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“Molly of Denali” follows feisty 10-year-old Molly Mabrary and her adventures while living with her family in the fictional village of Qyah, Alaska. Alaska Native and Arizona resident Adeline Potts voices Auntie Midge, the village’s tribal leader.

One of the many First Things First initiatives fueled by Arizona PBS is the scholarship program, which helps current or aspiring early-childhood and special education teachers complete associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degrees.

As a program coordinator for the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry, Lisa Ann supports early childhood education by engaging with educators and caretakers across the state. Arizona PBS is the administrative home for the registry, which offers professional development and college scholarships to those in the field.

Cookie Monster was able to meet his young friends in these smaller Arizona cities as part of a day of family resource fairs organized by Arizona PBS. Funded by First Things First La Paz/Mohave Council, organizations like local PTAs, parks and recreation services and schools participated to help families connect with local resources. Kids enjoyed a variety of activities and games, and, of course, spending time with Cookie Monster.

Based on the best-selling Scholastic book series by Norman Bridwell featuring the larger-than-life dog and his best friend Emily Elizabeth, the reimagined animated series will premiere on Arizona PBS with an hour-long special airing Monday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m.

The first of Arizona PBS kids’ holiday programming begins on Dec. 1 at 7 a.m., kicking off with “Nature Cat: A Creature Carol.” The holiday programming airs all throughout the month of December.

Sesame Street is celebrating 50 years of entertaining kids around the world on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. on Arizona PBS.

Put one of your favorite PBS KIDS characters on a pumpkin and explore creepy creatures with the “Wild Kratts” team.

Sesame Street in Communities, an initiative from nonprofit media and educational organization Sesame Workshop, is a resource collection to help kids and families during the early years of birth through six, a critical window for brain development.

Periodically, we feature content from our partners at First Things First, an organization created by Arizona voters that partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.