Cuentos y Más is a one-of-a-kind program that promotes reading among children while having fun.Celebrate the joy of reading by tuning in to AVN Comcast Cable Channel 25 or Verizon FIOS Channel 40 as storyteller Mariela Aguilar and special guests perform bilingual stories and more for children ages 4-8. The program also enables viewers to practice English and Spanish in a fun and interactive way! Cuentos y Más is an Arlington Virginia Network (AVN) production, brought to you by Arlington Public Library. The show has been awarded Outstanding Children's Program by the Virginia Public Library Directors Association, and Third Place Programming Award from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors (NATOA). The program was born in 2004 as an initiative of Arlington Public Library and Arlington Virginia Network in response to the large number of community requests for bilingual library storytimes. Spread the word -- Tell your friends about the program! Would you like to tell us how Cuentos y Más is doing? Send us your comments! About the Producer/Director/Editor Peter Hill
About the host and Associate Producer Mariela Aguilar
Mariela comes from Costa Rica, a small country in Central America. She's a librarian and a storyteller at Arlington Public Library...and she's really lively! When she's not at the library, she writes and loves to dance, and--as you can expect--reads a lot. One of her favorite books is Hug by Jez Alborough. About the Editor Matt Kraft
Matt Kraft is an award-winning producer whose background includes television production for Cox Media in Fairfax, The Teaching Company and Montgomery Community Television. About AVN Cable Executive Producer Robert Farr
In his "reel" life AVN executive producer Rob Farr is the founder of the Slapsticon Film Festival, a celebration of silent film comedy held each July. Rob lives in Arlington and has children in elementary and middle school. AVN Cuentos y Más Production Crew.
People standing from left: Roger Munter, Peter Hill, David Wood. Center: Rob Farr. People kneeling from left: Mikael Manoukian, Elizabeth McGraw-Austin, Lisa Van Wagner. If you are interested in screening a DVD at your community or nonprofit center, please email us. |
Note: To enable the most effective streaming experience for all browsers and operating systems, please download and install Silverlight from Microsoft ScheduleTune in to AVN Comcast Cable Channel 25 or Verizon FIOS Channel 40 daily at 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. You may also access Cuentos y Más through the Web. Click on the episodes available! All books and their images are used with the permission of the publisher. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
RSS & Podcasting
Subscribe to Archives via RSS Feed
Peter comes from England, and he's the leader of the production team behind Cuentos y Más. He is cable programs producer at Arlington Virginia Network and comes to us with prior experience at ESPN and the BBC. Pete loves kids (he has three of his own) and believes that the love of reading and storytelling is in danger of becoming lost in this fast-paced, digital world.
