by Dory Cerny

First Book Canada, Kobo collaborate on literacy initiative with Neil Pasricha

First Book Canada, Kobo, and Penguin Random House Canada have announced they are collaborating with The Book of Awesome author Neil Pasricha on a targeted literacy initiative. The Awesome Project will see Pasricha visiting five ... Read More »

October 15, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

OLA announces 2016 Forest of Reading nominees

By Dory Cerny

The Ontario Library Association has announced the nominees for their 2016 Forest of Reading Awards: The Blue Spruce (K–Gr.2); Silver Birch fiction (Gr.5–6), non-fiction (Gr.5–6), and express (Gr.3–4); Red Maple (Gr.7–8); White Pine (Gr.9–12); two ... Read More »

October 15, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing, Libraries

Author, publisher Paul Kropp dies

By Dory Cerny

Author, publisher, teacher, and mentor to many Canadian writers, Paul Kropp died on August 22 after a short battle with cancer. Kropp’s first teaching job after university was at a vocational school in Hamilton, where ... Read More »

September 4, 2015

Registration open for CCBC children’s publishing seminar

By Dory Cerny

The Canadian Children's Book Centre will host a seminar on Oct. 24 called "So You Want to Get Published!" The morning event, to be held at the TPL's Northern District Branch, will feature a panel ... Read More »

August 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Events

Q&A: Kidlit author-illustrator Ashlyn Anstee

By Dory Cerny

Canadian expat Ashlyn Anstee’s debut picture book, Are We There, Yeti?, was released by Simon & Schuster Canada this week. Her follow-up, No, No, Gnome!, is forthcoming from S&S in early 2016. We caught up ... Read More »

July 23, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing

Stage adaption of I Want My Hat Back coming to London’s National Theatre

By Dory Cerny

Jon Klassen's much-lauded 2011 picture book debut, I Want My Hat Back, is getting the stage adaptation treatment, thanks to the National Theatre in London. The book, which tells the story of a bear who ... Read More »

July 22, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Children's publishing

Books for Young People fall preview: titles for exploring

By Dory Cerny

FICTION If advance buzz (and comparisons to Lemony Snicket) are anything to go by, Nicholas Gannon’s middle-grade novel The Doldrums (Harper-Collins, Sept.) is a classic in the making. The sequel to Ellie Marney’s modern-day Sherlock ... Read More »

June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Books for Young People fall preview: titles for dreaming

By Dory Cerny

LIKE TALES OF YORE Having tackled dragon lore in her debut, The Story of Owen (and its follow-up, Prairie Fire), E.K. Johnston’s latest YA novel is a Scheherazade-inspired tale called A Thousand Nights (Disney-Hyperion, Oct.), ... Read More »

June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Books for Young People fall preview: titles for play

By Dory Cerny

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Who doesn’t love a good bunny tale? In Timo’s Garden (Pajama Press, Sept.), the titular rabbit feels the pressure of making his flowerbeds look “just so” for the Great, Green ... Read More »

June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Judith Saltman, Jacques Payette win IBBY Canada’s Aubry Award

By Dory Cerny

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Canada has announced the recipients of the 2014 Claude Aubry Awards for distinguished service in the field of children's literature in English and French. Judith Saltman, ... Read More »

June 9, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

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First Book Canada, Kobo collaborate on literacy initiative with Neil Pasricha

OLA announces 2016 Forest of Reading nominees

Author, publisher Paul Kropp dies

Registration open for CCBC children’s publishing seminar

Q&A: Kidlit author-illustrator Ashlyn Anstee

Stage adaption of I Want My Hat Back coming to London’s National Theatre

Books for Young People fall preview: titles for exploring

Books for Young People fall preview: titles for dreaming

Books for Young People fall preview: titles for play

Judith Saltman, Jacques Payette win IBBY Canada’s Aubry Award

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