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BEA 2015 | How to Be Your Boldest Self: A Conversation With Amy Cuddy and Julianne Moore

Missed Book Expo America 2015 this year? Find out more about the expo from KidLit TV and Cat Michaels.   Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2015, 6:00 am

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Best Podcasts for Kids

For the classroom or bedtime, a podcast is a great alternative to music This is a list of the best podcasts for kids because we love tech-savvy bookworms.   Read more »

2 comments | October 2, 2019, 8:00 am

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#KidLitOnEllenShow Campaign Video!

...Roxie is the author/illustrator of more than 40 nonfiction and concept books for children, many using “gamification” to encourage reading, learning, and engagement (including Mazescapes; Amazement Park; the Inside-Outside Books:...

2 comments | January 25, 2016, 10:37 pm

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Cixi “The Dragon Empress” | Book Review & Activity

KidLit TV shares a book review of Cixi "The Dragon Empress" with hands-on activity and free printable PDF, perfect for parents and teachers.   Read more »

1 comment | January 26, 2016, 2:14 pm

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Survey Says: Teachers’ Experience with Close Reading

...lessons weekly or daily. Teachers are using a mix of literature and nonfiction. The majority of texts that students use are literature or poetry (55%), but 43% of texts chosen...

Comment | September 8, 2015, 5:07 pm

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Premiere: Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

KidLit TV is happy to announce the premiere of Laurie Wallmark's book trailer for her book Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine (Creston Books).    Read more »

1 comment | March 7, 2016, 3:23 pm

KidLit TV Team Member Profiles

...Annual Conference, NYC School Library System Spring Institute, Connecticut Library Association, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference, and the NY State Reading Association....

Comment | November 5, 2014, 3:51 pm

• We Need Diverse Books

Creators Empowering STEM Diversity in Multicultural Books

Multicultural Children's Book Day features how Creators are Empowering STEM Diversity in Multicultural Books with specific trends like #WomeninSTEM.   Read more »

Comment | November 6, 2019, 6:00 am

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National Book Award Shortlist Announced: Will This Be Steve Sheinkin’s Year?

The National Book Foundation has released the shortlist for the 2015 National Book Award. Will this be Steve Sheinkin's year?   Read more »

Comment | October 14, 2015, 9:30 am

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Children’s Books for Fall 2015

...we have an interview with M.T. Anderson, in which the National Book Award winner tells the story behind his first work of nonfiction, Symphony for the City of the Dead:...

Comment | August 26, 2015, 5:24 am

Book Trailer Premiere! SAVE THE CRASH-TEST DUMMIES

KidLit TV is proud to present the book trailer premiere of SAVE THE CRASH-TEST DUMMIES!   Read more »

Comment | August 27, 2019, 8:00 am

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StoryMakers with Roxie Munro DIVE IN

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 »

1 comment | September 14, 2020, 7:00 am

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StoryMakers with Traci Sorell WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA

...ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by Traci Sorell, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and illustrated by Frané Lessac, this nonfiction look...

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

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Early Chapter Books About Soccer GIVEAWAY

From Pragmatic Mom: Soccer: How It Works (Sports Illustrated Kids) by Suzanne Bazemore I really love how this nonfiction early chapter book combines physics with soccer. Potential energy, friction, acceleratin,...

1 comment | August 20, 2015, 12:20 pm

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Field Trip! 2016 New Jersey SCBWI Conference

Anything can happen at SCBWI! Join KidLit TV's Katya Szewczuk on this Field Trip! to NJSCBWI 2016 and learn about your favorite kid lit creators!   Read more »

2 comments | July 1, 2016, 8:02 pm

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StoryMakers with Yuyi Morales BRIGHT STAR / LUCERO

...Pura Belpre Medal for Illustration for her book Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book as well as the 2008 winner for Los Gatos Black on Halloween (written...

1 comment | August 24, 2021, 4:01 pm

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4 Essentials for Creating a Book Trailer

Are you wondering how to make a book trailer? KidLit TV has a list of music websites, video editing software and some great recommendations to share!   Read more »

7 comments | June 25, 2015, 6:00 am

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Perfect Picture Book | A Walk Down Memory Lane

From Susanna Hill: Once upon a time, I had a house full of babies – diaper-clad, chubby-limbed, crawling, walking, running, climbing, lap-snuggling, bedtime-reading, dressing-up, imagining, adventuring, singing, dancing, laughing, mile-a-minute...

Comment | May 25, 2015, 5:56 pm

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If You Plant It, Will It Grow?

...but loving every minute of it. I took out a total of 144 non-fiction picture books from the library this month to help me with my research and writing. Plus,...

Comment | July 16, 2014, 1:30 pm

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Read Out Loud BRIGHT STAR / LUCERO by Yuyi Morales

...book Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book as well as the 2008 winner for Los Gatos Black on Halloween (written by Marissa Montes), given to a Latino...

7 comments | November 30, 2021, 7:00 am