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Explore the world of children's books with videos for kids and their grown-ups! Thank you for visiting KidLit TV, winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Award! We are a diverse group of parents, educators, librarians, kid lit creators, and award winning filmmakers all working together to bring great books to kids! Our mission is to create fun new ways to reinforce an appreciation of reading that child

ren will carry with them for the rest of their lives. STORYMAKERS, our flagship series, is an entertaining talk show highlighting bestselling authors and illustrators in the kid lit world. The series is hosted by Rocco Staino, Contributing Editor at School Library Journal, a contributing writer at The Huffington Post, and Director of Empire State Center for the Book! Other KidLit TV programs you won’t want to miss include:
READ OUT LOUD – Read your favorite books with your favorite authors! READY SET DRAW! – Illustrators teach you how to draw characters from their books! FIELD TRIP – Our crew hits the road to explore the world of kid lit. INSIDE SCOOP – Sneak a peek at bestselling authors’ new books. Plus exclusive Red Carpet coverage of special events.

“KidLit TV is an exciting and informative destination for authors, illustrators, teachers, publishers, and anyone with a passion for children’s literature.” — Children’s Book Council

"Visitors are almost guaranteed to find something interesting and useful, whether they are consumers, producers, or curators of children’s literature."
–Parents’ Choice on KidLit TV

Go on an adventure in the world of stories with us! KidLit TV is the place to learn about books for children and the people who create them. The diverse KidLit TV team supports the ‘We Need Diverse Books’ and ‘Multicultural Children’s Book Day’ initiatives by encouraging the children’s literature community to create more books that reflect the diversity of our society.

12/02/2025

📚🐕 It’s ! Do you know the best way for kids to approach someone else’s dog when in the park, out and about, or at a friend’s house?

🐶 Join Stephanie Calmenson for Read Out Loud as she shares her picture book, MAY I PET YOUR DOG?, a how-to guide for kids meeting dogs, beautifully illustrated by Jan Ormerod.

🍿Watch here or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.kidlit.tv/ReadOutLoudMAYIPETYOURDOG

12/02/2025

🐾📚❤️We’ve got the perfect book for ! Join author duo Angel & Tracey Jimenez as they share the 1st 📕 in the series, SAFETY DOG DIEGO GETS ADOPTED. Meet this cute and curious French Bulldog rescue puppy as he explores a busy construction site, learns about safety, & what it’s like to be a part of a family.

🐾📚 If you love dogs, diggers, or fun stories about doing the right thing, this is the Read Out Loud for you! Watch here or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.kidlit.tv/ReadOutLoudSAFETYDOGDIEGOGETSADOPTED

12/02/2025

Happy ! 🐩📚 Do you like dogs? Well, Stephanie Calmenson, author of OODLES OF POODLES AND DOODLES, loves them! ❤️ She can’t wait to share this woofing, wagging book of colours, illustrated by Hollie Hibbert, with you. Learn fun facts about poodles, identify loads of colors, and enjoy this story about friendship and acceptance — all on Read Out Loud!

🍿Watch here or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.kidlit.tv/ReadOutLoudOODLESOFPOODLESANDDOODLES

12/01/2025

✨NEW EPISODE!✨ Long before there was KidLit TV, there was Reading Rainbow! 🌈📚 One of the most iconic children’s television programmes of all time, the show won 250 awards over 26 years including 26 Emmy Awards! Now, after 20 years, it’s back — but have you ever wondered how it originally came to be?

⭐️ On StoryMakers, join program creator Tony Buttino and Pam Johnson, co-authors of CREATING READING RAINBOW: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series for an inside look at the making of this landmark show for teaching children to love books and reading. 🖍️Don’t miss the fun Reading Rainbow colouring activity and make sure to share your favorite books with us in the comments below!

🍿 Watch here or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersCreatingReadingRainbow

Reading Rainbow Creating Reading Rainbow PBS KIDS Mychal Threets

11/28/2025

📣✨ HEADS UP! Celebrate the beauty of the cosmos with LITTLE SKY BEAR AND THE DRAGON, written by Amy Jackson and beautifully illustrated by DonnaParedes. The story brings to life four constellations in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, telling a tale of wonder and an unlikely friendship. From . 🔭📚

11/28/2025

📣✨HEADS UP! Looking for an out of this world space adventure? 💫 MAX GOES TO MARS: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog PERSEVERANCE EDITION is the first children’s book ever launched into space and read aloud by astronauts from the International Space Station! It’s written by Jeffrey Bennett and illustrated by Alan Okamoto. From

11/28/2025

📣✨HEADS UP! We’ve got a stunning picture book biography for you. BRAVE VOLODYMYR: THE STORY OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY AND THE FIGHT FOR UKRAINE highlights the importance of standing up for what one believes in, defending freedom at all costs, & maintaining hope in the face of war. Written by Linda Elovitz Marshall with art from Ukrainian illustrator . From . ❤️🇺🇦

WOW! ✨We’re so excited to share that the published an article featuring ’s StoryMakers episode today! 🤩 📖 Read it here ...
11/25/2025

WOW! ✨We’re so excited to share that the published an article featuring ’s StoryMakers episode today! 🤩

📖 Read it here or through the 🔗 in our story: https://blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2025/11/24/mac-barnett-on-making-a-main-character/

📚❤️ The episode includes a chat with Mac about his role as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature & a fun activity creating a main character — perfect for budding writers & helpful to educators and librarians! Find it through the 🔗 in our bio. 🥰
Every Child a Reader Childrens Book Council

11/25/2025

✨NEW EPISODE!✨ We’ve got a FANTASTIC line-up of middle-grade fantasy and adventure authors for you on StoryMakers.

🏴‍☠️ Whether cursed treasure, pirates, and puzzle solving float your boat;
🙀 duelling heirs, delicious pastries, and demon cats do it for you;
🇵🇷 or you fancy a can’t-put-downable adventure in Puerto Rico filled with ancient legends, mythological mysteries, and an encounter with the infamous Chupacabra — we’ve got a book for you! 📚❤️

🌟 Join , author of FEAST AND FAMINE: THE LAST GREAT HEIR, , author of ISLE OF EVER, and , author of ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS for a romp through their books, insight into their writing process, and Rocco’s Rapid-Fire Q&A!

🍿 Watch here or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersMiddleGradeSPECIAL
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11/25/2025

✨NEW EPISODE!✨ We’ve got a FANTASTIC line-up of middle-grade fantasy and adventure authors for you on StoryMakers.

🏴‍☠️Whether cursed treasure, pirates, and puzzle solving float your boat;
🙀 dueling heirs, delicious pastries, and demon cats do it for you;
🇵🇷 or you fancy a can’t-put-downable adventure in Puerto Rico filled with ancient legends, mythological mysteries, and an encounter with the infamous Chupacabra — we’ve got a book for you! 📚❤️

Join , author of FEAST AND FAMINE: THE LAST GREAT HEIR, , author of ISLE OF EVER, and , author of ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS for a romp through their books, insight into their writing process, and Rocco’s Rapid-Fire Q&A!

🍿 Watch here or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersMiddleGradeSPECIAL
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Thank you for visiting KidLit TV, selected as an American Association of School Librarians Best Digital Tool for Teaching and Learning, winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Award and the Norton Juster Award for Devotion to Literacy.

KLTV is available in over 600,000 schools worldwide via our website and video distribution partners. We’re a diverse group of parents, educators, librarians, kid lit creators, and award winning filmmakers working together to create fun new ways to reinforce an appreciation of reading that children will carry with them for the rest of their lives. STORYMAKERS, our flagship series, is an entertaining talk show highlighting bestselling authors and illustrators in the kid lit world. The series is hosted by Rocco Staino, Contributing Editor at School Library Journal, a contributing writer at The Huffington Post, and Director of Empire State Center for the Book! KidLit TV Shows READ OUT LOUD – Read your favorite books with your favorite authors! READY SET DRAW! – Illustrators teach you how to draw characters from their books! YOUNG AT ART with James Ransome – On this series, kids learn basic and intermediate art skills from shapes to colors! PAST PRESENT: GIVING PAST STORIES NEW LIFE with Lesa Cline-Ransome – Explore non-fiction story writing, share how we can learn about ourselves and find common bonds with people from the past. PHIL’S FAST FIVE – A fun, fast paced Q&A hosted by author Phil Bildner. THE TRUTH ABOUT LIBRARIES – Find out what REALLY happens in the library! Plus exclusive LIVE coverage of special literary events on our website and on Facebook LIVE! “KidLit TV is an exciting and informative destination for authors, illustrators, teachers, publishers, and anyone with a passion for children’s literature.” — Children’s Book Council "Visitors are almost guaranteed to find something interesting and useful, whether they are consumers, producers, or curators of children’s literature." –Parents’ Choice on KidLit TV Go on an adventure in the world of stories with us! KidLit TV is the place to learn about books for children and the people who create them. The diverse KidLit TV team supports the ‘We Need Diverse Books’ and ‘Multicultural Children’s Book Day’ initiatives by encouraging the children’s literature community to create more books that reflect the diversity of our society.