On StoryMakers, Rocco chats with illustrator Yehudi Mercado, creator of the middle-grade graphic novel, FUN FUN FUN WORLD, a story about... Read more »
| April 29, 2020, 8:00 am
On this episode of StoryMakers, Rocco chats with award-winning author and illustrator Don Brown! MACHINES THAT THINK! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines.Use your imagination to think of a machine that will change the world. What could it be, and what would it do? Tell us your ideas in the comments section below! Read more »
| April 28, 2020, 8:00 am
From the award-winning team behind Ida, Always comes a story about a friendship that grows between a blind horse and a gruff goat. Read more »
| April 21, 2020, 7:30 am
Award-winning author, Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrator, James Ransome, offer us a window into a child’s experience of the Great Migration in OVERGROUND RAILROAD and LEAVING LYMON, two books which have a more than just a few things in common — just like Lesa and James! Read more »
| April 15, 2020, 7:00 am
Explore a lesser known part of WWII history with Rocco and YA novelist Margi Preus on StoryMakers as they chat... Read more »
| March 31, 2020, 8:00 am
Kids! Do you know how to bake a cake? Well, on this episode of StoryMakers in the Kitchen, all you... Read more »
| March 25, 2020, 8:00 am
One century before Rosa Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama,... Read more »
| March 11, 2020, 8:00 am
We’re in a New York State of Mind! On StoryMakers, Rocco is joined by author/illustrator Jennifer Thermes to chat about... Read more »
| March 4, 2020, 12:30 pm
There are so many ways to dance! You can wiggle out your worries, show happiness through jazz hands, or sway... Read more »
| February 19, 2020, 8:00 am
Get ready to get the giggles with author, teacher, and jokester Marvin Terban! Join Marvin for a lesson in funny... Read more »
| February 4, 2020, 8:00 am
On this episode of StoryMakers, author and Project Manager of Multicultural Children's Book Day, Becky Flansburg teaches Rocco what it means to go tiny! Does it involve a shrink-ray?! Nope. In real life, like in Becky's book, SISSY GOES TINY, downsizing, repurposing, and "living tiny" mean thinking sustainably and doing more with less. Watch to learn more about this BIG idea. Read more »
| January 15, 2020, 8:00 am