KidLit TV

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.

14/08/2025

✨NEW!✨ Get ready to clap, dance, & make some noise on StoryMakers with kids music group TIKA TIKA TIME ! Join musicians Latifa Reeves , Mark Lawson, & Lisa Hart as they share ANIMALS ARE GREAT. The book is also a song, so feel free to sing along! 🎶: https://www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersTikaTikaTime

07/08/2025

Happy ! Celebrate by joining Andrea Davis Pinkney & Caldecott winning illustrator Sophie Blackall for creative fun while Sophie shows us how to paint the lighthouse from her picture book HELLO LIGHTHOUSE: https://www.kidlit.tv/TheBIGPictureLIVESophieBlackall

It’s National Lighthouse Day! Join Kidlit TV’s Rocco Staino as he reads beloved kidlit classic THE LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE...
07/08/2025

It’s National Lighthouse Day! Join Kidlit TV’s Rocco Staino as he reads beloved kidlit classic THE LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE AND THE GREAT GRAY BRIDGE written by Hildegarde H. Swift and illustrated by Lynd Ward — originally published in 1942! ❤️📚

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

✨📚The Reading Revolution Starts Here!📚✨On Saturday, August 9, 2025, join beloved local and national kidlit stars in the ...
24/07/2025

✨📚The Reading Revolution Starts Here!📚✨

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, join beloved local and national kidlit stars in the heart of The Twin Cities at the iconic Mall of America® for “Building A Culture Of Reading In Your Classroom”, a powerful morning of insight, inspiration, & community — designed to support educators, librarians, and parents, empower families, and ignite a love of reading in every child!

SIGN UP: For full line-up of authors and details about the 🎤Interactive Q&A + Community
Conversation and ✍️Meet & Greet CLICK HERE or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-culture-of-reading-in-your-classroom-2025-tickets-1375007557619?aff=oddtdtcreator

⭐️ The first 50 educators, librarians, and parents who pre-register will receive a FREE children’s book!

17/07/2025

Long-haul ✈️ or long drive 🚗 — we’ve got your summer covered with KidLit RADIO’s Award Wining Podcasts for kids of all ages! 🎧📚✨We’re one of FeedSpot’s 20 BEST Children’s Literature Podcasts!
Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Soundcloud or here (the 🔗 is in our story too!): https://www.kidlit.tv/KidLitRADIO

✨📚The Reading Revolution Starts Here!📚✨On Saturday, August 9, 2025, join beloved local and national kidlit stars in the ...
14/07/2025

✨📚The Reading Revolution Starts Here!📚✨

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, join beloved local and national kidlit stars in the heart of The Twin Cities at the iconic Mall of America® for “Building A Culture Of Reading In Your Classroom”, a powerful morning of insight, inspiration, & community — designed to support educators, librarians, and parents, empower families, and ignite a love of reading in every child!

SIGN UP: For full line-up of authors and details about the 🎤Interactive Q&A + Community
Conversation and ✍️Meet & Greet CLICK HERE or through the 🔗 in our story: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-culture-of-reading-in-your-classroom-2025-tickets-1375007557619?aff=oddtdtcreator

⭐️ The first 50 educators, librarians, and parents who pre-register will receive a FREE children’s book!

09/07/2025
🇺🇸✨Happy Fourth of July! Celebrate America’s Birthday by sharing these diverse Independence Day themed picture books and...
04/07/2025

🇺🇸✨Happy Fourth of July! Celebrate America’s Birthday by sharing these diverse Independence Day themed picture books and KidLit crafts with the young readers in your life — just click here or through the link in our story: https://www.kidlit.tv/KidLitCrafts&ActivitiesINDEPENDENCEDAY

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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.