Between the Lions is an award-winning PBS television series designed to foster the literacy skills of 3 to 7-year-olds, while playfully demonstrating the joys of reading.

Theo, Cleo, Lionel and Leona - a family of lions - run a magical library where characters pop out of books, vowels sing and words take on a life of their own. Each episode also features ‘guest’ appearances by two jousting knights in Gawain’s Word, whose clashes produce the sounds of letter combinations, and the ongoing animated adventures of Cliff Hanger, who is always getting into trouble. Between the Lions has won a string of awards, including six Emmys and several Parents’ Choice awards.

The series combines puppetry, animation and live action to help young children learn to read.