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KidLit TV KidLit TV - American Association of School Librarians Best Digital Tool for Teaching and Learning! Gold Parents' Choice Award Winner

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.

Spooky season is back! 🎃👻💀Below is a list of our favorite diverse picture books for Halloween to help you diversify your...
10/03/2025

Spooky season is back! 🎃👻💀
Below is a list of our favorite diverse picture books for Halloween to help you diversify your read alouds both at home and in the classroom.

We hope you enjoy these slightly scary books!
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10/02/2025

BTS 🎥 KidLit TV mascot Luke with his latest acquisitions!
Jen Calonita ISLE OF EVER
Carina Finn FEAST AND FAMINE: THE LAST GREAT HEIR
Victor Piñeiro ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS

Fantastic books! Keep on the lookout for new StoryMakers and Read Out Loud episodes dropping this fall!
10/02/2025

Fantastic books! Keep on the lookout for new StoryMakers and Read Out Loud episodes dropping this fall!

We had such a great time filming a middle grade panel with KidLit TV ! 🎥

Jen, Carina, and Victor’s episode drops in November—they’ll be talking magical creatures, writing, and the inspiration behind their books. ✨

10/01/2025

Like the ⭐️s of this , we feel a case of the HELLOS coming on!
👋 Say hello to CABIN HEAD AND TREE HEAD and the weird & wonderful world Scott Campbell ( scottlava) has created for them in the first book in this graphic series for newly independent readers! Join in the fun here: https://www.kidlit.tv/FeaturedBookTrailerCABINHEADANDTREEHEAD

Tundra Books Penguin Random House

09/30/2025

✨Welcome 2025 KidLit TV Author/Illustrator Sponsor Scott Campbell! 🎉 IT’S BOOK LAUNCH DAY for Scott’s graphic novel for newly independent readers, CABIN HEAD AND TREE HEAD! The 1st in a series — reviewers are already declaring it “a must-have”! Read more here: https://www.kidlit.tv/KLTVSuperFans&Sponsors2025

Tundra Books

09/30/2025

📚✨Welcome 2025 KidLit TV Author Sponsor RobinNewmanBooks! Click here to read more about Robin and her new graphic chapter book TRIAL AND ERROR starring Sawyer 🐜, the Critter Lawyer, illustrated by Deborah Zemke
from Creston Books 👉https://www.kidlit.tv/KLTVSuperFans&Sponsors2025

🎉📚 Don’t miss the LAUNCH PARTY for TRIAL AND ERROR written by KidLit TV Alum Robin Newman and illustrated by Deborah Zem...
09/25/2025

🎉📚 Don’t miss the LAUNCH PARTY for TRIAL AND ERROR written by KidLit TV Alum Robin Newman and illustrated by Deborah Zemke at Books of Wonder on October 5 at 2pm!

Join us in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our natio...
09/23/2025

Join us in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society by adding these Children’s Books for Hispanic Heritage Month to your reading rotation.

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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.