The PBS Kids Stories

Oscar: The Reader Who Ranted
Once upon a time, one day, Oscar was reading a book, but he hated reading. So, he started to rant and rave. So, Arthur wondered how he could not love reading. And DW, who's normally grouchy, also thought Oscar should enjoy reading and not rant. So they tried to convince Oscar that reading books was a great way to learn. Arthur told Oscar he could even learn about garbage by reading. 'Wow!" said Oscar! "Maybe I shouldn't be ranting so much." Sid, the science kid, really loves to read and he explained to Oscar all the benefits of reading books and told him that ranting was a bit babyish. Oscar thanked them all, and even though he's grouchy, he stopped ranting, and learned to love books.

The Brain Vs. Oscar
It was a splendid day on PBS Kids Island. The Crazy Bus was working harder than he had worked before. Alan, aka "The Brain", which is what Arthur calls him, was waiting for some new books to come. Near him stood a green grouch, but he didn't look friendly, like everyone else. His name was Oscar. "What are you looking at?" said Oscar. The Brain was a little bit surprised. He always tries to be friendly to new people he meets."I'm sorry," said the Brain. "I didn't mean to stare at you, but I've never seen a grouch before. I was just waiting for new books to read." "Pah," scoffed Oscar. "One day, reading will be stopped forever!" The Brain said, "No way! I will fight that! Reading is learning!" The Brain explained all the good things that come from books. But Oscar covered his ears. The Brain stormed off. "He's silly," said the Brain. Next, The Brain met Arthur. "I call him Oscar." said Arthur. Then, when Arthur and the Brain met again, Arthur was no longer laughing. "Slimey has came. He's a book hater, too, and he says that Oscar will steal all of our books." The Brain said "Oh, no! He can't do that!