Book Explorers is the 13th episode of the Nickelodeon children's animated series Dora the Explorer from Season 7.

In production order, it's the 19th and final episode of Season 7.

Summary

Dora and Boots go to the library, where they jump into books, meet characters from the books, and help them find their lost items to fix the story wall. They first go into the book Peter Pan to find a sail and help Peter Pan escapes from Captain Hook.

Characters

• Dora
• Boots
• Backpack
• Fiesta Trio
• Val the Octopus
• Peter Pan
• Captain Hook
• Tinker Bell
• Dorothy
• Toto
• Tin Woodman
• Lion
• Scarecrow
• Witch
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Wolf
• Abuela (Little Red Riding Hood)
• Nelly
• Luis
• Pepe
• Tomás (cameo)

Trivia

• This is the last episode of Season 7 in production order.
• This episode is similar to the double-length episode Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom (both have to do with traveling through many stories in one episode).
• Dora does not ask Map for directions in this episode.
• This is another episode to feature Luis, Pepe, and Nelly.
• Benny, Tico, Isa, Map, and Swiper all don't appear on this episode.
  • However, Captain Hook, the Witch, and Wolf took Swiper's place as the new antagonists.
  • However, Swiper is seen in the Season 7-8 intro.
• This is the 157th episode of the show.
• Dora and Boots don't sing the Travel Song in this episode mainly because they are not really traveling to places and instead are traveling through books and finding things they need to bring back to the Library.
• When the Wolf swipes Little Red Riding Hood's basket and throws it in the tree, he acts and talks just like Swiper, but he doesn't say "You're too late!" before saying the phrase "You'll never find it now!" (which in this case, it's actually "You'll never find your basket now!").
• This is the first and only episode not to feature Map, and one of few times where Dora doesn't actually use him this time for places both her and Boots got to go.
• This is one of the few episodes where Dora and Boots return to where they started from.
• The phrase "Entra al cuento/la biblioteca" means "Enter to the story/library" in Spanish.
• This episode holds the potential for another spin-off centered on books after Go, Diego, Go! ended its 7-year run back in September 2012, but alas the spin-off isn't possible.
• This is the second Nickelodeon parody of The Wizard of Oz, after No Place Like Home.
  • This is also the second Nickelodeon animated parody.

Gallery

External Links

• Book Explorers on Dora the Explorer Wiki

Television Shows, Specials and Episodes
TV Series	Adventures in Oz with Cheryl (1999) • Lost in Oz (2002) • Tin Man (2007) • La Maga (2008) • Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (2011) • Emerald City (2017)
Animated Series and Specials	Tales of the Wizard of Oz (1961) • Return to Oz (1964) • Dorothy in the Land of Oz (1980) • In the Magical Land of Oz (1983) • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986) • Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz (1987) • The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz (1990) • The Wizard of Oz (1990) • The Oz Kids (1996) • Adventures in the Emerald City (1999) • Marchen Awakens Romance (2007) • Lost in Oz (2015-2018) • Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz (2017-2020)
Guest Appearances	Shirley Temple's Storybook Theater: "The Land of Oz" (1960) • Once Upon a Time (2011-2018) • Supernatural (2013-2015)
Pastiches, parodies, etc	Manga Fairy Tales of the World: The Wizard of Oz (1978) • The All-New Popeye Hour: "Beyond the Spinach Brick Road" (1980) • The World's Greatest SuperFriends: "The Planet of Oz" (1980) • Scooby-Doo (1981-present) • Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater: "The Wizard of Paws" (1987) • Beetlejuice: "Wizard of Ooze" (1991) • The Pink Panther: "The Detective of Oz" (1993) • Marsupalami: "The Wizard of Mars" (1993)• Animaniacs: "Buttons in Ows" (1995) • Earthworm Jim: "Wizard of Ooze" (1996) • Rugrats: "No Place Like Home" (1999) • MadTV (2000-2004) • Futurama: "Anthology of Interest II" (2002) • That's So Raven (2003-2006) • Phineas and Ferb: "Wizard of Odd" (2010) • Dora the Explorer: "Book Explorers" (2012) • The Fresh Beat Band: "The Wizard of Song" (2012) • Victorious: "April Fools' Blank" (2012) • "Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Brick Road" (2012) • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: "Minnie's Wizard of Dizz" (2013) • Dino Dan/Trek's Adventures: "The Wonderful Wizard of Dinoz" (2014) • Black Dynamite: "The Wizard of Watts" (2015) • Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: "The Wonderful Wizard of Quads" (2017) • Batwheels: "The Wizard of Bats" (2024) • Yuki and Friends: "The Wizard of Phonics" (TBA)
Reality TV	Project Runway (2004) • America's Got Talent (2006 – present) • Face Off (2011)
Shorts and others	Beef Ravioli commercials (2006) • Unknown, Lost, or non-English Adaptations