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      StoryMakers with Steve Light HAVE YOU SEEN MY MONSTER?

      StoryMakers with Steve Light HAVE YOU SEEN MY MONSTER?

      Author and illustrator Steve Light creates kid lit for some of the youngest readers, including Have You Seen My Dragon? and Have You Seen My Monster?   Read more »
      27 comments | September 23, 2015, 3:02 pm
      • Spark Your Creativity
      See my WW1 Aircraft Sketchbook – Sopwith Pup

      See my WW1 Aircraft Sketchbook – Sopwith Pup

      From Shoo Rayner: I visited the National Trust property, Tyntesfield, last week, especially to see the Sopwith Pup that was... Read more »
      Comment | September 13, 2015, 9:40 am
      • Kid's Corner
      Lost Childhood Object – Lenka Clayton | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

      Lost Childhood Object – Lenka Clayton | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

      This week we visit Lenka Clayton, another Pittsburgh based artist whose work finds meaning in ordinary, everyday objects. For her... Read more »
      Comment | September 2, 2015, 4:02 pm
        People Drawing Sketchbook

        People Drawing Sketchbook

        From Shoo Rayner: Have a look inside my sketchbook. Since last time, I seem to have been drawing a lot... Read more »
        Comment | August 31, 2015, 9:14 am
          How to Develop your own Unique Style as an Artist

          How to Develop your own Unique Style as an Artist

          There are no rules really, just hard work, an intelligent approach and a vision. If there was a simple rule... Read more »
          1 comment | August 29, 2015, 5:07 am
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          How to draw a Monarch Butterfly Real Easy

          How to draw a Monarch Butterfly Real Easy

          Learn how to draw a monarch butterfly Real Easy with Shoo Rayner, the author of Everyone Can Draw – the... Read more »
          4 comments | August 26, 2015, 3:56 pm
          • Kid's Corner
          How to (NOT) be an artist

          How to (NOT) be an artist

          Learn what it means to be an artist.
          Comment | August 24, 2015, 3:46 pm
          • Kid's Corner
          How to draw a Cow

          How to draw a Cow

          YouTuber, Laura Cervantes asked me how to draw a cow. Here is a video showing you – and Laura how!
          Comment | August 21, 2015, 7:27 am

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          Field Trip! | Bank Street College of Education

          Field Trip! | Bank Street College of Education

          Watch as Susannah Richards interviews several kid lit creators after the Irma Black Award and Cook Prize ceremony, and John Rocco discusses "Blizzard".   Read more »
          Comment | August 19, 2015, 5:30 pm
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          How to Draw Cartoon Faces

          How to Draw Cartoon Faces

          Learn to draw Cartoon Faces. Throw away all your ideas of what drawing and cartoons should be and start drawing... Read more »
          Comment | August 19, 2015, 3:51 pm
            Are You The Perfect Art Student? (Top 10 LIST)

            Are You The Perfect Art Student? (Top 10 LIST)

            As an art teacher at UVU I think I know what attributes makes for the best art students. In this... Read more »
            Comment | August 16, 2015, 5:23 am

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            The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston

            The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston
            Few Canadian icons are as beloved as Lynn Johnston. Most everyone has read her Pulitzer Prize nominated comic strip For... Read more »
            Comment | August 14, 2015, 5:56 am

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            JiHyeon Lee

            JiHyeon Lee
            JiHyeon Lee was born in Seoul, where she lives today. She studied Media Art at Kaywon School of Art and... Read more »
            Comment | August 11, 2015, 11:58 am
              Drawing Fundamentals: TEXTURE

              Drawing Fundamentals: TEXTURE

              Check out the Fundamentals of Drawing
              Comment | August 10, 2015, 8:46 am
              • Kid's Corner
              How to Draw a Swarm of Bees for Number 3

              How to Draw a Swarm of Bees for Number 3

              From Shoo Rayner: Continuing my Help me draw a clock series – here is number three.
              Comment | August 5, 2015, 10:52 am
              • Kid Lit News
              Everything You Know About Copyright Is About To Change – Brad Holland

              Everything You Know About Copyright Is About To Change – Brad Holland

              Artists! There's a good chance we're going to lose the rights to our work unless we stop legislation that's being... Read more »
              Comment | July 28, 2015, 10:33 am
              • Kid's Corner
              Help me Make a Clock – Number Two

              Help me Make a Clock – Number Two

              Learn to draw with Shoo Rayner.
              1 comment | July 22, 2015, 2:59 pm

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              Julie Chibbaro & JM Superville Sovak | Into the Dangerous World

              Julie Chibbaro & JM Superville Sovak | Into the Dangerous World

              Julie Chibbaro and J.M. Superville Sovak's collaboration, Into the Dangerous World is a coming of age tale set on the gritty streets of 1980s New York City.   Read more »
              5 comments | July 15, 2015, 7:45 am
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              How to Draw An English Rose Real Easy

              How to Draw An English Rose Real Easy

              Learn to draw an English Rose with Shoo Rayner.
              1 comment | July 14, 2015, 9:19 am

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              How to Draw Faces Like a Renaissance Master

              How to Draw Faces Like a Renaissance Master
              The size of the mouth is a well-proportioned face is equal to the distance between the parting of the lips... Read more »
              Comment | July 9, 2015, 5:43 pm
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              🌟 KLTV KID QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "It was soooooooooo good!!!!!!!" 🟠
              This super-star reviewer watched Ready Set Draw! featuring Peter H. Reynolds -- and when the artist teaching you to create your own dot galaxy is the author/illustrator of THE DOT, "soooooooooo good" feels about right!

              🚨 Here's why we're resharing it today -- we've got a ✨BRAND NEW✨ Ready Set Draw! premiering 1 PM ET on Monday, September 15 -- INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY -- featuring...you guessed it, Peter H. Reynolds, himself 🤩 AND his special guest: Vashti! 🎨

              🏷️ Bookmark this post and watch it with the kiddos in your classroom, library, or family on or around September 15-ish 👉 www.kidlit.tv/InternationalDotDayREADYSETDRAW

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              🦀 BACK TO SCHOOL BOOK BUNDLE GIVEAWAY! 🦀
              We've teamed up with our friends at Schiffer Kids to send one classroom, library, or family a Back-to-School bundle featuring the classic kidlit character, CHADWICK THE CRAB!

              🌊 The CHADWICK THE CRAB series, by Priscilla Cummings and illustrated by A.R. Cohen, has been a staple on shelves since 1986. The series introduces young readers to this friendly, eco-conscious crustacean and his Chesapeake Bay wildlife friends as they learn how to fight pollution, pursue their dreams, and become better friends. 🪸

              🐚 For your chance to win a Chadwick plushie and a collection of CHADWICK THE CRAB books:
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              🏷️ That's it -- but if you want to tag a teacher, librarian, or fellow book person, we're sure they'll thank you! 🥰
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              🎉 KidLit RADIO has been named one of the Best Podcasts for Kids in the US by Million Podcasts!
              🥰 To every teacher, librarian, & parent who's ever hit play on our pods -- thank you. 🧡
              🎧 KidLit RADIO is KidLit TV's award-winning children's literature podcast for kids, featuring storytime read-alouds, as well as interviews with their favorite authors & illustrators. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 👉 www.kidlit.tv/KidLitRADIO
              🌟 Check out Million Podcasts' full list of the 'Best 99 Podcasts for Kids in the US' 👉 www.millionpodcasts.com/kids-podcasts/
              🗣️ Which podcasts do your kids ❤️ and why? Let us know 👇

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              ✨NEW PAST PRESENT EPISODE -- Perfect for English & History lessons!✨
              📚 Reading and writing are our favorite things to do -- same for Newbery Honor author Lesa Cline-Ransome. So, imagine if it were against the law to read a book and you could go to jail for writing a story. You might think that's impossible, but it's a part of America's history that Lesa explores in this episode of Past Present through her non-fiction picture book, FREEDOM TO READ: The Story of Teacher Mary Peake and One Mighty Oak Tree, illustrated by ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winner James Ransome. 🌳
              🎬 Watch here to learn how one brave woman risked it all to give Black children in Virginia the gift of education 👉 www.kidlit.tv/PastPresentFREEDOMTOREAD

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              🍎📚 Teachers & librarians, here are TWO Back-to-School book ideas from our friends Highlights for Children!

              💡 Here's one to bookmark for when YOU need twenty minutes of CALM, and YOUR CLASS wants twenty minutes of FUN:
              ✏️ HOW TO DRAW HIDDEN PICTURES by Jannie Ho -- Kids don't just solve puzzles; they learn to CREATE their own just like the classic Hidden Picture puzzles in Highlights! Kids get easy step-by-step instructions for how to draw adorable characters and hide objects inside them. Educators get first- and second-graders thinking about composition & negative space!

              💡 And here's one for a rainy day break-time:
              🕵️ CAN YOU FIND STEVE? A search-&-find...that's also a story...AND scavenger hunt? This laugh-out-loud interactive story about unexpected friendships is packed with puzzles AND comes with five mini Steves to hide around the room. 🦆

              Find out more here 👉 www.kidlit.tv/FeaturedKidLitHIGHLIGHTS

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