In celebration of Pride Month we’re highlighting two of our StoryMakers who’ve made strides to share stories championing LGBT characters in kid lit. Read more »
| June 17, 2015, 10:29 am
StoryMakers caught up with Mo Willems at the preview for 'The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems' at the The New-York Historical Society Museum and Library. Read more »
| March 31, 2016, 3:30 pm
Join Rocco and author Colleen Rowan Kosinski as they discuss steam-punk, artist’s block, and the real-life historical inspiration behind A PROMISE STITCHED IN TIME on this episode of StoryMakers. ABOUT...
| October 24, 2018, 8:00 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
We met up with Marci Peschke who, not only is a librarian, but an author too! She is the author of the Kylie Jean Series Read more »
| June 27, 2017, 1:35 pm
Kids! Do you know how to bake a cake? Well, on this episode of StoryMakers in the Kitchen, all you need to add is Paddington Bear to whip up a...
| March 25, 2020, 8:00 am
Explore a lesser known part of WWII history with Rocco and YA novelist Margi Preus on StoryMakers as they chat about her new book VILLAGE OF SCOUNDRELS, which is based...
| March 31, 2020, 8:00 am
On StoryMakers meet the creators of THREE HENS, A PEACOCK, AND THE ENORMOUS EGG, author Lester L. Laminack and illustrator Henry Cole! The action of this story takes place...
| March 27, 2023, 7:00 am
Join Rocco as he chats with John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, the Glaswegian duo who together create books under the name Metaphrog. In this episode of StoryMakers, John and Sandra...
| July 1, 2020, 8:00 am
Brian Biggs chats with Rocco Staino about Tinyville Town: At the Firehouse and shows us a special gift from his local firefighters! Read more »
| August 28, 2019, 8:00 am
Date cakes and rugelach?! Yes, please! Join Jane Breskin Zalben for StoryMakers in the Kitchen with Rocco and Christine Whelan from iconic, Brooklyn Middle Eastern grocery, Sahadi's. You're in for a sweet treat as Jane takes us through a recipe from the back of her book, A MOON FOR MOE & MO, a Sydney Taylor Award honoree! Read more »
| December 6, 2020, 8:00 am
TADA! Presenting a brand new StoryMakers! Text messages from beyond the grave, death-defying escape tricks, time travel, and some old, New York City magic — join Dan Gutman as he...
| July 19, 2021, 7:00 am
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
...hula-hooping, like our guest on StoryMakers, author of DESIGNED TO SHINE: READ ALOUD RHYMES FOR ANY SIZE HEART, poet Joy Resor! Watch and then share what makes you special in...
| September 21, 2021, 7:00 am
Readers will solve riddle-poems about the familiar animals, plants, and weather that a child encounters in a summer day playing outside.If you listen, nature speaks. Read more »
| June 24, 2020, 8:00 am
Author / Illustrator Dan Yaccarino joins Rocco Staino on KidLit TV’s new talk show, StoryMakers! Dan Yaccarino has two new books out: a Middle Grade novel, Zorgoochi Intergalactic Pizza: Delivery...
| November 19, 2014, 11:01 am
Join author/illustrator Thyra Heder for StoryMakers as she shares her new picture book SAL BOAT: A BOAT BY SAL. It’s a book about a boy who is determined to build...
| November 28, 2022, 7:00 am
Author Susan Verde returns to StoryMakers to share her new book, I AM ME: A BOOK OF AUTHENTICITY, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. This book celebrates the unique qualities that...
| November 22, 2022, 7:00 am
On StoryMakers, we’re bringing you a story with a paws-itive message about Type-1 Diabetes. Join Vanessa Messenger (and a special furry guest!) as she chats about her book TEDDY TALKS,...
| December 1, 2021, 11:39 am
Charyut! Attention! Aram Kim is back on StoryMakers for a chat about her new bookLET'S GO TO TAEKWONDO!Join Aram as she catches us up on what her character Yoomi from NO KIMCHI FOR ME has been getting up to, learn about the rituals of the martial art Taekwondo and how to count to ten in Korean! Read more »
| October 27, 2020, 7:00 am