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StoryMakers with Mary Amato STAR STRIKER: GAME ON!

Alien abductions, intergalactic sports tournaments, and space adventures: You’ll be taken by author Mary Amato’s first book in the new... Read more »

Comment | September 6, 2021, 7:06 am

StoryMakers with Yuyi Morales BRIGHT STAR / LUCERO

Join Caldecott Medalist Yuyi Morales, creator of DREAMERS, for StoryMakers as she shares a song and the important messages... Read more »

Comment | August 24, 2021, 4:01 pm

StoryMakers with Steven Banks MIDDLE SCHOOL BITES: OUT FOR BLOOD

Which would you rather be: a vampire, a werewolf, or a zombie? Well, after bites from ALL THREE monsters, Tom... Read more »

Comment | August 17, 2021, 7:00 am

StoryMakers with Lesa Cline-Ransome BEING CLEM

Coretta Scott King Author Honoree and Sonia O’Dell Award Medalist Lesa Cline-Ransome returns to StoryMakers to share the third book... Read more »

Comment | August 5, 2021, 8:00 am

StoryMakers with Dan Gutman HOUDINI AND ME

TADA! Presenting a brand new StoryMakers! Text messages from beyond the grave, death-defying escape tricks, time travel, and some old,... Read more »

Comment | July 19, 2021, 7:00 am

StoryMakers with Amanda Davis | 30,000 STITCHES

One flag. Thousands of hands. 30,000 STITCHES. Join Amanda Davis, author of 30,000 STITCHES, THE INSPIRING STORY OF THE 911... Read more »

5 comments | April 12, 2021, 7:00 am

StoryMakers with Brenna Thummler | DELICATES

If you loved Brenna Thummler’s bestselling graphic novel set in a haunted laundromat, SHEETS, you are going to have a... Read more »

1 comment | March 15, 2021, 7:00 am

StoryMakers with Vita Murrow | ONYX

Can a wolf be a hero? What about a koala?! Find out as Rocco chats with Vita Murrow, the author... Read more »

Comment | March 15, 2021, 6:00 am

StoryMakers with David Fremont

Burgers, monsters, & hilarious hijinks: StoryMakers with author/illustrator David Fremont has a little bit of everything kids love! Learn about... Read more »

1 comment | January 20, 2021, 7:00 am

StoryMakers with Jeff Mack

Ever wonder how children’s book illustrators use computers to create the characters in their books? Join author/illustrator Jeff Mack as... Read more »

Comment | January 7, 2021, 9:10 pm

StoryMakers with Zach Smith

About the Book DOLPHIN GIRL TROUBLE IN PIZZA PARADISE Dive into a hilarious new middle-grade graphic novel series as superhero-in-training Dolphin... Read more »

3 comments | December 23, 2020, 7:00 am

StoryMakers with Russell Hicks SANTA dot com

Ho, ho…HELP! Times have changed. Santa’s Workshop has been modernised and Christmas has been hacked by Cyber Scrooge! What’s a... Read more »

3 comments | December 16, 2020, 7:00 am

StoryMakers in the Kitchen with Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky

Join acclaimed author Emily Jenkins (A Greyhound, a Groundhog) and Caldecott Award-winning artist Paul O. Zelinsky (Rapunzel) as they share... Read more »

4 comments | December 10, 2020, 8:00 am

StoryMakers in the Kitchen with Jane Breskin Zalben

Date cakes and rugelach?! Yes, please! Join Jane Breskin Zalben for StoryMakers in the Kitchen with Rocco and Christine Whelan from iconic, Brooklyn Middle Eastern grocery, Sahadi's. You're in for a sweet treat as Jane takes us through a recipe from the back of her book, A MOON FOR MOE & MO, a Sydney Taylor Award honoree! Read more »

4 comments | December 6, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Traci Sorell WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA

Osiyo! That means hello in Cherokee! Join Rocco and author Traci Sorell for a chat about her book about the... Read more »

Comment | November 17, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Leila Sales THE CAMPAIGN

Politics is personal -- even for kids. It affects our homes, our health, and the people we love most. On StoryMakers, Join middle-grade author, Leila Sales as she talks about her timely book, The Campaign, activism and what it takes to become an engaged citizen. Read more »

8 comments | November 1, 2020, 7:30 am

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StoryMakers with Mark Shulman I VOTED

Voting is important. Voting is powerful. Why? Find out with Mark Shulman and his new book I VOTED. Then, find out how YOU can encourage the grown-ups around you to vote — all on StoryMakers. Read more »

2 comments | November 1, 2020, 7:00 am

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StoryMakers with Aram Kim LET’S GO TO TAEKWONDO!

Charyut! Attention! Aram Kim is back on StoryMakers for a chat about her new bookLET'S GO TO TAEKWONDO!Join Aram as she catches us up on what her character Yoomi from NO KIMCHI FOR ME has been getting up to, learn about the rituals of the martial art Taekwondo and how to count to ten in Korean! Read more »

2 comments | October 27, 2020, 7:00 am