Ever wonder who came up with the idea for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons? 🦃 Find out on 🎧 KIDLIT RADIO’S #Thanksgiving #podcast edition of Read Out Loud! Listen as @roccostaino.bsky.social reads Melissa Sweet’s BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY 🎈: www.kidlit.tv/KidLitRADIOB... #kidlit #kidslisten

🚗 Long car ride on #ThanksgivingDay? 🦃Let 🎧 KIDLIT RADIO keep the kids busy! We've got a #Thanksgiving podcast episode of Read Out Loud all about patience and thankfulness. Join Vanessa Brantley-Newton for her book DON'T LET ANTIE MABEL BLESS THE TABLE: www.kidlit.tv/KidLitRADIOD... #kidlit

Nobody wants this shit. Nobody. The hostile reaction has been so pronounced, in fact, that it feels like a company announcing it would never force AI into its products would carve out a pretty good chunk of the market.

BREAKING: Senator @ChrisMurphyCT on Trump's call for executions: “The President of the United States just called for members of Congress to be executed. If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side!”

❤️📚 This #Thanksgiving celebrate & honor Native American culture with these books & crafts for young readers! www.kidlit.tv/celebrating-... @carolelindstrom.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

🦃✨We are grateful for you! As you think about #Thanksgiving #lessonplans & activities for home, here are some diverse suggestions that will delight young readers & help lighten the load around holiday planning: www.kidlit.tv/kids-books-a... @barefootbooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

🦃 Get ready for #Thanksgiving with KidLit TV! We're sharing diverse, Thanksgiving-themed StoryMakers & ReadOutLoud videos AND having fun crafting KidLit art projects! 🎨✏️📚 Join us: www.kidlit.tv/kidlit-arts-...

Even one small ant can make the world a better place. @crestonbooks.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social #lawyers #middlegrade #booksbooksbooks #graphicnovels

📣✨ HEADS UP! We’ve got a @bankstreet.edu Best Book of 2025🏅 for you! RUMI - POET OF JOY AND LOVE by Rashin Kheiriyeh is a gorgeous #picturebookbiography of the Persian poet that introduces children to Rumi’s life & teachings like, “Be a friend to everyone” — words needed now more than ever. ❤️📚

What joy to be asked to read Dad's book for KidLitTV! And today would have been Dad's 99th birthday. Oh he would have loved this!

I got to do a "Read Out Loud" of my father's book for the beautiful folks at KidLitTV @kidlittv.bsky.social www.kidlit.tv/2025/11/read... #lbyr #christyottavianobookd #bookposse

📣✨HEADS UP! @roccostaino.bsky.social’s got a super 🦸🏻 story to help kids speak with confidence and courage in any situation! Check out CAPTAIN COURAGE AND THE FEAR SQUISHING SHOES written by Stacey Marshall and illustrated by Andy Catling, from Warren Publishing. 📚✨ #kidlit

Author friends. You know what to do.

George is casting a wide net here…

Interested in winning a copy of TRIAL & ERROR? Comment on the TRIAL & ERROR trailer’s premiere page @kidlittv.bsky.social and sign up for the @kidlittv.bsky.social newsletter. That's it! Link is below 👇 www.kidlit.tv/BookTrailerP... Good luck! 🤞 @crestonbooks.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social

✨NEW!✨ What does it mean to be National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature? 📚🏅 Join Mac Barnett for StoryMakers as he shares his first-hand experience in the job being a champion of books, reading, & kids who ❤️ to read kids books! 👉 www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersM... @librarycongress.bsky.social

✨NEW!✨ Join author @nwestmoss.bsky.social for Read Out Loud as she shares ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! A VIOLIN, written by her father, Lloyd Moss. The beautiful illustrations earned Marjorie Priceman a Caldecott Honor -- it's a perfect intro to musical instruments & counting! 🎻🎶 www.kidlit.tv/ReadOutLoudZ...

Want to win a FREE copy of TRIAL AND ERROR? Simply comment on the book trailer’s premiere page at @kidlittv.bsky.social & sign up for the @kidlittv.bsky.social newsletter. Link is below 👇👇👇 www.kidlit.tv/BookTrailerP... Good luck! 🤞 @juliegribble.bsky.social @crestonbooks.bsky.social

📣✨HEADS UP! What happens when two creative geniuses collide & reimagine one of the world’s most beloved fairy tales? Find out in HANSEL AND GRETEL by world-wide bestselling author @stephenking.bsky.social w/ artwork by legendary Caldecott Medal-winner Maurice Sendak! @harperkids.bsky.social #kidlit

Osiyo! That means hello in Cherokee! Join author @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social for a chat about her book WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA, which was inspired by the people & culture of the #CherokeeNation today: www.kidlit.tv/storymakers-... @charlesbridge.bsky.social #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

✍️ Follow along with Dan’s drawing tutorial, then share your art with us using #PICCOLO. We’d love to add your Drawings to the KidLit TV Fan Art Gallery! 🖼️✨ @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

✨NEW!✨ Buongiorno! 🇮🇹❤️ Discover some of the best parts of Italian culture on StoryMakers with Dan Yaccarino, author & illustrator of PICCOLO! 📚 Get a look inside the book, learn words in Italian, & have a go at drawing a scooter like the one Piccolo rides! 🛵: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersD... #kidlit

Charlotte Clymer for the win. 💯

📣✨ HEADS UP! Pura Belpré Honor–winning author-illus @johnparraart.bsky.social has a new book out from @simonkids.bsky.social called THIS MOMENT IS SPECIAL: A Dia De Muertos Story! Spend a day with a family as they prepare for a celebration to remember loved ones who have come before them. ❤️ #kidlit

📰 This just in! Read Publishers Weekly’s coverage of BookFest @ Bank Street, held in partnership with @kidlittv.bsky.social & Epic featuring a conversation with Sonia Manzano, two craft-specific panels, & a keynote by Laurie Halse Anderson: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... @bankstreet.edu

MAGA men are now saying the quiet part out loud: they want to repeal the 19th Amendment and strip women of their right to vote. Todd Beeton examines this ugly trend. Also, Jay Kuo unpacks the real failure underlying Senate Democrats' deal to reopen the government.

👋 Osiyo! That means hello in Cherokee! Join author @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social for a chat about her book WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA, which was inspired by the people & culture of the #CherokeeNation today: www.kidlit.tv/storymakers-... @charlesbridge.bsky.social #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

❤️ These children’s books that celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth show the diversity of indigenous stories. They include stories of joy, cultural traditions, tribal pride, & stories of everyday life that help kids connect to Native culture now — not just in the past: www.kidlit.tv/childrens-bo...

Si, grazie! Ride through the city with Piccolo and author/illustrator Dan Yaccarino in this episode of Storymakers with @kidlittv.bsky.social!

✍️ Follow along with Dan’s drawing tutorial, then share your art with us using #PICCOLO. We’d love to add your Drawings to the KidLit TV Fan Art Gallery! 🖼️✨ 

✨NEW!✨ Discover some of the best parts of Italian culture — and the best parts of friendship on StoryMakers with Dan Yaccarino, author & illustrator of PICCOLO! ❤️🇮🇹 📚 Get a look inside the book, learn words in Italian, & draw a scooter like Piccolo’s! 🛵: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersD... #kidlit

We should all have a friend like PICCOLO! Today on @kidlittv.bsky.social we share a story about how our lives are made richer when we help others. #Piccolo

🍿✨STAY TUNED for a brand new StoryMakers with Dan Yaccarino and PICCOLO! Here’s a BEHIND THE SCENES look! Premiers TOMORROW at 7AM ET. 🎬 You’ll get a peek at the book, learn words in Italian, AND have a go at drawing a scooter like the one Piccolo rides in the story! ❤️📚 @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

📚✨Happy #PictureBookMonth! Each November #kidlit lovers around the world celebrate the importance of #picturebooks to literacy & encouraging a lifetime ❤️ of reading! Looking for some amazing #picturebooks to share? We’ve got #booklists, resources, & read alouds galore: www.kidlit.tv/PictureBooks

On top of refusing to fully fund SNAP during the shutdown, the Trump regime has: -Cut $1 billion from USDA programs supporting food banks -Enacted tariffs that have caused food prices to rise -Made the largest cut to SNAP in history -Canceled the annual food security survey Shameful.

🎉 Congratulations to #InternationalDotDay Giveaway winner, Sara Schearer who won a signed copy of THE DOT & a MerryMakers THE DOT plush pillow! ❤️ 🎨 Check out the Sara’s students’ wonderful #DotDay drawings that we’ve added to the KidLit TV Fan Art Gallery: www.kidlit.tv/ready-set-dr... #kidlit

America's Mayor is an American Muslim Immigrant. That's it. That's the post. Carry on.

Interested in adding a little magic to your school's book club? Invite an author! 🖌📚Nothing gives me greater joy than speaking to students about reading and writing. @crestonbooks.bsky.social @hownowbooking.bsky.social #bookclubs #schoolbookclubs

HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website. Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!

Celebrate & honor indigenous culture this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth with these books & crafts for young readers! www.kidlit.tv/celebrating-... @carolelindstrom.bsky.social @readwithrif.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #kidlit

Good morning to these future governors!

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans. Nero would be proud.

On the ballot today: -NYC: Mayor -Minneapolis: Mayor -VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House -NJ: Governor -PA: State Supreme Court -GA: Public Service Commission -TX: TX-18 U.S. House -CA: Prop 50 This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.

Know your rights when voting today.

Folks, this is another big one in Pennsylvania. Please vote! Spread the word. www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

❤️📚 This #NationalHospiceandPalliativeCareMonth, join author John Masiulionis as he shares WALKING EACH OTHER HOME—Zachary’s Mission: A Hospice for Children, a story about a brave boy’s journey through terminal illness & his dream to build a place for children like him: www.kidlit.tv/ReadOutLoudW...

Want to see a microcosm of America? Immigrants won the World Series for the Dodgers and immigrants will be unwelcome and hunted at the victory parade.

Facts.

NBC's new poll say the most important issue for deciding who to support for Congress is: "Protecting constitutional rights/protecting democracy." If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0