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By Stephanie Morgan
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Teaches storytelling steps to preschoolers with winter fun.
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Charlie's Colorforms City: Snowy Stories
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What's the Story?
Inspired by the logo of the classic Colorforms toys, CHARLIE'S COLORFORMS CITY: SNOWY STORIES follows main character Charlie (voiced by Jacob Soley) as he asks viewers for help creating new winter stories and singing the occasional song. Charlie and his friends ask the viewer to first help him create a story about building a snow whale for the annual Snowy Day Celebration and then about climbing to the tippy top of Yeti Mountain.
Is It Any Good?
The bold colors and playful animation will immediately draw preschoolers into this charming show, and the learning concepts are just right for their age group. The main character engages viewers by addressing them as "Storyteller," directly asking them questions and waiting for a response. The critical pre-reading skills of shape and pattern identification are practiced in each episode. Viewers are also repeatedly taught to create a story by doing things like using their imagination to set a scene and adding in characters to solve a problem. Kids will enjoy the inquisitive and creative nature of the characters. Parents will appreciate the emphasis on creativity, teamwork and perseverance, as well as the lack of annoying repetitive songs and loud sound effects.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the benefits of using your imagination. Kids: Do you enjoy inventing stories like Charlie? How does playing make-believe let you try new things? Who do you like to pretend to be?
Parents can help reinforce the preschool pre-reading skills in Charlie's Colorforms City: Snowy Stories. What shapes do you see around you? Play a game collecting objects of different shapes and use them to create repeating patterns.
How do Charlie and his friends demonstrate perseverance and resilience? Do they ever get discouraged when they run into a problem? Do they give up? Why are these important character strengths?
TV Details
- Premiere date : November 30, 2021
- Cast : Saara Chaudry , Tyler Barish , Jacob Soley
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Kids' Animation
- Topics : Numbers and Letters
- Character Strengths : Curiosity , Perseverance , Teamwork
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- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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