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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.

Author Aram Kim holds up her book titled "No Kimchi for Me!" whose cover illustration depicts three cats standing behind a tabletop that holds dishes and chopsticks.
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Episode 4
10 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Book cover shows an illustrated tabletop with a huge bowl of mac and cheese, a dish of green peas, and a carton of milk. In the background, we see three birds peeking from behind a wall, where a bulletin board has the book's title: "No Peacocks!" Written by Robin Newman and illustrated by Chris Ewald.
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Episode 8
4 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Book cover shows an illustrated little red dinosaur standing on grass with arms crossed, looking bothered, and saying "No" as four other dinosaurs circled around and look at him with concern and care. Text reads, "Noah Noasaurus. By Elaine Kiely Kearns, illustrated by Colin Jack."
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Episode 20
3 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Mac Barnett holds up his book "Paolo, Emperor of Rome." The cover illustration by Claire Keane shows a small brown dachshund looking noble as he stands on all four legs with his snout pointed up, in the foreground of an old city.
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Episode 14
9 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Book cover shows an illustrated boy cracking open the lid of a glass jar that holds a ladybug habitat. A grasshopper sits on the top of his head, while another insect sits on the snout of a dog standing next to him. Text reads, "Pedro, Pedro Goes Buggy. By Fran Manushkin."
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Episode 67
3 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Person holds up a book titled "Peg and Cat, the Penguin Problem," by Jennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson. The cover illustration shows four penguins skiing down a snowy mountain, while Peg and Cat follow behind with a flag and a megaphone.
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Episode 25
5 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Person holds up a book called "Peg and Cat, the Pizza Problem," by Jennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson. The cover illustration shows Peg and Cat in a restaurant, where Peg holds up four stacked pizzas and Cat, standing on a checkered tabletop, holds up three pizzas.
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Episode 38
6 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Book cover shows an illustrated small red panda sitting on a rooftop talking with a giant panda, who appears to look and listen with care. Text reads, "Ping Meets Pang. A story of otherness, differences, and friendship. Written and illustrated by Mary Jane Begin."
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Episode 1
3 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Book cover shows an illustration of a school classroom, in which one girl standing by a desk looks at a globe with curiosity, while another girl wearing a captain's hat stands with her arms raised and her foot propped up on a chair. Text reads, "Piper Green and the Fairy Tree. Going Places. By Ellen Potter, illustrated by Qin Leng."
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Episode 36
23 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Dressed in costumes, Zachariah OHora raises his hand, which resembles a fluffy white paw, as he sits behind a table near Anne Dyckman, who wears a red hat with fluffy white ears and paws as she holds their book titled "Read the Book, Lemmings!"
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Episode 24
5 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Author holds up her book titled "Revolutionary Rogues: John Andre and Benedict Arnold," whose cover illustration both men looking away from each other while the American Revolutionary Arnold receives an envelope from the British Andre.
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Episode 34
27 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Book cover shows an illustration of a blue rabbit relaxing on a yellow inner tube floating on a bright blue pool. Text reads, "Ronnie's Pool. Written by Lindsay Ann Fink, illustrated by Michele N Tupper."
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Episode 42
4 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Author Steve Light holds up his book titled "Swap!" whose cover depicts a burly man on a dock trading steering wheels for piles of fabric to a pirate on a small boat. The other pirate holds up a large yellow sail cloth that floats in the air.
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Episode 31
5 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Author Matthew Van Fleet holds up his book titled "Tails," which is illustrated with a tiger pawing at another animal's tail. The letters of the title are each made up of different animal tails.
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Episode 2
2 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Book cover shows an illustration of a white and orange cat holding a teacup near a table with another teacup on it. A paper airplane swirls through the air. Text reads, "Tea with Oliver. By Mika Song."
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Episode 71
3 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover shows an illustration of a boy standing in front of a red and white circus tent, where a white horse is posing. The boy holds an armful of colorful balls. Text reads, "The Circus Thief. Written by Alane Adams, illustrated by Lauren Gallegos."
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Episode 56
10 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover shows an Illustration of a man with an apronful and hands full holding crayons, with more crayons flying around him and the crowds of people gathered around him. Text reads, "The Crayon Man, the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons. By Natascha Biebow, illustrated by Steven Salerno."
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Episode 17
7 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Author Todd Parr sits and speaks to us, holding his book titled "The Goodbye Book" on his lap. The cover illustration has an orange fish in a fishbowl, and a thought bubble shows the fish is thinking about a green fish.
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Episode 47
2 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Illustration of a white-haired judge sitting on a stately bench with his hand holding up his head and a scowl on his face. Text reads, "An untrue tale by Harve Zemach: The Judge. With pictures by Margot Zemach."
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Episode 75
7 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Person holds up a book titled "The Little Engine That Could," by Watty Piper, with art by Loren Long. The cover illustration shows a blue train engine, with determined eyes and a stuck-out tongue, trying hard to make it up a steep hill.
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Episode 57
9 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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