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StoryMakers with Dori Hillestad Butler & Kevan Atteberry DEAR BEAST

We've got a jam-packed StoryMakers for you! Are you ready? Meet author Dori Hillestad Butler and illustrator Kevan Atteberry, hear the story behind the furry, letter-writing cuties in DEAR BEAST -- AND learn to draw Simon the cranky cat and happy-go-lucky Baxter the dog! Phew! Read more »

1 comment | August 5, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Malavika Kannan THE BOOKWEAVER’S DAUGHTER

Malavika Kannan is working to change the way readers think about teens both in fiction and in real life! She's an award-winning author of Own Voices YA Fantasy, a political activist, a student -- and she's on StoryMakers! Join Malavika and Rocco for a chat about Indian mythology, inspiring women of color authors, and get Malavika's advice to aspiring young writers. Read more »

2 comments | August 5, 2020, 7:59 am

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StoryMakers with Matthew Cordell HELLO, NEIGHBOR!

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood!On StoryMakers we get to meet Caldecott Medalist, Matthew Cordell! Join Rocco and Matthew as they chat about Matthew's new picture book biography, HELLO, NEIGHBOR!: THE KIND AND CARING WORLD OF MISTER ROGERS and Matthew gives us a tour of his studio! Read more »

1 comment | July 29, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Alva Sachs ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!

On StoryMakers, step (or skate!) into the world of author and literacy advocate Alva Sachs.Whether you are hopping aboard the ship of THE PIRATE PRINCESS, catching a case of CIRCUS FEVER, or having a skate-boarding adventure in ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!, Rocco finds out that Alva's books are full of fun and magic mixed with real-life problem solving and emotions. Read more »

1 comment | July 29, 2020, 7:59 am

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StoryMakers with Philip Stead IN MY GARDEN

Watch Philip Stead's interview on KidLit TV! IN MY GARDEN: How did he create illustrations for this classic tale of a garden changing through the seasons? Read more »

Comment | July 22, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Anthony Manna & Donald Babisch LOUKAS AND THE GAME OF CHANCE

On StoryMakers, Rocco chats with author, Anthony Manna, and illustrator, Donald Babisch, who tell us how they teamed up to... Read more »

1 comment | July 15, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Metaphrog BLUEBEARD

Join Rocco as he chats with John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, the Glaswegian duo who together create books under the... Read more »

Comment | July 1, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Antoinette Portis A NEW GREEN DAY

Readers will solve riddle-poems about the familiar animals, plants, and weather that a child encounters in a summer day playing outside.If you listen, nature speaks. Read more »

1 comment | June 24, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Jeanne Bender LINDIE LOU

Stay Tuned for the premiere of StoryMakers with Jeanne Bender TODAY at 12:30 pm ET! Get ready for adventure in... Read more »

1 comment | May 20, 2020, 8:45 am

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StoryMakers with Seth Fishman THE OCEAN IN OUR BATHTUB

Wherever we live in the world, the ocean is all around us. It supplies the air we breathe, the food we eat — there’s even seaweed in most toothpaste! Learn all about it with Seth Fishman on a brand NEW episode of StoryMakers featuring his new picture book, THE OCEAN IN OUR BATHTUB. Read more »

Comment | May 19, 2020, 7:45 am

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StoryMaker in the Kitchen with Rajani LaRocca MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM

Rajani LaRocco and Rocco bake a recipe inspired by MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM, a contemporary-fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Read more »

1 comment | May 16, 2020, 7:45 am

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StoryMakers with Hyewon Yum LION NEEDS A HAIRCUT

We're heading to the barbershop in "Booklyn" with Hyewon Yum on this episode of StoryMakers! Join the author of LION NEEDS A HAIRCUT for a chat about why haircuts can be a bit scary when you are little and then get your styling groove on with Rocco and a super fun haircut printable. Read more »

1 comment | May 13, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Seamus Kirst PAPA, DADDY, AND RILEY

Rocco chats with author Seamus Kirst about his first children's book PAPA, DADDY, AND RILEY! Every family is different and we'd love you to share a drawing of your family using #PapaDaddyRiley! Read more »

Comment | May 5, 2020, 12:00 pm

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StoryMakers with Yehudi Mercado FUN FUN FUN WORLD

On StoryMakers, Rocco chats with illustrator Yehudi Mercado, creator of the middle-grade graphic novel, FUN FUN FUN WORLD, a story about... Read more »

1 comment | April 29, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Don Brown MACHINES THAT THINK

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 »

Comment | April 28, 2020, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Caron Levis THIS WAY, CHARLIE

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 »

3 comments | April 21, 2020, 7:30 am

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StoryMakers with Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome

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 »

Comment | April 15, 2020, 7:00 am

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