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The 2016 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

Are you ready for the BIGGEST Summer Reading Challenge ever? We’re challenging kids from around the world to “Be a... Read more »

Comment | April 11, 2016, 9:23 am

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Authors Pen Letter of Support to NC Youth

A law affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in North Carolina has spurred 269 authors and illustrators of... Read more »

Comment | April 11, 2016, 6:54 am

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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of National Poetry Month

To celebrate National Poetry Month, KidLit TV has joined up with the RhyPiBoMo team for the 3rd Annual Rhyming Picture Book Month.   Read more »

15 comments | April 9, 2016, 10:11 am

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KidLit Radio, Now On iTunes!

KidLit RADIO is now on iTunes! Listen to our original shows on the go and jump into the kid lit adventures only found on KidLit TV!   Read more »

Comment | March 29, 2016, 6:45 pm

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Introducing Reading Rainbow Skybrary School

Introducing Reading Rainbow Skybrary School: An educator-created, multimedia resource filled with HUNDREDS of fiction and non-fiction books, exciting Video Field... Read more »

Comment | March 29, 2016, 10:23 am

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A Book to Help Kids Sleep

Parent tested. Kid approved. Watch parent testimonials and see how THE RABBIT WHO WANTS TO FALL ASLEEP is making bedtime... Read more »

Comment | March 28, 2016, 7:19 am

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

March 2 is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and every year millions of children and adults across the country celebrate this momentous... Read more »

2 comments | March 2, 2016, 8:22 am

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Event | Lit World’s World Read Aloud Day, 2/24/2016

Lit World’s World Read Aloud Day (#WRAD16) champions the importance of telling stories no matter where one is around the globe.   Read more »

6 comments | February 15, 2016, 9:30 pm

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Who Are Your #LiteraryCrushes?

Celebrate Valentine's Day with your favorite book! KidLit TV defines #LiteraryCrush as an appreciation for an author/illustrator's work!   Read more »

5 comments | February 10, 2016, 8:30 am

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Nerds are the New Cool: YA Sci Fi

YA Sci Fi books that are perfect for younger teens! Books from the last six decades and also some awesome current selections.   Read more »

Comment | January 26, 2016, 11:03 am

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#KidLitOnEllenShow Campaign Video!

The KidLit TV team had an exciting time at the studio celebrating the American Library Association’s  2016 Caldecott and Newbery award... Read more »

2 comments | January 25, 2016, 10:37 pm

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Emma Watson Starts Feminist Book Group on Twitter

Harry Potter actor, UN ambassador and feminism campaigner Emma Waston has announced she is starting a feminist book group on... Read more »

Comment | January 22, 2016, 9:29 am

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Winners of Newbery, Caldecott and Printz awards announced

Monday was a massive day for US children’s and YA literature prizes – so let’s all celebrate this year’s winners of... Read more »

Comment | January 12, 2016, 11:06 am

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Gene Luen Yang

National Ambassador for Young People Literature

Comment | January 10, 2016, 12:56 pm

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Gene Luen | National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Gene Luen Yang will succeed Kate DiCamillo as the next National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He joins a list of... Read more »

2 comments | January 4, 2016, 9:08 am

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Official Trailer 2016

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter... Read more »

Comment | December 16, 2015, 10:45 am

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The First Trailer for the New Harry Potter Movie Is Here!

Yes, today is the best day. The announcement trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling’s first... Read more »

Comment | December 15, 2015, 7:14 pm

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Reading to Babies

Why it matters: just the sound of the words increases the plasticity of a baby’s brain her ability to learn... Read more »

Comment | December 5, 2015, 10:25 am

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LIVE from New York: It’s the RhyPiBoMo Awards!

Watch the live stream for the 2015 “Best in Rhyme” Award Ceremony Join us as we celebrate rhyming picture books at this exclusive... Read more »

1 comment | December 4, 2015, 9:19 am

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How We Celebrated KidLit TV’s First Birthday

KidLit TV threw our first birthday party! The “Big One” marks a year of top shelf video, audio, and text-based kid lit media for parents and educators.   Read more »

Comment | November 25, 2015, 6:41 pm