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StoryMakers: Tish Rabe

Tish Rabe is the author behind the latest generation of Dr. Seuss books. Watch her interview with Rocco Staino, on KidLit TV's StoryMakers.   Read more »

4 comments | June 1, 2016, 4:10 pm

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Excellence In Graphic Literature Awards LIVE STREAM!

...Judges HERE! Children’s Jury CHAIR — Elizabeth Bird, Collection Development Manager, Evanston Public Library Amanda Jacobs Foust – Assistant Chair Brenda Gutierrez Jesse Post Meg Lemke Susannah Richards Terry Thompson...

Comment | March 13, 2018, 12:00 pm

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Ready Set Draw! LET’S GO, HUGO!

Draw! Angela Dominguez is here to teach you how to draw Hugo and Lulu from her favorite picture book LET'S GO HUGO!   Read more »

17 comments | November 17, 2020, 8:00 am

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High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs

Right now, we are in the midst of the annual spring migration. Birds that overwintered in Central and South America are returning to the northern edges of North America. This...

1 comment | May 10, 2015, 12:43 pm

KidLit Podcast: Tish Rabe

Tish Rabe has written The Cat in the Hat books for twenty years and the spin-off books for PBS Kids' "The Cat In the Cat Knows A Lot About That"!   Read more »

Comment | June 2, 2016, 12:35 pm

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The Sky Painter Blog Tour and Giveaway

Description from GoodReads: Louis loves to watch birds. He takes care of injured birds and studies how they look and how they move. His father wants him to become an...

Comment | April 23, 2015, 5:32 am

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American Cover Reveal: ‘Cuckoo Song’ by Frances Hardinge

On Fuse 8 this week, Elizabeth Bird compares book covers from the US and UK! Bird even gets permission to show the brand new American book cover art for Cuckoo...

Comment | December 12, 2014, 6:00 pm

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Teaching Kids to Read Ages 0-5

...the course begins March 23rd! However, if you purchase the course before March 23rd, you will get the early bird discount! Why is this Course so Important? A child’s brain...

Comment | March 19, 2018, 11:07 pm

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Drawing with this guy: Episode 2

Author and Illustrator, James Burks, in his second episode, demonstrates how he draws Bird from the graphic novel series Bird and Squirrel. This one is a bit more difficult than...

Comment | November 30, 2014, 3:00 pm

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KidLit RADIO: HATCH! Read Out Loud

On this episode of KidLit Podcast Roxie Munro reads us her book HATCH!   Read more »

Comment | August 4, 2018, 8:00 am

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Featured Expert | Pragmatic Mom’s Mia Wenjen

Mia Wenjen of Pragmatic Mom is KidLit TV's Featured Expert this month. Mia talks about the importance of diversity in kid lit and so much more!   Read more »

Comment | November 19, 2015, 3:38 pm

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KidLit TV Releases Common Core-Aligned Student Viewing Guides

KidLit TV’s StoryMakers series now features professionally developed, Common Core-aligned student viewing guides from educational consultant Marcie Colleen.   Read more »

Comment | April 18, 2016, 7:00 pm

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The 2015 Holiday Children’s Book Special

KidLit TV's 2015 Holiday Book Special will help you choose the perfect book for the picture book or middle-grade reader in your life.   Read more »

13 comments | December 2, 2015, 5:38 pm

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Encourage Active Participation in Library Programs

Parents Glued to Their Devices During Storytime? School Library Journal shares advice on How To Encourage Active Participation in Library Programs.   Read more »

Comment | March 12, 2020, 8:00 am

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KidLit Podcast: 2015 Holiday Children’s Book Special

Cuddle up by the fireplace, grab a cup of hot cocoa and listen to KidLit TV's 2015 Holiday Children's Book Special.   Read more »

Comment | December 17, 2015, 1:46 pm

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Five Ways to Start Letter Writing This Summer!

Letter writing is a great activity for kids; keeping literacy skills fresh over the summer and the anticipation of a reply will build excitement!   Read more »

5 comments | July 19, 2016, 7:00 pm

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Fuse #8 TV: Steve Sheinkin

Betsy’s “Reading (Too Much Into) Picture Books” series takes on family relations so complicated in Kathi Appelt’s BUBBA AND BEAU MEET THE RELATIVES it puts Dallas to shame. Then she...

Comment | June 30, 2015, 3:31 pm

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Fuse #8 TV: Aaron Starmer

Betsy continues her “Reading (Too Much Into) Picture Books” series with an intense look at P.D. Eastman’s ARE YOU MY MOTHER? Then she sits down with author Aaron Starmer to...

Comment | April 19, 2015, 7:55 am

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AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN’S AUTHORS

...award did (or didn’t) change their lives. Featured: Betsy Byars, Tomie dePaola, Chris Raschka, Lois Lenski, Jean Craighead George, Virginia Hamilton, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Janet Taylor Lisle, and Adele Griffin...

Comment | November 12, 2014, 11:00 am

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Fuse #8 TV: Victoria Jamieson & International Youth Library

Betsy takes a virtual trip across the Atlantic to explore the International Youth Library (an actual castle of children’s books). Then she and author Victoria Jamieson (ROLLER GIRL) discuss her...

Comment | January 22, 2015, 5:34 am