Books Are Fun! (episode)

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Barney & Friends Episode
Books Are Fun!
Air date	November 2, 1998
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Steven Feldman
About
Theme	Fun with Reading Books Being Yourself
Characters	Barney Ashley Curtis Hannah Robert Scooter McNutty Miss Etta Kette Booker T. Bookworm
Episode Guide
Previous	E-I-E-I-O
Next	Trading Places

"Books Are Fun!" is the first episode from Season 5 of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Title Card

Curtis brings Barney to return some books to the school library where they find Booker T. Bookworm. After Curtis wishes he could be more like Booker T, he is recruited to be the library helper. Ashley, Robert, Hannah, and Barney all check out books from the library. From building an "ocean in a box" to making muffins to reading silly poems, they discover the delights of reading books. When Barney and the kids return to the library, they find Curtis' obsessive nature has completely transformed him into Booker T's assistant. With a little reminder of how special he is, Curtis returns to being himself.

Song List

1. Barney Theme Song
2. Books Are Fun!
3. Five Little Butterflies
4. The Barney Bag
5. If I Lived Under the Sea
6. Old Mother Hubbard
7. Jack Sprat
8. The Muffin Man/Hot Cross Buns/Pat-A-Cake/The Muffin Man (Reprise)
9. Roses are Red
10. Laugh With Me!
11. Everyone is Special
12. I Love You

Booker T. Bookworm

Trivia

• Although this episode is about books, the song, "I Love to Read" doesn't appear in this episode because it didn't debuted until "Seven Days a Week".
• Although this episode is about the library, the song, "The Library" didn't appear in this episode.