DANNY JOE’S TREE HOUSE
Embodying the beloved form of retro children’s TV classics while responding to the social-emotional needs of today’s families
Danny Joe’s Tree House invites families to slow down and engage with play-based stories that provide valuable opportunities for social-emotional learning. The show’s creator and host, Danny Joe, is a preschool teacher who cares deeply about helping kids work through big thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
The series features a diverse community of real-life caregivers, plus a lively cast of puppets, working together to explore strategies for self-regulation, communication, caring for oneself, and acceptance of others.
3 seasons available now!
Watch on YouTubeWatch on SensicalFeatured episode: Silly Billy
In this preschool-appropriate approach to building early media literacy skills, Danny Joe helps Silly Billy explore the concept of being “liked” online–and in real life. We learn that we don’t have to pretend to be (or feel) something we’re not in order to gain acceptance from others.
A book that helps remind us that people are more important than our phones.
I Like You More Than My Phone
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Help us continue our mission-driven work in 2024 by making a charitable donation today. Watch the 3-minute video below to find out more!
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Danny Joe’s Tree House is fiscally sponsored by Creative Visions, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that supports creative activists, those that use the arts and media to ignite social change.
We are Danny and Stefani LaBrecque, the two-person team that writes, produces, films, and edits Danny Joe’s Tree House from our home in Baltimore. We invite you to demonstrate your shared commitment to our mission by making a charitable donation today. Our unique approach to teaching social-emotional skills through the language of play is needed now more than ever.
Press
The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore’s Mister Rogers: ‘Danny Joe’s Tree House’ is a nod to retro kids’ shows by Jasmine Vaughn-Hall, 9/30/22
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Carly Ciarrocchi
Host of Weird But True & The Sunny Side Up Show
Danny connects so authentically with his audience. The Tree House is playful, inclusive, and safe. He’s passionate and thoughtful about what he is creating. I love that he uses today’s tech to let the whole family be part of the experience. He is doing important work, with integrity and imagination.
David Newell
Mr. McFeely from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
What I like about Danny Joe’s Tree House is that children can interact with a live person. Danny is a big kid at heart and I think that is very helpful. In today’s world where everything is virtual and robotic, here’s a real person giving original thoughts and ideas.
Dr. Scott Sampson
Host and science advisor for Dinosaur Train on PBS Kids
Danny zooms onto our screens like a reincarnated Mister Rogers. Full of energy and beloved by children. He presents ideas big and small in ways that kids can truly embrace. Danny Joe’s Tree House is a wondrous and timely gift to children’s programming.
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