Bookaboo is a children's television series created and produced by Lucy Goodman of Happy Films and co-directed by Ian Emes.

The other band members, Growler on bass guitar and paws on keyboards, discover Bookaboo on the Bookabus, where he evades stage calls through comedic sketches and songs.

The selection process is based on straightforward criteria: the books must be genuinely enjoyable to be read aloud and shared by both children and adults.

The show has featured celebrities from different fields, including pop stars such as Melanie C, Meat Loaf, Alesha Dixon, and Lethal Bizzle.

Sports personalities, including former England goalkeeper David Seaman, boxer Ricky Hatton, and wrestler Adam Copeland, have also supported Bookaboo's mission.

Actors and actresses like Michael Sheen, Emilia Fox, and Stana Katic, presenters such as Paula Abdul, Amanda Holden, and Lorraine Kelly, as well as comedians like Johnny Vegas and Al Murray, have all shared a book with Bookaboo.

By 2011, a total of 26,000 books had been donated to disadvantaged children throughout the United Kingdom through the collaborative efforts of Bookaboo, participating publishers, and celebrities.

In 2011, the Pre-school Learning Alliance joined forces with Bookaboo, facilitating the distribution of an additional 13,000 books to nurseries in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas of the UK.

With their newfound success, the puppy band embarked on a global tour, travelling in their converted library truck known as the Bookabus and performing to sold-out stadiums worldwide.

In November 2008, ITV announced the commissioning of a series that combines live action and animation to promote literacy among children and adults in the United Kingdom, in support of the National Year of Reading 2008.

In January 2009, ITV announced additional elements to accompany the series, including the Bookaboo Book Club online, live events, and in-store promotions.

[3][4][5] A second series, which introduces Bookaboo's bandmates, Growler and Paws, began airing on 1 November 2010, on both the CITV digital channel and ITV.