On June 2, as part of their Panorama series, the (newly renovated — door's in the back!) Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA, hosted a screening and discussion of Butterfly in the Sky, the recent documentary about (everyone's favorite) Reading Rainbow: "Take a look / it's in a book..."

The movie presented extensive interviews with the show's beloved host LeVar Burton, who had been hired fresh off his star-making turn in Roots (the producers: "He'll never say yes; he's too famous"). Also featured were talks with the show's creators, producers, its music director, some of the now-grown-up Reading Rainbow kid-reviewers, guest Whoopi Goldberg, and then–National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds ("As kids, we knew LeVar loved us").

Following the movie was a panel discussion with (left to right) Dorothea Gillim, creative director of GBH, and our longtime pal and contributor Julie Roach, moderated by Alex Schaffner, community engagement coordinator at Brookline Booksmith (and former Horn Book intern). It was a great conversation — excellent questions, thoughtful answers — and a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon (sitting next to Pam Yosca from Wondermore). The movie is now available to watch on Netflix, but I was happy to have the communal experience of seeing it on the big screen — thanks to Billy Thegenus at the Coolidge for giving Horn Bookers the heads-up!