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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?

2020 · 4 min

A tiny, cheerful animated short that breezes by with silly questions and gentle lessons, easy for very young viewers.

Directed by
Bob Peterson
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy
Starring
Tony Hale, Addison Andrews, Mika Crespo
Overview
The energetic Peas-n-a-Pod siblings teach Forky about reading and how it is done, with a little help from Mr. Spell

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Bob Peterson
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy
Starring
Tony Hale, Addison Andrews, Mika Crespo
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • education
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness0
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, family, comedy
    Directed by
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    Written by
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    Starring
    Tony Hale, Addison Andrews, Mika Crespo, Imani Prior, Jeff Pidgeon, Bob Peterson
    Runtime
    4 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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