KidLit TV Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Celebrating children's books and reading through original videos, podcasts & #kidlit crafts. An AASL BEST DIGITAL TOOL resource. Founder: @JulieGribbleNYC

The Recess Genius 1: Open for Business
Janet Sumner Johnson
📚✨Meet @MsVerbose, creator of THE RECESS GENIUS series, on #StoryMakers! Get a sneak peek at THE RECESS GENIUS 1: OPEN FOR BUSINESS, learn about idioms, & put your problem solving skills to use! 🍿Watch: https://t.co/z62HlyK29Z @PixelandInkBks @StacyEbert https://t.co/d6MDUJx5o0
Paperback, 2024
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Once Upon a Book
Grace Lin
⭐️FEATURED KIDLIT!⭐️ Get a sneak peek at the new #picturebook from @pacylin & @KateMessner ONCE UPON A BOOK from @LittleBrownYR! Click for an inside look & more about the book from its creators ➡️https://t.co/wIcIlT1HCS #TEACHers #ChildrensBooks #tlchat #kidlit https://t.co/uck4KVpbfl
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Join @lclineransome for @KidLitTV_NYC’s #PastPresent! Lesa takes a closer look at the historical figures from her hometown of Malden, MA who inspired OF WALDEN POND: HENRY DAVID THOREAU, FREDERIC TUTOR, & THE POND BETWEEN: https://t.co/dFp7jrcwh9 @HolidayHouseBks @StimolaLiterary https://t.co/6ByQdSy36n
Hardcover, 2016
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
If You Find a Leaf: An Inspiring Nature Book for Kids and Toddlers
Aimée Sicuro
It’s #SaturdayMorning! Make leaf collages with @aimeesicuro on #ReadySetDraw! You’ll need paper, colored pencils, a glue stick, & a selection of 🍁s! Join Aimée for creative, #kidlit fun & a look at her NEW #picturebook IF YOU FIND A LEAF: https://t.co/M3GXzs1Wr3 @penguinrandom https://t.co/SAdQOx8E5W
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Are My Special Narwhal
Joyce Wan
❄️#FanArtFriday winter fun!❄️ @joycewanbooks has some friends for you to draw from YOU ARE MY SPECIAL NARWHAL including a polar bear, an arctic fox, & a narwhal. Join the fun here & show us what you make using #ReadySetDraw! https://t.co/iWJGYclo35 @Scholastic @ScholParents https://t.co/VUNEDaZzr6
Board Book, 2022
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Because of You, John Lewis
Andrea Davis Pinkney
⭐️NEW EPISODE! ⭐️ Watch #TheBigPictureLive with @AndreaDavisPink as she chats & paints with Keith Henry Brown! Find out how Keith created the paintings for BECAUSE OF YOU, JOHN LEWIS and more! 🍿Watch: https://t.co/e5k8GrxA8g @Scholastic #kidlit #STEAM https://t.co/SR8MxUNSiS
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats
☃️ Baby it’s cold outside! Snuggle up & join @AndreaDavisPink for a look at her lyrical picture book biography, A POEM FOR PETER, a celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day: https://t.co/zuAFGToUXn #kidlit @Scholastic @ScholParents https://t.co/jbZauSFZ1z
Board Book, 1996
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
Lea Ypi
Meet the @KidLitTV_NYC Team! 🤗@JulieGribbleNYC is a #kidlit author as well as an Emmy-nominated, award-winning writer, screenwriter, filmmaker, & producer. She also happens to be the founder of KidLit TV! ❤️ Find her fabulous, FREE, kidlit creation here: https://www.kidlit.tv https://t.co/2Kct0uRwNN
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Not Really Buddies
Jan Carr
🎥📚Find out #WhatsUp? w/Jan Carr on @KidLitTV_NYC ! She’s got a new illustrated chapter book series called BUDDY AND BEA. Watch as Jan shares a laugh-out-loud chapter & learn what inspired her to write NOT REALLY BUDDIES & TINY TORNADOES: https://t.co/fDfKwzaorz @PeachtreePub https://t.co/ucFDV6ZukK
Hardcover, 2023
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner
Maurice Sendak
“Let the wild rumpus start!” Shake, stomp, and roar your way through #SundayMorning as @IsaacMizrahi reads Maurice Sendak’s #kidlit classic WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE on @KidLitTV_NYC's #ReadOutLoud! https://buff.ly/3m8HIxX @BPL_Presents #sundayvibes #tlchat #ISTELib #Storytime https://t.co/aNCkfITLfl
Paperback, 2012
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book