On StoryMakers, step (or skate!) into the world of author and literacy advocate Alva Sachs.Whether you are hopping aboard the ship of THE PIRATE PRINCESS, catching a case of CIRCUS FEVER, or having a skate-boarding adventure in ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!, Rocco finds out that Alva's books are full of fun and magic mixed with real-life problem solving and emotions. Read more »
| July 29, 2020, 7:59 am
...to take many wonderful memories with you! That’s just what Marla Huehmer’s new book THE BIG MOVE is all about. Join Marla for StoryMakers and learn about what it is...
| October 20, 2021, 7:00 am
Author and advice columnist Carol Weston discusses the books in her middle grade Ava Wren series, including Ava and Pip, with KidLit TV's Rocco Staino. Read more »
| February 23, 2016, 11:55 pm
Join Sandra Nickel, author of BIG BEAR AND LITTLE FISH, on StoryMakers for a lesson in how friends come in all sizes! Then, learn about adjectives & synonyms, AND get...
| April 24, 2023, 7:00 am
Illustrator and author Brian Biigs chats with Rocco about AT THE FIREHOUSE and Tinyville Town happenings on this StoryMakers kid lit podcast! Read more »
| October 9, 2019, 8:00 am
Like us, author Jody Lynn Nye loves cats! Since 1987 Jody has published over 40 books and more than 120 short stories. Read more »
| May 27, 2017, 10:48 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
On StoryMakers, join author Sheela Chari for a chat about her middle-grade novels KARTHIK DELIVERS and FINDING MIGHTY, a lesson in making mango lassi, and find out why it’s ok...
| August 16, 2022, 7:05 am
...create your own way to dialogue with people. A child can do the same thing.” — Hervé Tullet StoryMakers Host: Rocco Staino @RoccoA Executive Producer: Julie Gribble @JulieGribbleNYC Join us...
| April 29, 2015, 8:00 am
Join the fun on StoryMakers as Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss, co-authors of the NOODLEHEADS easy-to-read series, reveal their goofiest gaffes and share how, if there is one thing people...
| September 22, 2021, 12:10 pm
Join Rocco and Kirk for this kid lit podcast of StoryMakers as they chat about his newest book, THE SECRET SPIRAL OF SWAMP KID! Watch as Kirk gives Rocco a swamp makeover AND learn to draw your own version of Swamp Thing! Read more »
| March 16, 2020, 8:00 am
On this kid lit podcast episode of StoryMakers, author and Project Manager of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Becky Flansburg teaches Rocco what it means to go tiny! #ReadYourWorld Read more »
| March 30, 2020, 8:00 am
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS Watch Alane on STORYMAKERS! Author of THE LEGENDS OF ORKNEY series and the new picture book, THE CIRCUS THEIF, Alane Adams...
| April 24, 2019, 8:00 am
Eight years later, "R Is for Rocket" is the sixth book in the line, and features a surprise guest from Tad’s Duck & Goose series. Read more »
| October 7, 2015, 3:10 pm
Here on KidLit TV we love being able to support all authors. Kayla Cagan is that author this time, Young Adult author of PIPER PERISH! Read more »
| June 21, 2017, 9:50 am
New York Times best-selling children's book author and illustrator Todd Parr discusses his new picture book, Teachers Rock!, on KidLit TV's StoryMakers. Read more »
| April 19, 2016, 8:00 am
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS Charyut! Attention! Aram Kim is back on StoryMakers for a chat about her new book LET’S GO TO TAEKWONDO! In this...
| January 2, 2022, 7:00 am
...for a new StoryMakers Podcast and learn the inspiring story of the National 9/11 Flag. Work along with Rocco & Amanda to create your own helping hand — a reminder...
| August 30, 2021, 7:00 am
...answer with #SendakHomage to @SergioRuzzier and was entered to win this limited edition signed print of the cover for A Letter for Leo. Every episode of StoryMakers includes a giveaway–watch...
| February 11, 2015, 8:55 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