Ever wonder how pop-up books are made? Join author and paper engineer, Matthew Reinhart for StoryMakers to find out how he created his new book WHAT'S UP FIRETRUCK? (It folds into a firetruck!) and learn to make your own pop-up book. Read more »
| October 26, 2020, 8:00 am
Read along with illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton on this episode of Read Out Loud! She will be reading GRANDMA'S PURSE! Read more »
| October 25, 2020, 9:35 am
About the Book Poppy is having a bad hair day. When Poppy is visited by two hairdressing fairies Flo and... Read more »
| October 25, 2020, 7:00 am
ABOUT the Books Join Catt and Simon as they learn how to be friends and Superheroes! Superhero School series follows... Read more »
| October 21, 2020, 7:00 am
About the Books Fairies, Witches, Dragons, and Toadstools and other loveable creatures are all waiting to take you on wonderful... Read more »
| October 8, 2020, 1:16 pm
People all over the world are having to stay at home because of COVID-19. On StoryMakers, author and illustrator, Jessica Dawn, shares her new book, STAY AT HOME, which looks at our many animal friends who stay in their home hibernating for weeks or months every year. Read more »
| September 23, 2020, 7:00 am
ABOUT the Book An adventure guide to crystal! A fast-paced adventure and mystery to satisfy children, parents, teachers, and librarians... Read more »
| September 16, 2020, 7:00 am
Goggles? Check. Flippers? Check. Snorkle? Check. You are all ready to dive in with Rocco and nonfiction author and illustrator Roxie Munro for a chat about her new book, DIVE IN: SWIM WITH SEA CREATURES AT THEIR ACTUAL SIZE. OK, you might not really need diving equipment to watch StoryMakers, but you will learn lots of real facts about tropical sea creatures, life in a coral reef, AND how to draw a Rainbow Parrotfish! Read more »
| September 14, 2020, 7:00 am
KidLit TV present a special episode of Ready Set Draw! featuring "The Dot" author and illustrator, Peter H. Reynolds. Get prepared for Dot Day! Read more »
| September 13, 2020, 9:00 am
On this episode of Read Out Loud, author Stephanie Calmenson reads DINNER AT THE PANDA PALACE! Find out the importance of including others! Read more »
| September 13, 2020, 8:00 am
Our loved ones can always be found in our hearts. On a special episode of StoryMakers, join Heather Lean, author of ANGEL GRANDMA, as she shares her picture books, talks about loss, and offers activities kids can do to work through their emotions. Read more »
| September 9, 2020, 7:58 am
What do you get when KidLit TV teams up with Alycat? Serious fun! Join author Alysson Foti Bourque as she tells us all about the ALYCAT series and gives us a look at her newest book ALYCAT AND THE TOURNAMENT TUESDAY. Then, put on your dancing shoes as Alysson and Alycat teach us the Alycat Shuffle! Read more »
| August 19, 2020, 9:50 am
Beware! There are ghosts about in this episode of StoryMakers! Don't worry though, author/illustrator Richard Fairgray isn't scared -- in fact, he's delighted! Hear about Richard's new middle-grade graphic novel BLACK SAND BEACH: ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE LIGHT? and the childhood adventure with a real-life haunted lighthouse that inspired the book. Then, if you aren't too creeped out, learn how to draw a monster that will terrify your friends. Read more »
| August 19, 2020, 8:00 am
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 »
| August 5, 2020, 8:00 am
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 »
| August 5, 2020, 7:59 am