Series Spotlight: Paws & Tales

By Jessica Wolstenholm

This week we’re featuring Paws & Tales on Minno!

About Paws & Tales

Paws & Tales follows a group of friendly forest animals – CJ, Staci, Ned, Gooz and Marsha – as they go on adventures in their hometown of Wildwood and learn how core lessons from the Bible apply to their everyday lives.

What Parents Should Know

Paws & Tales was originally a book before it was adapted into a radio drama and then eventually into a television series! The original book, Paw Paw Chuck’s Big Ideas in the Bible, was written by Chuck Swindoll and Ross Vera. The animated series, available on Minno, was produced by Cliff McDowell – who also made Adventures in Booga Booga Land!

Paws & Tales is for preschoolers and early elementary kids. There are 26 episodes, each 22-minutes long, and each pair of episodes teaches one core lesson – as you’ll see in episode listing below:

  • Episode 1 – A Good Shepherd – Psalms 23:1 – God Cares For You

  • Episode 2 – A Good Foundation – Proverbs 10:25 – God Cares For You

  • Episode 3 – Miss Helga Grissel – Colossians 4:6 – Grace
  • Episode 4 – Grace to Hugh – Proverbs 3:34 – Grace

  • Episode 5 – If the Tooth Be Known – Philippians 4:6 – Overcoming Fears
  • Episode 6 – High Noon – Joshua 1:9 – Overcoming Fears
  • Episode 7 – The Princess – 2 Corinthians 6:18 – Prayer and Rejoicing
  • Episode 8 – C.J. Prospers – Romans 12:15 – Prayer and Rejoicing
  • Episode 9 – Staci’s Dilemma – 2 Thessalonians 2:13 – Doing the Right Thing
  • Episode 10 – The Honey Buzz Principle – Luke 12:15 – Doing the Right Thing
  • Episode 11 – Snake Oil Man – John 8:31-32 – Following God
  • Episode 12 – Eye of the Tiger – Colossians 3:23 – Following God
  • Episode 13 – Correction Course – Proverbs 10:17 – Pleasing and Obeying God
  • Episode 14 – Whose Name is Jealous – Deuteronomy 20:2-3 – Pleasing and Obeying God
  • Episode 15 – Every Good Thing – Psalm 116:12-14 – Giving Thanks
  • Episode 16 – True Riches – Psalm 118:1 – Giving Thanks
  • Episode 17 – A Race Against Time – Matthew 22:39 – Putting Others First
  • Episode 18 – The Hire Principle – Philippians 2:3 – Putting Others First
  • Episode 19 – To Have and Give Not – Acts 20:35 – Serving Others
  • Episode 20 – And Then There Were None – Mark 10:43-44 – Serving Others
  • Episode 21 – Tiffany Cometh – 1 Samuel 13:23 – Playing by the Rules
  • Episode 22 – The Tribe – Proverbs 21:21 – Playing by the Rules
  • Episode 23 – The Hullabaloo at Hunker Hill – Ephesians 4:32 – Being Kind and Caring
  • Episode 24 – The Great Go-Kart Race – Philippians 2:3-4 – Being Kind and Caring
  • Episode 25 – The Gift – 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 – Using Your God-given Gifts
  • Episode 26 – Grow Your Gifts – Ephesians 4:11-12 – Using Your God-given Gifts

What We Love

Paws & Tales is fun, engaging, and applicable for the whole family. Kids will relate to CJ, Staci, Ned, Gooz, and Marsha – who may not always make the right choices, but learn core lessons from their actions. This series is a great way to foster conversation around what it means to apply the Bible to your everyday life – whether you’re a kid or an adult!

You can stream all full episodes of Paws & Tales on Minno today – your first week is free!