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      Ready Set Draw! Vanessa Brantley-Newton HOW TO MAKE A COLLAGE

      Ready Set Draw! Vanessa Brantley-Newton HOW TO MAKE A COLLAGE

      Illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton demonstrate what tools we need to make a collage! Gather up your supplies and start making your creative collage!   Read more »
      52 comments | March 1, 2026, 7:01 am

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        Ready Set Draw! with Selina Alko I IS FOR IMMIGRANTS

        Ready Set Draw! with Selina Alko I IS FOR IMMIGRANTS

        What do drums, guacamole, and Japanese gardens have in common? They are all gifts the United States received from immigrants.... Read more »
        7 comments | March 1, 2026, 7:00 am

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          Ready Set Draw! Collage with Aimée Sicuro IF YOU FIND A LEAF 🍁

          Ready Set Draw! Collage with Aimée Sicuro IF YOU FIND A LEAF 🍁

          Aimée Sicuro shares a fun tutorial on collaging with leaves in this episode of Ready Set Draw! Start by collecting a... Read more »
          7 comments | November 7, 2025, 7:00 am

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            Ready Set Draw! Wendell the Ghost from DELICATES 👻

            Ready Set Draw! Wendell the Ghost from DELICATES 👻

            Friendship, forgiveness, AND a haunted laundromat? We could only be talking about Brenna Thummler’s middle grade, graphic novel duology, SHEETS... Read more »
            8 comments | October 26, 2025, 7:00 am

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              Ready Set Draw! with Joyce Wan YOU ARE MY SPECIAL NARWHAL

              Ready Set Draw! with Joyce Wan YOU ARE MY SPECIAL NARWHAL

              Author and illustrator Joyce Wan is back on Ready Set Draw! with some super-cute friends to draw from her new... Read more »
              14 comments | March 9, 2025, 12:30 am

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                Ready Set Draw! A Cat in Action with Stephen Savage RESCUE CAT

                Ready Set Draw! A Cat in Action with Stephen Savage RESCUE CAT

                Join author/illustrator Stephen Savage (along with his furry helper, Leia) for Ready Set Draw! and a lesson in drawing an adventurous... Read more »
                Comment | August 8, 2024, 6:30 am

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                  Ready Set Draw! Learn How to Draw a HORSE in a TUTU with Sophie Blackall

                  Ready Set Draw! Learn How to Draw a HORSE in a TUTU with Sophie Blackall

                  • Filmed at the Brooklyn Public Library! • Join two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall at the Brooklyn Public Library for... Read more »
                  6 comments | June 5, 2024, 7:00 am

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                    Ready Set Draw! A Blackpoll Warbler with Fred Koehler GARBAGE ISLAND

                    Ready Set Draw! A Blackpoll Warbler with Fred Koehler GARBAGE ISLAND

                    Get ready to go on a high seas adventure with author/illustrator Fred Koehler on Ready Set Draw! Learn to draw... Read more »
                    1 comment | March 19, 2024, 7:00 am

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                      Ready Set Draw! How to Draw Elephants MIGHTY MUDDY US

                      Ready Set Draw! How to Draw Elephants MIGHTY MUDDY US

                      Join author Caron Levis and illustrator Charles Santoso, creators of MIGHTY MUDDY US, for Ready Set Draw! and a lesson... Read more »
                      Comment | December 11, 2023, 7:00 am

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                        Ready Set Draw! How to draw TRIM the cat

                        Ready Set Draw! How to draw TRIM the cat

                        Join illustrator Kristy Caldwell and author Deborah Hopkinson, creators of the new historical fiction series inspired by the real adventures... Read more »
                        2 comments | October 2, 2023, 7:00 am

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                          Ready Set Draw! Paint MR. TORTOISE with Ruth Chan

                          Ready Set Draw! Paint MR. TORTOISE with Ruth Chan

                          Join author and illustrator Ruth Chan for Ready Set Draw! and a lesson in using watercolor paints to create your... Read more »
                          1 comment | May 29, 2023, 7:00 am

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                            Ready Set Draw! with Juana Martinez-Neal, Molly Idle and Julie Fogliano I DON’T CARE

                            Ready Set Draw! with Juana Martinez-Neal, Molly Idle and Julie Fogliano I DON’T CARE

                            On a special edition of Ready Set Draw, join award-winning author Julie Fogliano, as she shares her new picture book,... Read more »
                            1 comment | December 20, 2022, 7:00 am

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                              Ready Set Draw! with Paul O. Zelinsky HOW TO DRAW A CAT

                              Ready Set Draw! with Paul O. Zelinsky HOW TO DRAW A CAT

                              Join Caldecott Medal winning author/illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky for Ready Set Draw! and a lesson in drawing cats! Follow along step-by-step: First,... Read more »
                              7 comments | November 7, 2022, 7:00 am

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                                Ready Set Draw! with Tim Miller IZZY PAINTS

                                Ready Set Draw! with Tim Miller IZZY PAINTS

                                Before our guest on this episode of Ready Set Draw! started making books for kids, he was an art teacher who made... Read more »
                                1 comment | November 2, 2022, 7:00 am

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                                  Ready Set Draw! with Liza Donnelly HOW TO DRAW A CARTOON

                                  Ready Set Draw! with Liza Donnelly HOW TO DRAW A CARTOON

                                  Have you ever wondered how to draw like a cartoonist? Well, you are in luck! Liza Donnelly, author, illustrator, and... Read more »
                                  1 comment | October 3, 2022, 7:00 am

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                                    Ready Set Draw! with Stephen Savage MOONLIGHT

                                    Ready Set Draw! with Stephen Savage MOONLIGHT

                                    On Ready Set Draw, join author/illustrator Stephen Savage for a lesson in relief printing — the same technique he used... Read more »
                                    2 comments | August 23, 2022, 7:00 am

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                                      Ready Set Draw! with Kristen Balouch ONE MILLION TREES

                                      Ready Set Draw! with Kristen Balouch ONE MILLION TREES

                                      A pencil, a marker, some colored paper, glue, and some paint — that’s author / illustrator Kristen Balouch’s recipe for... Read more »
                                      3 comments | February 7, 2022, 7:00 am

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                                        Ready Set Draw! with Kristen Balouch IF YOU ARE THE DREAMER

                                        Ready Set Draw! with Kristen Balouch IF YOU ARE THE DREAMER

                                        We are going to have a different kind of fun on this episode of Ready Set Draw! Our friend, artist... Read more »
                                        2 comments | December 22, 2021, 7:00 am

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                                          Ready Set Draw! with Susan Eaddy SIR DRAKE THE BRAVE

                                          Ready Set Draw! with Susan Eaddy SIR DRAKE THE BRAVE

                                          We’re trying something different on this episode of Ready Set Draw! That’s because our guest, Susan Eaddy, is a different... Read more »
                                          Comment | October 5, 2021, 7:00 am

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                                            Ready Set Draw! Draw a TOUCAN from ANTEATERS, BATS & BOAs with Roxie Munro

                                            Ready Set Draw! Draw a TOUCAN from ANTEATERS, BATS & BOAs with Roxie Munro

                                            Have you ever wondered what kind of creatures live in the Amazon Rainforest? Join Roxie Munro for Ready Set Draw!... Read more »
                                            4 comments | August 31, 2021, 7:00 am
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                                            Join Beni and his family as they celebrate a year in Jewish Holidays, including all their favorite craft activities, recipes, songs, and stories for each occasion.
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                                            KidLit TV is delighted to share Jane Breskin Zalben’s charming Read Out Loud with you! Learn about Rosh Hashanah and... Read more »
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                                            How exciting! Thanks for sharing, Sandra! 📚❤️✨Hooray! KidLit TV's Teacher’s Guide for Big Bear and Little Fish is now available on AFT’s Share My Lesson website! You can find it and other great guides here: www.kidlit.tv/KidLitTVTeachersGuides #teachers #bigbearandlittlefish #lessons #books #childrensbooks ... See MoreSee Less

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                                            Join National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett as he talks about making a main characters in his new video with KidLit TV's StoryMakers!
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                                            🌎📚✨ Celebrate #internationalchildrensbookday
                                            with KidLit TV! We are so excited to mark this #picturebook-perfect day by sharing some behind the scenes footage from our upcoming episodes of Ready Set Draw! featuring #kidlit super-stars,
                                            Roxie Munro, Selina Alko, Nick Bruel, and Rashin Kheiriyeh!

                                            🖍️ Don’t miss the chance for young readers to create along with their favorite illustrators — and make sure to upload their masterpieces to the comments section of each episode so we can share them here and in the KLTV Fan Art Gallery on our website!

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                                            🖍️✨📚 Happy #NationalCrayonDay! We ❤️ opening a fresh box of crayons — the colors, the smell, the possibilities! Here’s an idea to inspire young readers & budding artists 🧑🏾‍🎨 — watch any episode of Ready Set Draw on KidLit TV then UPLOAD your crayon art to the comments section so we can share it!

                                            ⭐️ Find all of our Ready Set Draw episodes here (or through the 🔗 in our story) and make sure to bookmark this post so you can easily find them for use at home or in the classroom: www.kidlit.tv/ReadySetDraw

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