THE CEREAL SOGGY AND THE PEOPLE STARTED TO DROWN IN THE MILK. WHAT WILL WE DO, WE'RE DROWNING IN MILK! JOVEN TAUGHT EVERYONE IN THE BOWL TO SWIM AND THEY MADE AN UNDER WATER KINGDOM AND THEY WERE THE BEST KINGDOM IN THE ENTIRE PLANET HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Greg says OKAY WHO WINS, JOVEN, LUCAS OR GREG?
Joven says I LIKE TO DO A NEW STORY. I'M GOING TO GO WITH...
Lucas says JOVEN WE DON'T HAVE TIME. THE SHOW IS ALMOST OVER. THEY'LL KICK US OFF TV.
Joven says LUCAS.
Greg says LUCAS!
Lucas says ALL RIGHT, JOVEN.
Greg says THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US.
Greg says WE'LL WORK ON YOUR STORY ALL DAY. WHAT A FUN DAY TVOKIDS. CHECK OUT 16 HUDSON THEY HAVE A NEW FAMILY ON THERE.
Lucas says BYE!
Greg says OKAY, BYE!
(music plays)
Music plays as a slate shows the end credits.
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese. Fast clips show them next to Greg playing and having fun in the tree fort. Greg is in his twenties, with short black hair. He wears a blue sweater.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS KISS YOUR TURTLE GOOD-BYE COME UP AND CLIMB WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY SO MUCH TO SEE SO MUCH TO DO IN OUR TREE FORT WE'VE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW.
[Greg shrieking]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
The word "Pen" appears in the sky.
In animation, a dialogue bubble pops out of a map with the title of the show: "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH THAT TVOKIDS SHOW! THAT TVOkids SHOW.
Inside the tree fort, Po the raccoon pops up in the forefront wearing sunglasses. He looks nervous and moves around as he talks.
[RACCOON CHITTERING]
Greg walks into the tree fort. He's wearing a red sweater and beanie. There is trash strewn all over the place.
Greg says WHAT'S UP TVOKIDS YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH GREG LIVE IN THE TREE FORT AND PO! AUHHH! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? OH MY GOSH THE TREE FORT IS SO MESSY. PO, COME BACK HERE, PO, COME BACK. STOP IT.
[RACCOON CHITTERING]
Po rushes away and chucks garbage at Greg.
Greg says NO MORE GARBAGE. PUT THAT BANANA PEEL... PO COME BACK! PO HELP ME CLEAN UP! THIS IS YOUR MESS!
Po escapes.
Greg says TVOKIDS, THERE ARE LOTS OF PROS AND CONS TO HAVING A RACCOON AS A PET. THE CONS ARE SOMETIMES HE WILL GO THROUGH YOUR STUFF AND MAKE IT MESSY AND THE PROS ARE, UM, I'M NOT REALLY SURE, ANYWAY LET'S TRY CLEANING UP.
He picks up a crumpled piece of paper and says OH, HEY, WHAT'S THIS? OH, HEY, TVOKIDS CHECK THIS OUT. THE ANNUAL TREE FORT WRITING COMPETITION AND ENTRIES ARE DUE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. TVOKIDS, THIS FITS IN PERFECTLY WITH LITERACY WEEK. A WEEK WE CELEBRATE READING AND WRITING. OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL LUCAS. I THINK HE WILL LIKE THIS AND MAYBE WE CAN WRITE SOMETHING TOGETHER. OKAY, AND... ALL RIGHT.
He steps over to the frog horn, puts on earphones and dials.
[PHONE DIALING]
Greg says THIS WILL BE SO FUN. I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL HIM ALL ABOUT THIS.
Lucas appears in the sky and says HELLO.
Greg says LUCAS, HEY, GUESS WHAT.
Lucas says CHICKEN BUTT.
Greg says NO GUESS AGAIN.
Lucas says WE HAVE AN E-MAIL.
Greg says NO IT'S TOO EARLY IN THE SHOW FOR THAT.
Lucas says DID YOU FIND MY LEFTOVER PIZZA?
Greg says I DID. I ATE IT BUT IT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. LUCAS, IT'S THE ANNUAL TREE FORT WRITING COMPETITION, IT'S THIS WEEK AND THE DEADLINE IS THE END OF THIS WEEK.
Lucas says I KNOW, LOOK, I FOUND THIS.
He holds up the same poster Greg found on the floor.
Greg says SO FUN. LUCAS WE SHOULD WRITE SACK SUBMIT IT IN.
Lucas says OKAY LET'S DO THAT. ACTUALLY, LET'S WRITE TWO STORIES BECAUSE WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WRITING.
Greg says YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S BRAINSTORM AND TALK ABOUT STUFF WE CAN DO.
Lucas says ON THE COUNT OF 3 LET'S SAY SOMETHING.
Greg says ONE, 2, 3. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA.
Lucas says I'VE GOT NOTHING.
Greg says I DON'T EITHER. TVOKIDS IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA GIVE US A CALL. WE NEED SOME HELP. WE DO, WE HAVE A CALLER!
[FOGHORN]
Greg says TALK TO YOU LATER. BYE!
He takes the call and says HELLO IT'S GREG IN THE TREE FORT. TRYING TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR A SHOW TO WRITE. WHO IS THIS?
A voice says IT'S ME, JOVEN.
Greg says HI, JOVEN WHAT'S THE PASSWORD FOR TODAY?
Joven says PEN.
Greg says PEN IS RIGHT, YOU ARE UP IN THE SKY MY FRIEND, JOVEN. UP YOU GO.
Joven and a girl appear in the sky. They both have dark hair. She wears pink-framed glasses.
Greg says AND WHOA, YOU HAVE A FRIEND WITH YOU. WHO IS THIS?
Joven says IT'S MY SISTER KIRA.
Greg says JOVEN AND KIRA. I LOVE IT! I MUST ASK YOU A QUESTION, OKAY. OKAY, SO, LUCAS AND I ARE WRITING A STORY BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TO WRITE SO WE WONDER IF YOU COULD GIVE US SOME IDEAS AND WE'LL WRITE IT AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMPETITION. JOVEN DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD WRITE?
Joven says I HAVE AN IDEA... SO MAYBE LIKE, THERE IS LIKE... THERE WAS THIS BOY CALLED JOHNNY.
Greg takes notes and says JOHNNY, OKAY.
Joven says AND HE WAS EATING HIS BOWL OF CEREAL AT... LIKE HE DOES EVERY MORNING. AND ONCE HE HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM ABOVE THE CEILING, HE NOTICED IT'S COMING FROM HIS BEDROOM. HE RUNS UP STAIRS AND THEN HE HE SEES A TINY LITTLE GREEN CREATURE, LIKE JUST JUMPING ON THE BED. AND THEN HE FIGURE... AND THEN HE FIGURES IT OUT THAT THAT... THE LITTLE TINY GREEN CREATURE IS LOST AND HE HAS TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET HIM BACK TO HIS FAMILY.
Greg says WOW, I LOVE THAT STORY SO MUCH. THERE IS A BOY NAMED JONNY EATING CEREAL, BEDROOM, TINY GREEN CREATURE, LOST. WE HAVE TO GET IT HOME. I LOVE THAT. THAT'S WONDERFUL. TO REWARD BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR HELPFULNESS I'M SHOWING YOU A CUTE VIDEO AND YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHICH GOES ON TO TOMORROW. CAN I GET A YA.
Joven and Kira say YA!
Greg says HERE IS OUR CHAMPION.
A voice says CHAMPION!
A short video shows a brown and black Daschund dog wearing glasses, a red coat and a white shirt as it steps on a pile of books.
Greg says THIS IS OUR CHAMPION FROM YESTERDAY TO KICK OFF LITERACY WEEK WE HAD A DOG WITH BOOKS. YEAH, WHAT DO YOU THINK, KIRA?
Joven says I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT A TEN OUT OF SEVEN.
Greg says TEN OUT OF SEVEN FROM JOVEN. KIRA WHAT DID YOU THINK?
Kira says I WOULD GIVE A 10 OUT OF 9.
Greg says WE LOVE THESE SCORES! LET'S SEE IF IT HOLDS UP AGAINST OUR CHALLENGER. CHECK IT OUT.
A voice says Challenger!
A short video shows a gray and white cat wearing glasses as it flips through the pages of a fat book.
Greg says ALL RIGHT. WE GOT MORE LITERACY WEEK THEME CUTE TIME OOT IT'S A CAT. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS, KIRA.
Kira says ELEVEN OUT OF 9.
Greg says AND HOW ABOUT YOU, JOVEN?
Joven says I WOULD GIVE THAT A TEN OUT OF TEN. SO SUPER DUPER CUTE AND I'M GETTING A PET CAT.
Kira says I'M GETTING A PET TURTLE.
Greg says YOU'RE GETTING A CAT AND YOU'RE GETTING A TURTLE! OKAY TELL ME WHO GOES ON TO TOMORROW, CAT OR DOG?
Joven says CAT!
Greg says CAT IT IS! TURTLE. OKAY, CAT GOES ON TO TOMORROW AND THE DOG IS OUT. YOU GUYS HAVE TO COME BACK LATER AND TELL US WHICH STORY GOES ON. THIS IS AWESOME. WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON. OKAY BIG HIGH FIVE.
The kids disappear.
Greg says OKAY DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING. OKAY THEY LEFT ME. LUCAS COME BACK I HAVE SOME GREAT IDEAS.
Lucas says I HAVE BEEN WAITING.
Greg says WELCOME BACK, LUCAS YOU ARE UP IN THE SKY. BADA BOOM. ALL RIGHT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M HAPPY JUST TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. LUCAS WE HAVE ALL THESE GREAT IDEAS ABOUT YANI AND A MYSTERIOUS GREEN ALIEN.
Lucas says I HEARD ABOUT THAT. I THINK WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO WRITE A STORY. I'M GOING TO START ON MINE BECAUSE IT WILL BE AWESOME.
Greg says GOOD LUCK BECAUSE MINE WILL BE EVEN MORE AWESOMER.
Lucas says ONE PROBLEM.
Greg says I HAVE A PROBLEM, TOO.
Lucas says HOW DO YOU WRITE A STORY.
Greg says I DON'T KNOW. SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T KNOW THINGS AND IT FEELS LIKE WE WANT TO KNOW THINGS WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR... LUCAS, HANG ON...
The tree fort shakes as a voice says "WE NEED TO KNOW!"
Greg says YES IT'S TIME FOR A "WE NEED TO KNOW!" WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT STORY WRITING AND WHO BETTER TO ASK THAN CANADIAN WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR PETER REYNOLDS, WELCOME TO THE SHOW!
The screen splits in three to show Greg, Lucas and Peter. Peter has short gray hair and a full beard, and wears round glasses and a black hoodie.
He says HEY THERE WONDERFUL TO BE WITH YOU GUYS. YOU'RE HAVING FUN, I'M HAVING FUN IN MY STUDIO WHERE I MAKE MY BOOKS YOU MAY KNOW SOME JUDY MOODY AND THE DOT.
Lucas says THANKS FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE SUCH A LEGEND. WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR NEW BOOK, "BE YOU." TELL US ABOUT IT.
A picture of the book pops up. The cover features a drawing of a kid sailing in the clouds on a boat held up by balloons with hearts on them.
Peter says YES, "BE YOU," THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT YOU, RIGHT. IT'S A HANDBOOK FOR AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS AND I WANT EVERYONE TO BE AMAZING, RIGHT, NOT JUST BE BUT BE AMAZING. AND THIS BOOK REMINDS US OF ALL THE COOL THINGS WE CAN BE. BE CURIOUS, BE ADVENTUROUS AND WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE CREATIVE GET GOING SO BE CREATIVE, BE PERSISTENT, RIGHT. AND ALSO BE CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER AND BE KIND. THAT'S THE MESSAGE IN ALL MY BOOKS, BE KIND.
Greg says I LOVE THAT. SUCH A GREAT THEME, AUTHENTICITY, KINDNESS, CREATIVITY. WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO WRITE?
Peter says WHAT... YOU KNOW WHAT, HELPING PEOPLE. THAT'S THE WAY I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE, GREG. WE ARE ERE ALL BLESSED WITH GIFTS... WE'RE ALL BLESSED WITH GIFTS, USE YOUR GIFTS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND I DO IT THROUGH MY STORIES.
Lucas says YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
Greg says TRULY, TRULY HELPING US OUT INCLUDING TVOKIDS AND MYSELF. I READ YOUR BOOK AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND FELT REALLY EMPOWERED BY IT AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER BOOK COMING OUT MAY 11 CALLED "PEACE TRAIN" ON WHICH YOU COLLABORATED WITH ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, BRITISH SINGER SONG WRITER, CAT STEVENS, ALSO KNOWN AS YOUTH IN LOVE.
A picture of "Peace Train" pops up. The cover features a drawing of a crowd of children walking alongside a train that spews flowers out of its chimneys.
Peter says THAT'S RIGHT. I GREW UP WITH CAT STEVENS AND HE SOLD OVER 40 MILLION ALBUMS AND HIS MUSIC APPEARS IN FILMS AND HE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING TALENTED GUY. HE WRITES REALLY COOL SONGS THAT HELP THE WORLD. HE WROTE THIS SONG CALLED "PEACE TRAIN" 50 YEARS AGO AND HE WAS LOOKING FOR ME, HE PUT THE WORD OUT AND SAID I WANT TO MEET PETER REYNOLDS AND WE CONNECTED THROUGH ZOOM AND WE COLLABORATED ON BRINGING HIS... THE LYRICS, RIGHT, THE WORDS IN HIS SONG, TO LIFE. AND I HAD TO USE MY IMAGINATION TO IMAGINE THIS STORY. AND THERE IS AN IMAGE RIGHT THERE.
A drawing appears on screen of a boy playing a guitar on a hilltop at night.
Peter says THERE'S A LITTLE BOY KIND OF INSPIRED BY CAT STEVENS WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE KID, AND MAYBE A TOUCH OF ME THERE, TOO. AND HE, OF COURSE, HAS THE GUITAR BECAUSE HE LOVES MUSIC AND HE IS SINGING... AND I LOVE THIS, RIGHT. NOW, I HAVE BEEN HAPPY LATELY, THINKING ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS TO COME AND I BELIEVE IT COULD BE SOMETHING GOOD HAS BEGUN. I BELIEVE GOOD THINGS ARE COMING OUR WAY AND HOPEFULLY THIS BOOK WILL INSPIRE ALL OF YOUR AUDIENCE, ALL MY CANADIAN FRIENDS, TO MAKE THIS WORLD A MORE PEACEFUL PLACE.
Lucas says WE NEED THAT RIGHT NOW SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE AWESOME WORDS. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR, PETER. ALSO, WE NEED YOUR HELP VERY BADLY. WE ARE ERE WRITING A STORY AND YOU ARE THE PRO AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S THE PROCESS OF WRITING A STORY, HOW DO WE DO IT?
Peter says NUMBER 1 YOU HAVE THIS AMAZING BRAIN. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE ANYTHING, EVEN IF YOU ARE LOCKED DOWN, RIGHT, WHEN YOU READ A BOOK YOU CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE, RIGHT. YOU CAN TRAVEL TO ANY COUNTRY, YOU CAN TRAVEL TO THE MOON, RIGHT. YOU CAN TRAVEL... YOU CAN TRAVEL BACK IN TIME, GO FORWARD IN TIME, AND SO, HAVE THOSE AMAZING IDEAS BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS JOT THEM DOWN AS SOON AS YOU GET THEM SO YOU DO NOT FORGET YOUR AMAZING IDEAS.
Lucas says GREAT ADVICE, JOT THEM DOWN. WE DO NEED TO DO THAT. PETER THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT WITH US TODAY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
Peter holds up a piece of paper that reads "TVO tales" and says ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GET BUSY ON MY NEW BOOK.
Greg says I LOVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Lucas says PETER H REYNOLDS, THE LEGEND. GREG, WE HAVE TO GET WRITING.
Greg says WHILE WE'RE WRITING CHECK OUT LAYLA, SHE HAS BEEN WRITING, TOO.
An animated slate shows a sun rising as a voice says I CAN.
A blond girl with pigtails and bangs sits inside a room.
A caption reads "Layla."
Layla says HI, I'M SIX YEARS OLD.
A voice says WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?
Layla says I LIKE COLOURING. I LIKE TO DRESS UP AS A PRINCESS AND PLAY LEGO. I LIKE WRITING THE LETTER "A."
A voice says WAS IT HARD TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE?
Layla says SOMETIMES I JUST COULDN'T GET THE WORDS RIGHT AND I DIDN'T WRITE AS NEAT AS I COULD.
A voice says SO WHAT DID YOU DO?
Layla says MY MOM HELPED ME TO TRACE THE LETTER.
A clip shows Layla's mom helping her with homework. Then, Layla stands next to a chart with the alphabet on it.
She says THIS IS MY CURIOUS GEORGE ABC CHART. I USE IT TO HELP ME WRITE MY LETTERS. I WILL JUST GO AND LOOK AT MY ABC CHART AND SEE WHICH LETTER IT IS.
A voice says HOW DID LEARNING TO WRITE MAKE YOU FEEL?
Layla says THE BEST PART WAS HOW PROUD I FEEL WHEN I WRITE SOMETHING AND I WRITE IT THE PROPER WAY. IT'S JUST, LIKE, A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF, LIKE, LETTERS. I CAN AND YOU CAN TOO.
The clip ends.
Back in the tree fort, Greg, Joven and Lucas appear on split screens.
Lucas says WE'RE BACK.
Greg says WELCOME BACK, JOVEN! WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME BRAINSTORMING ON YOUR IDEA ABOUT THE ALIEN AND HOW TO GET IT BACK HOME. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE 30 SECONDS EACH TO PITCH OUR STORY. I'LL GO FIRST. HERE WE GO AND START.
As a clock counts down from 30 seconds, Greg says JOVEN, SO WE LEFT OFF THERE IS A BOY HEARING A MYSTERIOUS SOUND AND AN ALIEN. HOW DO WE GET IT BACK HOME? JOVEN AIM SO GLAD YOU ASKED BECAUSE IN MY STORY I THINK THEY START TO TRY TO CONSTRUCT A ROCKET TOGETHER, OKAY. SO HE GST GOES TO ROCKET SCHOOL... HE GOES TO ROCKET SCHOOL AND DOES STUDYING, READING AND WRITING AND BUILDS A BIG ROCKET IN THE GARAGE AND THEN THEY FLY OFF TO MARS, TO RETURN TO FRIENDS. OH YEAH YOU LIKE THAT ONE. THIS IS LUCAS' PITCH.
Lucas says ALL RIGHT GET READY FOR THIS. LET'S GET 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND AND GO.
As a clock counts down from 30, Lucas says ONE DAY THERE WAS A BOY NAMED JOVEN AND POURED A BOWL OF CEREAL AND ALL THIS MILK OVER HIS FAVOURITE CEREAL. LITTLE DID HE KNOW THERE WAS AN AMAZING LAND OF PEOPLE THAT LIVED ON THIS CEREAL AND THEY WERE THIS TINY. BUT THE MILK STARTED TO MAKE THE CEREAL SOGGY AND THE PEOPLE STARTED TO DROWN IN THE MILK. WHAT WILL WE DO, WE'RE DROWNING IN MILK! JOVEN TAUGHT EVERYONE IN THE BOWL TO SWIM AND THEY MADE AN UNDER WATER KINGDOM AND THEY WERE THE BEST KINGDOM IN THE ENTIRE PLANET HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Greg says OKAY WHO WINS, JOVEN, LUCAS OR GREG?
Joven says I LIKE TO DO A NEW STORY. I'M GOING TO GO WITH...
Lucas says JOVEN WE DON'T HAVE TIME. THE SHOW IS ALMOST OVER. THEY'LL KICK US OFF TV.
Joven says LUCAS.
Greg says LUCAS!
Lucas says ALL RIGHT, JOVEN.
Greg says THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US.
Greg says WE'LL WORK ON YOUR STORY ALL DAY. WHAT A FUN DAY TVOKIDS. CHECK OUT 16 HUDSON THEY HAVE A NEW FAMILY ON THERE.
Lucas says BYE!
Greg says OKAY, BYE!
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