Interviews

• Authors

Meet Dan Gutman

‘When I first got started, I thought I was a genius. No one could possibly not acknowledge that,' admits bestselling... Read more »

Comment | January 8, 2015, 5:51 am

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Illustrator Spotlight: Kary Lee

Check out this new interview from KidLit 411: I think it’s fair to say my childhood positioned me well for... Read more »

Comment | January 7, 2015, 11:55 am

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day Spotlight: Sharon M. Draper

We are thrilled to welcome yet another author to our Multicultural Children’s Book Day Spotlight: Shining the Light on Inclusive... Read more »

Comment | January 6, 2015, 5:59 am

• Authors

Tim Bowler: Reading is Great!

What I’m looking for in a book is something that grips me. I don’t care what kind of a book... Read more »

Comment | January 5, 2015, 12:12 pm

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Seven Questions Over Breakfast with David Roberts

David has illustrated more than 150 books (picture books and beyond), some—but not all—originally published in the UK and then... Read more »

Comment | January 4, 2015, 6:11 am

• Authors

11-Year-Old Authors Short Stories For Children

To many children at the age of eleven, holiday time is spent playing with peers, sharing stories, watching cartoons and... Read more »

Comment | January 3, 2015, 5:42 pm

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Mr. Pig Visits . . . Lizi Boyd

I'm all bundled up because I'm on my way to visit the talented author-illustrator Lizi Boyd! She created the picture... Read more »

Comment | January 3, 2015, 5:25 am

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Making Our Own Market: Justin Scott Parr

Inspired by his little cousin’s curiosity about his travels to Africa and Latin America, Justin created his first novel, Sage... Read more »

Comment | January 2, 2015, 5:36 am

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Mother and Daughter: How We Wrote Bestseller ‘Lionboy’

People often ask how the actual writing process worked: as I remember, we’d discuss the story in the park or... Read more »

Comment | December 28, 2014, 5:19 pm

• Authors

Former NFL Player Now Writing Children’s Books

Phillip Buchanon speaks about his transition from the NFL to writing children's books.

Comment | December 28, 2014, 6:14 am

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Ideas, Themes and Originality by Malachy Doyle

Where do you get your ideas from?  That’s one of the questions I’m most often asked. My imagination, I usually... Read more »

Comment | December 24, 2014, 8:00 am

• Kid's Corner

Kid President’s Book Club with The Cast of Annie!

Kid President sat down with the cast of the upcoming ‘Annie' movie for a special edition of his book club!... Read more »

Comment | December 23, 2014, 6:00 pm

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Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake: Our Christmas Story in Pictures

Dream team Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake have come together to tell their version of the nativity, about the boy... Read more »

Comment | December 22, 2014, 5:59 am

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Five Questions for Lizzie Skurnick

Since 2013, Lizzie Skurnick Books (LSB; an imprint oflg Publishing) has been handpicking and reissuing ‘the very best in young adult... Read more »

Comment | December 20, 2014, 1:22 pm

• Author/Illustrators

Oliver Jeffers: Picture Book Maker

Oliver Jeffers  creates art for children and adults alike. His picture books, including Stuck, Lost and Found, How to Catch... Read more »

Comment | December 18, 2014, 12:30 pm

KLTV Exclusive

• Authors

StoryMakers with Rita Williams-Garcia

Award-winning author, Rita Williams-Garcia, chats about her book Gone Crazy in Alabama and shows us her very own childhood diaries! From... Read more »

3 comments | December 17, 2014, 3:05 am

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John Corey Whaley: I’d be Very Surprised if I Didn’t See Cryogenics in My Lifetime

John Corey Whaley shares where his idea for his book Noggin came from and what he plans to write next.... Read more »

Comment | December 16, 2014, 1:15 pm

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Author Spotlight: Corey Rosen Schwartz

From KidLit 411! Corey Rosen Schwartz shares how she got started writing children's books, her tips for new writers, and what... Read more »

Comment | December 15, 2014, 5:37 pm

• Authors

Nick Cannon on New Children’s Book, Family

Nick Cannon speaks about his new children's book, Roc and Roe's Twelve Days of Christmas.

Comment | December 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Caroline Tung Richmond Rewrites History

In her new book, The Only Thing to Fear, Caroline Tung Richmond takes imagining history differently to a whole new level. Here's... Read more »

Comment | December 14, 2014, 12:00 pm