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    A Live Stream EVENT! Thursday May 14th, 10:00am The Irma Black Award and Cook Prize Ceremony LIVE FROM NYC’s Bank Street... Read more »
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    The Truth About Twinkie Pie author Kat Yeh talks about the bond between sisters, her love of retro recipes, and the story that brings both together.   Read more »
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        | by Julie Gribble | I was honored to document this year’s Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Awards! What a... Read more »
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          This week we interview Maryrose Wood, author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. Let the howling commence! Ah-oooo!... Read more »
          31 comments | April 15, 2015, 8:00 am

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          The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival in NYC!

          The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival in NYC!

          Stories are told in many different ways. It can be in the form of writing, illustration, acting, or a simple gesture.... Read more »
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            KidLit TV | A Tribute to Paula Danziger

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            14 comments | February 24, 2015, 8:00 am

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            The conversation continues… Watch Part 2 of Rocco’s interview with über-librarian Betsy Bird! – Betsy announces her predictions for the Newbery... Read more »
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            This interview is Part I of StoryMakers with Betsy Bird, NY Public Library's Youth Materials Collections Specialist, and Rocco Staino, host at KidLit TV.   Read more »
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            Journalists in the making! At the annual National Book Awards Teen Press Conference, middle and high school students in New... Read more »
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            This week we’re featuring The Grolier Club’s “One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature.” Get a peek at historic children’s... Read more »
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            StoryMakers with Rita Williams-Garcia

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            Award-winning author, Rita Williams-Garcia, chats about her book Gone Crazy in Alabama and shows us her very own childhood diaries! From... Read more »
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            ✨NEW EPISODE!✨ On #storymakers join Portia Clare as she shares her touching picture book, BEST FRIENDS FOREVER: A PUPPY'S TALE.🐶

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            ✨NEW EPISODE!✨ On #StoryMakers join Portia Clare as she shares her touching picture book, BEST FRIENDS FOREVER: A PUPPYS TALE.🐶

📚Its the true story of the special relationship between Portia and her childhood pet dachshund puppy Sandy who passed away following an illness. 

💗Portia discusses ways to remember cherished pets and shows young readers how to create a memory box full of photos and keepsakes to honor a dear, lost animal friend.
 
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            We are so ✨EXCITED✨ to share the details of KidLit TV team member Danielle Davis’ 📚VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH📚 for her new picture book TO MAKE on 6/7!

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            We are so ✨EXCITED✨ to share the details of KidLit TV team member Danielle Davis’ 📚VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH📚 for her new picture book TO MAKE on 6/7! 

Youre invited to this free, on-line storytime, chat, + activity hosted by Brave and Kind Books! 

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            ✨NEW EPISODE!✨One day each year, fairies are able to travel to the human world. 🧚🏼‍♀️Today is that day! Join in the adventure#readoutloudLoud as author Anna Svetchnikov reads I DESERVE MORE!, a magical story about learning to control your emotions, appreciate the good things in your life, and reframe your worries.🧚🏼

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            ✨NEW EPISODE!✨One day each year, fairies are able to travel to the human world. 🧚🏼‍♀️Today is that day! Join in the adventure on #ReadOutLoud as author Anna Svetchnikov reads I DESERVE MORE!, a magical story about learning to control your emotions, appreciate the good things in your life, and reframe your worries.🧚🏼
 
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            Happy #mothersday from KidLit TV! 💖 Share a quiet moment together. Join Kate Hosford as she reads her beauty of a book, MAMA’S BELLY, a tale that reassures little ones that Mama always has enough love for everyone.🤱🏽

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            Happy #MothersDay from KidLit TV! 💖 Share a quiet moment together. Join Kate Hosford as she reads her beauty of a book, MAMA’S BELLY, a tale that reassures little ones that Mama always has enough love for everyone.🤱🏽 

Watch on the KidLit TV website. There’s a link in our bio or head here : https://www.kidlit.tv/read-out-loud-mamas-belly/

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            Celebrate #FloydCooperDay w/ @kidlittv & @childrensbookcouncil ! Honor the work of this beloved children’s book author & illustrator through our #ReadOutLoud series featuring well-known authors reading their favorite Floyd Cooper Books! Find these and much more on the KidLit TV website or here www.kidlit.tv/CelebrateFloydCooperDay ... See MoreSee Less

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