In this second of three preview instalments, Q&Q presents middle grade and graphic novels. Young adult novels and nonfiction will be featured next week. Q&Q’s spring preview covers books published between Jan. 1 and June ... Read More »
Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the young readers titles we’re most excited about this spring. This week’s instalment features picture books. Middle grade and graphic novels will be featured next week, with ... Read More »
IBBY Canada has announced the finalists for the 2023 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. The award, which was established in 1985 following the death of illustrator and author Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver, is presented to a Canadian ... Read More »
Sydney Smith has been shortlisted for the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award. The award is given every year by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) to "an author and an illustrator whose ... Read More »
Erin Bow has received a Newbery Honor for Simon Sort of Says. Bow's middle-grade story was one of five novels to receive the prestigious John Newbery Medal Honor. Simon Sort of Says (Scholastic Canada), Bow's ... Read More »
For the third year in a row, the Q&Q team reached out to our reviewers, booksellers, and librarians across the country to find out which titles from 2023 they're still thinking about as the year ... Read More »
This month, Toronto-based publisher Kids Can Press (KCP) celebrates its 50th anniversary. The children’s book publisher was founded by a small collective out of the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University) led by Frieda ... Read More »