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 »
| May 14, 2015, 9:45 am
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 »
| May 13, 2015, 8:00 am
KidLit TV host, Rocco Staino, interviews literary authors, illustrators, and editors on the Red Carpet at the Children's Choice Book Awards! Read more »
| May 7, 2015, 7:58 am
“I’ve got a very simple vocabulary. My vocabulary is about dots, circles, scribbles, and lines.” — Hervé Tullet Hervé Tullet’s children’s... Read more »
| April 29, 2015, 8:00 am
| by Julie Gribble | I was honored to document this year’s Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Awards! What a... Read more »
| April 16, 2015, 2:34 pm
This week we interview Maryrose Wood, author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. Let the howling commence! Ah-oooo!... Read more »
| April 15, 2015, 8:00 am
Stories are told in many different ways. It can be in the form of writing, illustration, acting, or a simple gesture.... Read more »
| April 2, 2015, 1:03 pm
Caldecott winning Paul O. Zelinsky and a surprise guest on StoryMakers! In this interview: • Watch as one of Paul’s... Read more »
| March 25, 2015, 7:00 am
A Tribute to Paula Danziger with BRUCE COVILLE, ELIZABETH LEVY, and a SPECIAL GUEST! “Paula used to teach kids: put... Read more »
| March 11, 2015, 10:11 am
“No one knows about Sean’s Hollywood life: his parents don’t know, the teachers don’t know…and because they don’t know about... Read more »
| February 24, 2015, 8:00 am
“When you illustrate your own stories its as if the author is behind your shoulder and tells you, ‘This is... Read more »
| February 11, 2015, 8:55 am
Meet the Creator of Olympians! – Find out about one controversial illustration that almost got him into trouble. – Learn how librarians and educators... Read more »
| January 28, 2015, 1:00 am
The conversation continues… Watch Part 2 of Rocco’s interview with über-librarian Betsy Bird! – Betsy announces her predictions for the Newbery... Read more »
| January 21, 2015, 9:49 am
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 »
| January 14, 2015, 2:21 am
Journalists in the making! At the annual National Book Awards Teen Press Conference, middle and high school students in New... Read more »
| January 8, 2015, 4:59 pm
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 »
| January 8, 2015, 9:00 am
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 »
| December 17, 2014, 3:05 am
Join Rocco Staino and guests Jennifer Brown (Children’s Editor for Shelf Awareness, director of the Center for Children’s Literature at... Read more »
| December 3, 2014, 4:56 pm
Watch Rocco’s interview with the honorees and judges before the 2014 National Book Awards in NYC! Featuring Daniel Handler, host... Read more »
| November 26, 2014, 5:38 pm
Author Tara Lazar joins Rocco Staino on KidLit TV’s new talk show, StoryMakers! Tara Lazar’s debut picture book, The Monstore,... Read more »
| November 26, 2014, 9:51 am