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Pets play such an important part in our lives and the loss of an animal creates a hole in our hearts. The Newbery Honor award winning classic Old Yeller by Fred Gipson does the same thing. We hear from a trio of fifth graders from Lafayette Elementary School in Washington, DC who talk about their own pets. Actor and dancer Michael McKinley is celebrity reader. Dog expert Mia Cobb from Australia joins us. Kitty Felde is host.   www.bookclubforkids.org

On this KidLit RADIO podcast, Rocco chats with illustrator Yehudi Mercado, creator of the middle-grade graphic novel, FUN FUN FUN WORLD, a story about a ragtag group of aliens who conquer the earth — or do they? Watch Yehudi on StoryMakers! Click Here to Learn How to Draw Captain Minky! Are you ready for some FUN, FUN, FUN? We are! Join illustrator Yehudi Mercado, creator of the middle-grade graphic novel, FUN FUN FUN WORLD, and learn how to draw Captain Minky only on KidLit TV’s Ready Set Draw!  We’d love to add your artwork to the Ready Set Draw Art Gallery! Post your paintings on our KidLit TV Facebook page OR use the hashtag #ReadySetDraw on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter so we can find you! We can’t wait to see what you’ve made! ABOUT THE BOOK The Devastorm 5 is an alien warship whose prime directive is to seek out planets to invade and conquer in tribute to the almighty Alien Queen. The only problem is that the crew of Devastorm 5 is the worst in the fleet. In a last-ditch effort to be taken more seriously, the Devastrom 5 crew vows to conquer Earth once and for all. Ground zero for operation “Conquer Earth” is a defunct amusement park called Fun Fun Fun World, overrun by cats and hiding a major secret. Will the crew of the Devastorm 5 be able to complete their mission? ABOUT YEHUDI MERCADO Yehudi Mercado is a former pizza delivery driver and Disney art director living in Los Angeles. From award-winning animated short films to cowriting and art directing the Guardians of the Galaxy mobile game, Yehudi has worked in various media for over 15 years. His creator-owned comics include Buffalo Speedway, Pantalones, TX, Rocket Salvage, Sci-Fu, and Hero Hotel. Sponsored by ONI PRESS CONNECT WITH Yehudi Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   The post KidLit RADIO: StoryMakers with Yehudi Mercado appeared first on KidLit TV....moreCopy Link

On this episode we get to wordplay with Dirk, a talking chipmunk! Which means we're sailing our sieve to talk with Kenny Curtis, host, DJ, and animal wrangler for his radio show, The Animal Farm, which airs on Sirius XM Channel 78, Kids Place Live. You'll get to hear about the talking animals on Kenny's radio show, a bit of history about satellite radio, and learn about some of the music and podcast projects he works on. You'll also hear from some Buttons & Figs kids who have a few animal suggestions for Kenny's Animal Farm...not to mention a few interrupting animal jokes, because it's always fun to yell into a microphone! Starring Buttons & Figs kids: Alex, Brooklyn, Evelyn, Georgia and Noah To tune in and listen to Kenny Curtis be sure to check out: Sirius XM Kids Place Live https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/kids-place-live Nat Geo Kids Greeking Out podcast https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/zeus-the-mighty/topic/podcast The Ten News podcast https://www.thetennews.com/ Connections made by Sugar Mountain PR http://sugarmountainpr.com/blog/...moreCopy Link

Tristan Strong didn’t think his life could get any worse. He was wrong. When Tristan rips a hole into a land of myths and legends, on the trail of a thieving baby doll no less, he has to find the trickster god Anansi and fix the damage he caused. But it’s never simple to catch a trickster…   Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia reviewed by this giant turtle-faced thistle head, age 13.   Leela’s podcast is the amazing Newsy Jacuzzi! Learn all about it and listen every week here: https://www.newsyjacuzzi.com/   For questions or to suggest a book for us to review email us at bookpowerforkids@gmail.com .   Our website is http://bookpowerforkids.com/, or visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookpowerforkids/ and Twitter @bookpower4kids   We are proud members of Kids Listen. For more quality children's podcasts visit http://www.kidslisten.org/members   All of our music was created using Music Maker Jam for non-commercial purposes, http://www.justaddmusic.net/en/ . Credit to http://www.freesfx.co.uk/ for the nighttime ambience sound effect.   Thanks for listening!...moreCopy Link