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KidLit TV

Kidlit TV is 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.

Person holds a book titled "Emma and Julia Love Ballet." The cover shows an adult ballet dancer standing en pointe and a young girl ballerina posing next to her.
Read Out Loud
Episode 68
6 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Person holds up a book called "Freddy the Frogcaster and the Huge Hurricane." The cover shows a green frog looking out at us and waving, standing in front of a map showing an enormous yellow and orange hurricane spiral.
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Episode 27
10 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Person holds a book called "Goodnight Manger," which shows a rooster and a hen, a donkey, sheep, and other farm animals gathered around the baby Jesus lying comfortably in a manger.
Read Out Loud
Episode 65
3 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover shows an illustration of a little girl who smiles and waves as she carries a large, colorful, patchwork purse with ribbons of red, yellow, pink, and blue unfurling around it. Text reads, "Grandma's Purse. Vanessa Brantley Newton."
Read Out Loud
Episode 10
3 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Person holds up a book titled "Happy in Our Skin," depicting diverse families with young children on a park pathway. A couple of the kids have balloons, one holds a soccer ball on her lap, another rides a red scooter.
Read Out Loud
Episode 62
3 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover shows an illustration of a yellow-and-gray baby bird hatching out of a white egg, among a pile of other eggs. Text reads, "Hatch! Roxie Munro."
Read Out Loud
Episode 63
9 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman sits in a big cozy wooden chair and holds up a book called "Hoot and Honk Just Can't Sleep," whose cover illustration is of a yellow bird looking up from the bottom of the book cover and a blue bird looking down, upside down, from the top.
Read Out Loud
Episode 70
3 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover shows tall, teal-colored tree trunk illustrations surrounded by pink, blue, and purple leaves. Text reads, "How Grizzly Found Gratitude. Written by Dennis Mathew, illustrated by Taylor Barron."
Read Out Loud
Episode 45
8 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Author Susan Verde looks at us attentively as she holds up her book titled "I Am Peace, a Book of Mindfulness."
Read Out Loud
Episode 18
2 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Person holds up a book called "I'm going to give you a Bear Hug!" whose cover illustration depicts a golden-brown bear lays on its back, cuddling a baby lying on its belly.
Read Out Loud
Episode 73
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Author Todd Parr sits in a cozy room, showing us his book, "It's Okay to Make Mistakes," which he is holding upside-down.
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Episode 46
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover. Illustration of a brown-haired girl who cradles a fluffy white cat in her arms, as another family member stands close by and looks happy. Text reads, "Lost and Found Cat, the True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey. By Doug Kuntz & Amy Shrodes, illustrated by Sue Cornelison.
Read Out Loud
Episode 48
8 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Author Awilda Rivera Prigano sits behind a table, holding up a book titled "Loving Lulu," which is illustrated with a young girl smiling surrounded by red hearts, and shows her grandmother in the background. On the table is a Spanish-language version of the book titled "Lulu Amorosa."
Read Out Loud
Episode 44
6 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Author Kate Hosford holds open her book, "Mama's Belly," to a page showing a young girl running down a grassy hill with a bouquet of flowers, as her mother waits for her at the bottom.
Read Out Loud
Episode 7
3 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Book cover shows an illustration of a gray dog swimming underwater, in front of a school of yellow fish, among other creatures, seemingly reaching for a rubber duck.
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Episode 16
7 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Author Emma Otheguy smiles as she holds up her book titled "Marti's Song for Freedom," which depicts Jose Marti looking triumphant in front of a Cuban flag.
Read Out Loud
Episode 35
6 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Book cover shows an illustration of a little girl holding a pink parasol, dressed in a pink cloak and a fluffy skirt, with a little lamb accessory at her waist, who looks excitedly toward us as she stands outside of a shop. Text reads, "Mary Had a Little Glam. By Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton."
Read Out Loud
Episode 9
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Book cover shows an illustrated, orange-colored car smiling while covered in mud, parked outside of a car wash. Text reads, "Muddy, Mud, Bud. By Patricia Lakin, illustrated by Cole Atkinson."
Read Out Loud
Episode 72
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Paul Meisel holds up his book called "My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis." On the cover, a green praying mantis perches on the stem of a bright red, spiky flower, looking up towards a butterfly flying above.
Read Out Loud
Episode 61
5 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Cover art for the book "My Wild First Day of School," written by Dennis Mathew, illustrated by Kosta Gregory. The letters of the word "wild" look like the furry, feathered, and spiky hides of animals. The backdrop is a blue sky with a yellow sun and tall green grass.
Read Out Loud
Episode 43
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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