It stars actress Kathy Kinney as Mrs. P, a redheaded Irishwoman who reads classic children's stories from her "Magic Library."
The videos include illustrations or photographs, but focus primarily on the emotive performances of the storyteller "in the hope that viewers will use their imaginations.
"[2] Stories read by Mrs. P on the website include Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Sleeping Beauty.
The site also features an animated game in which a stuffed dog, Spyri, comes to life, as well as a "window" in which various visitors appear, including actor Robert Blanche (World Trade Center, Ghost Whisperer) as a singing policeman trying to woo Mrs. P.[4] Development of MrsP.com began in April 2007, when Clay Graham, who had been the head writer and an executive producer of The Drew Carey Show, first had the idea of creating a "storytelling" website.
[6] Mrs. P made her first national TV appearance on Dec. 6, 2008 in a live broadcast from the Manhattan FAO Schwarz Toy Store for the CBS Early Show.