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Ready Set Draw! PUPPY, PUPPY, PUPPY!
Illustrator Fred Koehler shows us how to draw the puppy from PUPPY PUPPY PUPPY! This picture book shows us the loving relationship between puppy and baby Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! STEM Activity: How Mechanical Books Work!
Author and Illustrator Matthew Van Fleet shows us how mechanical books really work! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! TEA WITH OLIVER
Author and illustrator Mika Song shows us how to draw a Oliver from Tea with Oliver at the KidLit TV Children's Book Weekend on Governors Island! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Lori Hanson Draws a Corgi
Illustrator Lori Hanson draws us a Corgi from Bubblegum Princess by Author and KidLit TV Founder Julie Gribble at Governors Island! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Animals with Matthew Van Fleet
Author and Illustrator Matthew Van Fleet’s shows us how to draw animals, and talks about his picture book Tails on Governors Island! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Joyce Wan Draws PEEP and EGG
Joyce Wan, the illustrator of Peep and Egg: I'm Not Hatching draws the spring ready characters from Laura Gehl's picture book on KidLit TV's Ready Set Draw! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! How to Draw Snappsy, Moo Moo & More
Illustrator Tim Miller shows us how to draw characters from Snappsy the Alligator and Moo Moo in a Tutu using basic shapes! We’d love to... Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Steve Light’s Bunnies
Steve Light is back with another episode of Ready Set Draw! On this episode, find out how to draw a bunny rabbit from THE BUNNY BURROW BUYER'S BOOK! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Steve Light’s Boy from SWAP
Steve Light is back with another episode of Ready Set Draw! On this episode find out how to draw the little boy from his picture book SWAP! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Chris Haughton
Take out your glue sticks and construction paper and get ready to make a collage with Chris Haughton in this episode of Ready Set Draw! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! YOUR Name in Lights
Just like The Mixed Up Truck you can make your name in Lights! Watch Stephan Savage create KidLit Tv in Lights and you can make your name too! Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Angela Dominguez
Move at your own pace and learn how to draw two characters from Angela Dominguez’s picture books — a “tortuga”... Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! MIXED-UP TRUCK
Ever wonder what you can create with just three colored markers? Stephan Savage has the answers you’ve been looking for... Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Tom Booth draws WHO WINS?
In this episode of Ready Set Draw discover how Tom Booth creates his characters from WHO WINS? As you’re watching the video... Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! A Balloon & Bird from the ‘JOURNEY’ Trilogy
Aaron Becker returns to Ready Set Draw! to teach KidLit TV viewers how to create a red balloon and purple bird from the Journey trilogy. Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Aaron Becker’s Watercolor JOURNEY
Aaron Becker’s wordless picture books Journey, Quest, and Return have delighted children’s book readers of all ages with their playful, rich,... Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! BAD KITTY Makes Comics & You Can, Too
Bad Kitty creator Nick Bruel is back and he has another fun activity for you! Bad Kitty Makes Comics … and You Can... Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! How to Draw BAD KITTY
Bad Kitty never speaks, however it’s very clear what she’s thinking! On this episode of Ready Set Draw! author and illustrator Nick Bruel shares his... Read more »KLTV Exclusive
Ready Set Draw! Peg + Cat STEM Activity
Peg + Cat co-creator Jennifer Oxley created a STEM activity to accompany her episodes of StoryMakers and Read Out Loud. Make a 'pizza' and learn fractions. Read more »Ready Set Draw! Fan Art
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StoryMakers with Thyra Heder SAL BOAT: A BOAT BY SAL
The other Gloucester, Rhonda Taylor
✨NEW EPISODE!✨Join author/illustrator Thyra Heder for #StoryMakers as she shares her new #picturebook SAL BOAT: A Boat By Sal. It’s a book about a boy who is determined to build a boat of his own on his own — but Sal soon learns that any act of creation requires community & collaboration.
⛵️Thyra created this book for her independent-minded nephew who loves to build things, so the illustrations are full of people & places dear to Thyra. Look at the book through her eyes and discover the stories and memories hidden in her beautiful paintings!
📣Kids! How many times can you find Thyra’s niece and nephew’s dog Louie on the pages of SAL BOAT? Tell us your answer in the comments section below the video: www.kidlit.tv/storymakers-with-thyra-heder-sal-boat-a-boat-by-sal/
Celebrate #nativeamericanheritagemonth! These 10 children’s books by Native American and First Nations authors and illustrators selected by @biracialbookworms will spark conversations about justice and what it means to honor Native land. Needless to say, these topics should be discussed and these books are wonderful to read year-round — not just during #NAHM! Click the link and check them out today! 📚✨ www.kidlit.tv/10-childrens-books-by-indigenous-authors-and-illustrators/
📺✨STAY TUNED! ✨From TOMORROW, MON 11/28 7AM ET, join author/illustrator Thyra Heder for KidLit TV’s #StoryMakers as she shares her new #picturebook, SAL BOAT: A Boat By Sal, inspired by her independent-minded nephew!
⛵️Watch & learn about all the places, people (& animals!) from Thyra’s life that ended up in the book’s illustrations — like the shop shown above. Swipe to see what it looks like in real life!
📷: Thyra’s own!
Abrams Kids ABRAMS Books
As an author, reader, grandmother and enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation I love this list of excellent books by and about native authors and illustrators.