Storytime with the Book Explorers

Storytime with the Book Explorers is an American children animated TV series created and developed by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdés for Nick Jr. and Walsh Valdés Productions. Its pilot episode aired on November 26th 2012, and became an instant hit that spawned four seasons.
== Format ==
Episodes generally follow a similar format with more or less of the following features:
*The episode begins with Nelly, Pepe, Yuki, Camilla and Luis introducing themselves.
*They then do something which sets up the conflict of the episode and how it will proceed.
**This is indicated through the Story Wall, the wall giving the Book Explorers their mission.
*Before the adventure, the Book Explorers arrive to a secret room in the library with Val announcing the leader among the assigned genres: Literature (Nelly), Science (Pepe), Geography (Yuki), Physics (Camilla), and Music (Luis). The designated leader asks Flash, a sentient notebook who acts as their guide for each adventure. This transitions into a sketch where Flash shows the mission to accomplish.
*The assigned leader asks the viewer what the mission is to keep track of the locations they passed. The sequence is used immediately after the Flash segment.
*Val gives the Book Explorers their special library cards, starting with the designated leader. The leader will start using his/her card and say "Entra el cuento (enter the story)" to enter the assigned story.
*While heading to the location, the Book Explorers sing their special Travel Song to help them remember where they are going.
*Each location has a specific task they need to complete before moving on.
*Sometimes the Book Explorers might need a specific instrument to complete a task; this leads in to the viewer to asking Indonesian/Malay-speaking Music Pack, the sentient backpack Luis wears. This in turn cues a sketch hosted by Music Pack where the viewer has to find the right instrument for use.
*Sometimes they have to watch out for the League of Explorer Villains, a ragtag group of villains who have a common purpose of wreaking havoc in their missions. In case of an animal LXV member, his/her appearance is signaled by an offscreen whisking sound with musical accompaniment to indicate the country where he/she comes from, and the leader then asks the viewer to watch out for that Swiper. Once he/she appears, the Book Explorers have to try to stop him/her; to successfully stop the swiping animal, they would have to say the phrase "('Swiper' animal), no swiping!" three times. If they are successful, the 'Swiper' animal will run away; if they are too late, he/she will swipe the item and hide it, which in turns prompts a find-it challenge to retrieve the swiped object. In case of El Mago or Tranimal, they would do every trick they can to try and stop the Book Explorers on their missions before they say "te amo" to break their spells.
*At the end of it all, once the Book Explorers complete their adventure, the book explorers will use their card and say "Entra la biblioteca (enter the library)" to return to the library to have one final look at the Story Wall.
*At the library, they celebrate with their Way To Go, Book Explorers! song and dance, often accompanied by multiple characters who appeared in the episode. At the end the phrase "¡Misión cumplida! Adventure/Rescue complete! You are a great book explorer!" is called.
*The episode concludes with a final sketch of Nelly, Pepe, Yuki, Camilla, Luis, and sometimes other characters as they review all parts of the adventure.
== Characters ==
See here: List of Storytime with the Book Explorers characters
== Episodes ==
* Storytime with the Book Explorers (Season 1)
* Storytime with the Book Explorers (Season 2)
* Storytime with the Book Explorers (Season 3)
* Storytime with the Book Explorers (Season 4)
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