Phoebe & Jay
“Phoebe & Jay” is a literacy-focused animated series for children ages 3-5 that follows the adventures of 6-year-old fraternal twins Phoebe and Jay Yarber, who live with their family in the fantastical Tobsy Towers. As they explore their world, the twins use various kinds of texts kids see in their everyday lives − from signs and posters to labels and movie tickets − to help them understand, navigate, and participate in the world around them. Learn More About the Show
Articles
Explore Everyday Text with Phoebe and Jay!
Read about some easy ways to help your child notice and use everyday text, just like Phoebe and Jay.
Use Everyday Text to Boost Your Child’s Early Literacy Skills
Help your child build foundational reading skills by encouraging them to notice and engage with everyday text in the world around them.
Hands-on Activities
Go on a Sign Scavenger Hunt
Let’s all go on a scavenger hunt to find signs with Phoebe and Jay!
Grandma Annie’s Sunday Greens
As you follow Grandma Annie’s Sunday Greens Recipe, encourage your child to help gather the ingredients and to follow along with each step, pointing out any numbers or words they know and helping to measure ingredients.
Printables
Phoebe & Jay: Printable Postcard
Let’s send a postcard! You can send a message in the mail to a family member or friend using this printable postcard. Or deliver it to them in person!
Decorate a Neighbor's Door
Phoebe and Jay want to help their neighbors decorate their doors. Can you help too?
Make a Door Flip Sign
Make a door flip sign to tell others what time it is —play time or quiet time!
Twins Working Together!
Print and color this picture of Phoebe and Jay working together to help the neighbors at their apartment building, Tobsy Towers.
Meet the Yarber Family
Print and color this picture of twins Phoebe and Jay with their dad Pete and Grandma Annie.
Games
PBJ Dance Party
Phoebe & Jay are throwing a big dance party. Help them get ready for the party by choosing a party theme, making a poster, picking out their outfits, and learning new dance moves.
Signs & Seek
Follow clues and signs to help Phoebe and Jay find each other in this game of hide and seek.
Streaming Free on PBS KIDS
Phoebe & Jay™ © 2025 Phoebe & Jay Productions LLC. All rights reserved. Phoebe & Jay is produced by Phoebe & Jay Productions and Mainframe Studios. Major funding for Phoebe & Jay is provided by: a Ready to Learn Grant from the U.S. Department of Education; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American People, and public television viewers. This content was developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. The project is funded by a Ready to Learn grant [PR/AWARD No. S295A200004, CFDA No. 84.295A] provided by the Department of Education to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS Logo are trademarks owned by Public Broadcasting Service. Used with permission.