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Featured Expert | Sally Isaacs

Award-winning nonfiction author, and co-founder of the 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference, Sally Isaacs, is KidLit TV's Featured Expert!   Read more »

Comment | June 10, 2016, 1:45 pm

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KidLit TV Hosts ‘Page to Stage & Screen’ Panel at Kid Lit Conference

This June, attendees of New Jersey’s Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (NJ-SCBWI’s) annual conference are in for a treat –... Read more »

Comment | June 1, 2016, 12:00 pm

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10 Nonfiction Books for Kids

KidLit TV's Nonfiction Round-up list includes books written by faculty members at the 2016 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference.   Read more »

Comment | April 25, 2016, 2:00 pm

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Focusing on the Future of Children’s Nonfiction

Guest blogger Sally Isaacs, of the 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference, discusses the popularity of nonfiction children’s books.   Read more »

1 comment | March 21, 2016, 6:15 pm

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Songwriter, Author & Mom Laurel Nakai Joins the Team!

Meet our newest team member, Laurel Nakai an author and kid lit songwriter!    Read more »

4 comments | February 18, 2016, 6:17 pm

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A Celebration of Picture Books With Julie Gribble

Julie Gribble guest blogs for PiBoIdMo and Picture Book Month. Discover what she wrote to inspire authors and illustrators who create picture books.   Read more »

Comment | November 15, 2015, 6:20 pm

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Fun with Rhyming Picture Books

RhyPiBoMo (Rhyming Picture Book Month) announces: The Best in Rhyme Top 20 RPBs for 2015! Discover the best rhyming picture books of 2015!   Read more »

12 comments | October 17, 2015, 5:32 pm

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On Location | Rick Riordan’s ‘Magnus Chase’

Rocco Staino interviews Rick Riordan, author of Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer. Hear his advice for reluctant readers.   Read more »

21 comments | October 14, 2015, 12:45 pm

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Q&A with R.L. Stine and cast of ‘Goosebumps’ the movie

Scholastic hosted a Q&A interview with Goosebumps author R.L. Stine, Jack Black and the cast of Goosebumps to chat about the making of the movie.   Read more »

Comment | October 13, 2015, 9:36 am

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Why Teachers Make Great Children’s Book Writers

From Write For Kids: You’re a teacher. You spend your day around kids, reading to them, teaching them how to... Read more »

Comment | October 9, 2015, 9:02 am

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Featured Member: Rhonda Patton

KidLit TV interviewed Rhonda Patton who talks about how to prevent bullying, her life as a writer and how parents should teach their kids about bullying.   Read more »

3 comments | October 8, 2015, 8:00 pm

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Get Ready for Success! Picture Book Idea Month is Almost Here!

Could one month make the difference for your picture book idea? Catherine Bailey shares how participating in Picture Book Idea... Read more »

Comment | September 16, 2015, 10:35 am

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How to Start a Web Series With Your Kids

Learn how start a web series or comic! KidLit TV has all of the tips you need to get started. (Great literacy exercise for kids, too!)   Read more »

Comment | September 11, 2015, 5:00 am

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Why Children’s Authors Shouldn’t Always ‘Kill the Parents’

Writers for young people are often urged to get rid of the parents as a first rule, but Sally Nicholls... Read more »

Comment | September 7, 2015, 5:57 am

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How to Write Fractured Fairy Tales (Plus Skype Classroom Visit Prizes!)

From Tara Lazar: I’ve written a buncha fractured fairy tales and two are available this year: I THOUGHT THIS WAS... Read more »

Comment | September 3, 2015, 11:45 am

How to Write a Fractured Fairy Tale

Learn some new tips at tricks with Tara Lazar.

1 comment | September 3, 2015, 10:04 am

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Is It Fair Use? 7 Questions to Ask Before Using Copyrighted Material

Authors create copyrights when they express their ideas into or onto a tangible medium. This means the author has the... Read more »

Comment | September 1, 2015, 5:06 pm

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Quick Fix: Big Picture Editing

In self-editing, the most difficult area to master is what fiction writers call “the Big Picture.” Why? The overall story... Read more »

Comment | August 27, 2015, 11:40 am

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Janice Dean | Freddy the Frogcaster

The forecast for this week’s episode of StoryMakers is sunny with a chance of Janice Dean. Janice is the author of the Freddy the Frogcaster kid lit series.   Read more »

2 comments | August 26, 2015, 7:00 pm

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Field Trip! | Bank Street College of Education

Watch as Susannah Richards interviews several kid lit creators after the Irma Black Award and Cook Prize ceremony, and John Rocco discusses "Blizzard".   Read more »

Comment | August 19, 2015, 5:30 pm