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    Two in a Tepee with Marc Martin

    Two in a Tepee with Marc Martin
    Exploring the power of picture books with Marc Martin.   Read more »
    1 comment | May 2, 2017, 6:00 am

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    Two in a Tepee with Benji Davies

    Two in a Tepee with Benji Davies
    By Stephanie Cummings Exploring the power of picture books with…Benji Davies!   Benji Davies’ award-winning picture books, The Storm Whale, Grandad’s Island,... Read more »
    Comment | February 28, 2017, 12:57 am

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    KidLit Podcast: Aaron Becker

    KidLit Podcast: Aaron Becker
    Go on an unforgettable journey with StoryMakers host Rocco Staino and Aaron Becker author/illustrator of the Journey Trilogy on this KidLit Podcast episode.   Read more »
    Comment | August 18, 2016, 8:59 am

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    StoryMakers: Jennifer Oxley & Billy Aronson

    Emmy Award-winners Jennifer Oxley & Billy Aronson, the team behind the PBS children's series Peg + Cat, were interviewed by Rocco Staino on StoryMakers.   Read more »
    5 comments | May 25, 2016, 4:14 pm

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    StoryMakers | Nick Bruel’s ‘Bad Kitty’

    StoryMakers | Nick Bruel’s ‘Bad Kitty’

    Nick Bruel’s Bad Kitty is everyone’s favorite mischievous feline. Recently, the series creator and Bad Kitty herself were interviewed by Rocco Staino... Read more »
    18 comments | April 8, 2016, 12:40 pm

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    StoryMakers On Location | The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems

    StoryMakers On Location | The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems

    StoryMakers caught up with Mo Willems at the preview for 'The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems' at the The New-York Historical Society Museum and Library.   Read more »
    26 comments | March 31, 2016, 3:30 pm

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    KidLit Radio, Now On iTunes!

    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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    How I became an illustrator

    How I became an illustrator

    Mandy wrote to me and asked: Please!! Dear Mr Rayner, You are busy so I will be brief. I am... Read more »
    Comment | March 16, 2016, 7:14 am

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    StoryMakers | Angela Dominguez

    StoryMakers | Angela Dominguez

    Children's book author Angela Dominguez discusses her books Maria Had a Little Llama, Knit Together, and more on KidLit TV's StoryMakers.   Read more »
    Comment | January 27, 2016, 8:15 am

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    StoryMakers | Wolfie the Bunny & My Cousin Momo

    StoryMakers | Wolfie the Bunny & My Cousin Momo

    Children's book creators Ame Dyckman and Zachariah OHora talk about their collaboration on Wolfie the Bunny on KidLit TV's StoryMakers.   Read more »
    2 comments | January 13, 2016, 10:00 am

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    StoryMakers with John Parra MARVELOUS CORNELIUS

    StoryMakers with John Parra MARVELOUS CORNELIUS

    Artist John Parra discusses the children's book titles he's illustrated including the post-Hurricane Katrina Marvelous Cornelius, written by Phil Bildner.   Read more »
    2 comments | December 11, 2015, 4:00 pm
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    Jim Kay on illustrating the world of Harry Potter

    Jim Kay on illustrating the world of Harry Potter

    Watch this full length video of Jim Kay talking about illustrating the world of Harry Potter.
    Comment | October 22, 2015, 10:02 am

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    Camp Sendak | Stephen Savage

    Camp Sendak | Stephen Savage
    From The Horn Book: I stood outside for hours on end painting the verdant countryside in the tradition of Monet... Read more »
    Comment | October 8, 2015, 8:54 am

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    Steve Barr, From Cartoonist to My Hero (plus a giveaway!)

    Steve Barr, From Cartoonist to My Hero (plus a giveaway!)
    From Tara Lazar: What you maybe didn’t know is that making other people happy is something that delights me as... Read more »
    Comment | July 27, 2015, 5:48 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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    Benji Davies

    Benji Davies
    Benji Davies is an animation director, illustrator and picturebook maker. He studied animation at college, and has since worked on... Read more »
    Comment | July 11, 2015, 5:34 am

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    Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Michael Emberley

    Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Michael Emberley
    From Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Well, dear readers, it’s been a while since I’ve done a breakfast interview. Since... Read more »
    Comment | July 10, 2015, 5:46 am

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    Isabelle Arsenault

    Isabelle Arsenault
    Isabelle Arsenault is a Canadian illustrator who has achieved international recognition for her work. She’s won the prestigious Governor General’s... Read more »
    Comment | July 2, 2015, 9:34 am

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    Up-and-Coming Illustrator, Louis Fratino

    Up-and-Coming Illustrator, Louis Fratino
    From Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: My guest, Louis Fratino, graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art just under... Read more »
    Comment | June 18, 2015, 12:03 pm

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    StoryMakers in the Kitchen Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall Create A FINE DESSERT!

    StoryMakers in the Kitchen Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall Create A FINE DESSERT!

    A dessert four centuries in the making! Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall take us through the four different eras depicted... Read more »
    30 comments | May 27, 2015, 8:00 am
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    🐶📕✨Happy #DogManDay!! We are celebrating today’s release of Dav Pilkey’s #11th #DogMan book, DOG MAN: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA with a GIVEAWAY!

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    Yay! We are so happy that the @pubspotlight Spring Showcase Giveaway Book Bundle found its way to its new home @pflugervillelibrary! ✨📚 Here are a few, fun photos from the unboxing! Congratulations, again, to Dianne Sikkenga & the young readers of Pflugerville!

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    Yay! We are so happy that the @pubspotlight Spring Showcase Giveaway Book Bundle found its way to its new home @pflugervillelibrary! ✨📚 Here are a few, fun photos from the unboxing! Congratulations, again, to Dianne Sikkenga & the young readers of Pflugerville! 

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    Yay! We are so happy that the Publisher Spotlight Spring Showcase Giveaway Book Bundle found its way to its new home Pflugerville Library! ✨📚 Here are a few, fun photos from the unboxing! Congratulations, again, to Dianne Sikkenga & the young readers of Pflugerville!

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    Yay! We are so happy that the Publisher Spotlight Spring Showcase Giveaway Book Bundle found its way to its new home Pflugerville Library! ✨📚 Here are a few, fun photos from the unboxing! Congratulations, again, to Dianne Sikkenga & the young readers of Pflugerville! 

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    🗳️Kids! Have your say! Bank Street Library’s Irma Black Award VOTING IS OPEN! Children are the final judges of this award for outstanding children’s book. Register & vote here: www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/irma-black-award/

    The Nominees:
    The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson; illus by Leo Espinosa (Penguin Random House)
    John’s Turn by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Kate Berube (Candlewick Press)
    Bathe the Cat by Alice B McGinty; illustrated by David Roberts (Chronicle Books)
    The Best Kind of Mooncake by Pearl AuYeung (Page Street Kids)

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    From picture books celebrating feminism, to females in #STEM, and books in Spanish about women in history, head to the @kidlittv website (link in bio) for our round up of #kidlit shining a spotlight on strong, diverse women for #WomensHistoryMonth!

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