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The 20 Best Children’s Book Quotes of All Time

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”— From “The Lion and the Mouse” See more at... Read more »

Comment | September 4, 2015, 11:20 am

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The Hero of this Comic Book is a Single, Black Mother Raising her Super-Powered Son

In the comic book Raising Dion, Nicole, a widowed, black single mother, dedicates her energy to raising and chronicling the... Read more »

Comment | September 2, 2015, 4:58 pm

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Periods in YA

From Queen of Contemporary: Lately I’ve noticed a horrifying trend in YA books – a lack of menstruating characters. Can... Read more »

Comment | August 30, 2015, 12:04 pm

Dan Yaccarino’s Billy and Goat at the State Fair & Channel Updates

Today I have a new book haul, featuring Dan Yaccarino’s new book Billy and Goat at the State Fair. If... Read more »

1 comment | August 29, 2015, 8:57 am

Cinderella Costume Designer interview

Young reporter Manasi sat down with Sandy Powell, the costume designer behind the fabulous outfits in Disney’s Cinderella, to talk... Read more »

Comment | August 28, 2015, 3:51 pm

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A Pair f Girl Power Picture Books

From This Picture Book Life: Today I’m pairing two picture books with strong girl characters—one mechanic and one ninja-in-training. Read... Read more »

Comment | August 28, 2015, 5:35 am

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Why there are no Taboos in Scandinavian Children’s Books

Norwegian writer Ingelin Røssland takes a look at the liberated Scandi children’s and teen lit scene, where explorations of sexuality... Read more »

Comment | August 27, 2015, 11:59 am

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Children’s Books for Fall 2015

From Publishers Weekly: Welcome to our fall 2015 children’s announcements issue. Along with listings of books for kids and teens... Read more »

Comment | August 26, 2015, 5:24 am

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Inside Scoop: Dan Yaccarino’s ‘Billy and Goat at the State Fair’

Dan Yaccarino published a new book this year called BIlly and Goat at the State Fair and the KLTV team has the Inside-Scoop! Read more »

Comment | August 25, 2015, 6:00 pm

Roald Dahl’s Twit or Miss

Free, fun and addicting, this is a leveled tossing/swiping game designed around two famous Roald Dahl characters.

2 comments | August 24, 2015, 9:11 am

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Dogs That Look Just Like Dobby

Think House-elves don’t exist in the Muggle World? Just take a look at these Dobby doppelgangers! See more at Mugglenet.... Read more »

Comment | August 23, 2015, 12:42 pm

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Booktalk for The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones

Read the book. Play the game. Solve the clues. Win the prizes. Five minutes before she died, Grace Cahill changed... Read more »

Comment | August 22, 2015, 11:16 am

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Move Over, Daniel Radcliffe: 10 Other Harry Potter Stars Today

From Refinery: It’s been close to two years since we last visited Hogwarts in the theaters. The war has since... Read more »

Comment | August 21, 2015, 5:05 pm

KLTV Exclusive

Soman Chainani Comes to Thalia Book Club Summer Camp

KidLit TV interviewed best-selling author Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil) at Symphony Space's Thalia Book Club Camp. Read more »

Comment | August 21, 2015, 12:00 pm

Ciara meets the cast of Paper Towns

Ciara sat down with Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff, Jake Schreier and John Green about young adult mystery-drama, Paper Towns.

Comment | August 20, 2015, 5:24 am

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The Little Bookshop and the Origami Army

The power of ideas and the resilience which comes with imagination are key themes in Michael Foreman‘s fabulous celebration of... Read more »

Comment | August 17, 2015, 1:31 pm

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Jay Hosler

Jay Hosler (@Jay_Hosler), author and illustrator of Last of the Sandwalkers, published by First Second (@01FirstSecond), stops by to talk... Read more »

Comment | August 15, 2015, 10:00 am