Sprout Cast (LeapPad games!!!)

"It's about Families, it's about memories, it's about hugging a pet or feelings you get, knowing you'll be long. It's about big days, parties and birthdays, it's about cousins and more, hugs galore, wherever love is strong. Come on let's grow, Come on let's grow, Come on let's grow now with Sprout!" "'Learning is fun when you read and play the “PBS KIDS SPROUT” way! Yay!' - the Sprout gang"

HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

 * The Sprout character voices are all the ORIGINAL performers of the characters, and you know it!!
 * Many of the Sprout characters had character traits to make kids get to know the characters better.
 * The games use a combination of puppets and live actors (both adults and children; one of these is a new member who appears in 6 of these books, and there are new child actors/actresses, who are best known for Yo Gabba Gabba and other shows, portraying the kids. The number of kids in the books vary from 3 to approximately 25 or 27.).
 * The crew also wanted to expose children to the songs, music and sounds of the Sprout-related LeapPad games - putting a new face on old classics and well-loved songs from the show. In the original recordings, the crew worked with The Sprout All-Star Band—the musicians from the Sprout band who are some of New York’s finest studio musicians—to create a brilliant, melodic sound.
 * During the songs, the crew also brought in a professional group of singers and a children's chorus consisting of Broadway starlets.
 * Geni Sackson uses the Roland D-50 (some of the instruments), Roland JV-1080, Yamaha DX7, E-MU Proteus Pop-Rock (the same console which was also used by Joe Phillips/Joseph Phillips (JP Productions, inc.) for Seasons 4-6 in "Barney & Friends"; three of these instruments were used: Acoustic Piano; Verb Flute; Wide Marimba﻿), E-MU Proteus 2 Orchestral (the same console which was used by Bob Singleton for Seasons 1-3 in "Barney & Friends" (a majority of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments were used) as well as Joe Phillips/Joseph Phillips (JP Productions, inc.) who used it too), E-MU Proteus 3 World (some of the instruments), E-MU Emax II (some of the instruments, including South American Pipes), Roland Super JX/MKS-70 (electric piano sounds), and Yamaha TX81-Z (some of the instruments) for the background music/musical effects in the 1999-2000 games, and Roland GM Hypercanvas and Miroslav Philharmonik 1 (flute (the one heard in "Barney & Friends", Season 7-present), breathy vibrato flute (also on Miroslav Reason Refill), oboe, clarinet, bassoon (the ones heard on the TV show "Jay Jay the Jet Plane")), for the background music/musical effects in one of the 1999 games (Elmo’s Sing-Along Guessing Game), as well as the 2001-04 games. We guessed that she fairly used a good amount of these for the original versions of the underscore compositions.
 * Guy Moon uses IK Multimedia's Sampletank, as well as a few E-MU Proteus consoles for the original versions of the underscore compositions.
 * Norman Mamey uses a digital concert piano sound for the original versions of the underscore compositions.
 * Tom Armbruster uses the E-MU Proteus consoles, as well as a few Roland SC modules, too, in which you have heard these in the Nickelodeon show, "Angry Beavers", for the original versions of the underscore compositions.
 * The sound effects - edited and produced by Dick Maitland - make things come alive and magical, so the kids can experience true, learning fun.
 * The final results are what you hear on the LeapPad player, including all the voices, music, songs and sounds.

BOOK LIST)
Which ones have you bought? Get them all and bring the joy of learning from the 24 hour preschool channel to your home!
 * Quiet Time
 * The Good Night Show
 * Sing with Sprout
 * A Letter Day
 * Musical Mornings with Coo
 * Alphabet
 * Sing-Along Guessing Game
 * The Best of Friends
 * The Number Factory
 * New Year's Celebration!
 * Learning to Share
 * Telling the Truth
 * Children's Favourite Songs
 * Imagine That!
 * Meet the Orchestra
 * The New Laugh
 * Let's Eat: Funny Food Songs
 * We love Karaoke!
 * Letters with Us
 * Numbers with Us
 * A Sprouterrific Sproutacular Christmas
 * Sproutpalooza!
 * Play Me A Song
 * Children's Favourite Songs 2
 * Party!
 * An All-Star Musical Celebration

THE CAST
It's a Super-Sprout-Duper Challenge of the cast and crew from the LeapPad games! Let's see how well you know them all!
 * Chica (Forest Harding) - an enthusiastic chicken! With her contagious squeak and positive attitude, she learns new things from the adults in the Sunshine Barn. She loves dressing up in the costume coop and she always wants to be part of everything that goes on. However, like most pre-schoolers, she sometimes doesn’t have the skills or knowledge to do what she wants. But that never stops her because she has a very positive, optimistic view of herself and life.
 * Star (Stacia Newcomb) - is an exuberant and cheerful Star who loves to dance and sing! He has a big imagination!
 * Coo (Julianne Buescher) - A cuckoo bird who loves to sing and dance.
 * Banjo (Ali Eisner) - Miles’ Puppet sidecick, who is very curious and loves to conduct experiments. He also greatly admires Nina and often mimics her actions in order to be just like her.
 * Lucy - A firefly who loves to introduce episodes of shows
 * Hush - a real-life goldfish who Nina likes to say goodnight to and recites a poem in which viewers are encourged to "make a wish."
 * Kevin Yamada - a dance teacher who taught various forms of not only dance, but also reading birthday cards. He teaches how to dance (From jazz, bluegrass, tap and hip-hop to the conga and even "The Hokey Cokey"... you name it!). He makes the crowd - students, puppets, and humans alike - get up on their tippy-toes and dance, and finally strike a pose! If you don’t see him doing so, you can find him as a photographer.
 * Kelly Vrooman - A former member of the CBS shows School and the Backyard Gang and School and the Backyard Gang Mountain. She is currently a real estate agent who plays Patty on the Sprout sharing Show and dresses up in the Costume Coop. She also now continues figuring out what life path to follow.
 * Casey Sherman - A host of Playhouse Disney Live on Stage. She is a hip girl who walks into the street with a smile on her face.
 * Sean Roach - An all-around nice guy who likes doing arts. He has a secret talent: doing magic tricks. He is also the driver of the Noodle and Doodle Bus.
 * Dennisha Pratt - She is also a writer at the public library in Sprout Land.
 * Liz Filos - She and Kelly are great friends and love to dance together. She also knows how to play musical instruments, such as the piano, the violin and the flute.
 * Carly Ciarrochi - Carly is a street-savvy young girl with black curly hair and glasses who was close in age with Liz, Tim, Kaitlin, and Emily, and the five were great friends. Carly lives in the Sprout House with Snug the Puppy, and has extraordinary dancing skills.
 * Tim Kubart - Tim leads a band called the Space Cadets. He even taught the pre-school kids piano and singing lessons.
 * Kaitlin Becker - Kaitlin is a park ranger who hosts Double Dare 2018 on Nickelodeon.
 * Emily Borremo - She loves to sing and dance! She also pursues a broadway career.
 * Nina (Michelle Lepe) - A young woman who knows spanish and sign-language.
 * Leo (Noel MacNeal) - Leo proves over and over again that all kids like to play, laugh, learn, and have fun.
 * Melanie Martinez - A Hispanic young woman who loves dress-up games, especially with her friends Nina and Kelly.
 * Miles (Milton Barnes) - Miles loves to make kids happy by singing a song with his friends in Sprout Land. He can also play the piano.
 * Elizabeth Balzano - She loves to sing and dance! Her best friend is Coo.
 * MICHAEL (Aidan Fretz): Mia's younger brother; he is Malaysian.
 * MIA (Mia Strong): Michael's older sister; like Michael, she is Malaysian.
 * REBECCA (Nichole Tabio)
 * TONY (Max Schultz): The younger brother of Robert.
 * FIONA (Cerrie Fretz): The smartest kid in all of Sprout Land.
 * NIKKI (Delaney Lamb): Erika's slightly-one-year-older sister who is in 4th grade; she is one of Tim's music students.
 * BRIAN (Brobee Eana): Marie's older brother who wears glasses. He has a secret talent: doing magic tricks.
 * DALE (Dale Rodrequis): A grade-school boy who loves roller-skating with Chica and Star, and playing soccer with Jason, David, and Kenny.
 * ROBERT (Dillon Metoyer): The older brother of Tony.
 * JOEY (Ella Fretz): A little girl who spreads smiles to all young children, especially when it comes to putting silly toppings on waffles by request from the Wiggles.
 * KATIE (Emily Michelle Metoyer): Another student of Tim, she is a outgoing girl with a musical taste.
 * STEPHANIE (Emmy Smith): A student of Kevin, she loves to dance. She has a best friend named May.
 * MAY (Erica O'Barr): Another student of Kevin, she and Stephanie are great friends and love to dance together. She also knows how to play musical instruments, such as the piano, the violin and the flute.
 * ERIKA (Gracie Cavaco): Nikki's younger sister who is in 2nd grade.
 * SHARON (Gracie Lamb): The younger sister of Chloe. They both often attend grade school together.
 * JASON (Daniel Yeung): Dale's older brother. He often plays soccer with his friends, Dale, David and Nathan.
 * CHRIS (Garrison Raine): A boy who plays basketball and joins a band with his friends at school.
 * HERMIONE (Gillian Anderton): A beautiful grade-school girl who is loud, bossy, and likes playing games with her best friend Amy.
 * DAVID (Nick Rega): The older brother of Amy. He enjoys playing soccer with his school team - which includes Jason, Dale and Kenny.
 * CHLOE (Hallee Fernley): A girl who attends grade school and is Sharon's older sister.
 * RYAN (Ryan Fretz):  A redheaded girl who has a boy's name.
 * AMY (Holland Baum): The younger sister of David. She is loud, bossy, and likes playing games with her best friend, Hermione.
 * JOANNA (Indy Alter): Another student of Tim, as well as the older sister of Kenny, she loves to learn new songs and wind down for bed.
 * DEVEN (Deven Silvestrini): The younger sister of Tiffany and John (as well as the youngest of the 3); she is South African.
 * TIFFANY (Alizeah Silvestrini): The older sister of Deven and John (as well as the eldest of the 3); she is South African.
 * MARIE (Kate Sneddon): Brian's little sister who loves unicorns, kittens, and princesses.
 * JOHN (Barry Silvestrini): The brother of Deven and Tiffany; he is also South African, like his sisters.
 * SAMANTHA (Meygen Nakamura): A spunky girl who loves to draw; she later took pottery as a young teen. (She joins the SSU Hosts in late 2015-2017.)
 * KENNY (Kenny Adamson): Joanna's younger brother, who has an interest in superheroes and plays soccer with Jason, Dale, and David.