by Shanda Deziel

The 2018 Forest Festival of Trees draws a big crowd of young readers

The Ontario Library Association's 2018 Forest Festival of Trees threw its annual three-day party in Toronto May 15–17, with workshops, awards, author talks, and lots and lots of free kids' books. The festival saw 12,000 ... Read More »

May 16, 2018

Everybody's Different on Everybody Street

Sheree Fitch and Emma FitzGerald take readers to EveryBody Street

By Shanda Deziel

Seventeen years ago, the Festival of Trees and Nova Scotia Hospital commissioned Nova Scotia’s kidlit heavyweight Sheree Fitch to write a poem about mental illness and addiction that would raise awareness and contribute to classroom ... Read More »

May 10, 2018

Ben Clanton on the Narwhal that swims inside his head

By Shanda Deziel

Peanut Butter and Jelly is the third book in the bestselling, Eisner Award–winning Narwhal and Jelly series by Tacoma, Washington, author Ben Clanton. Parents, kids, and even reluctant readers have not been able to resist ... Read More »

April 17, 2018

Julie Kraulis wins the 2018 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award

By Shanda Deziel

IBBY Canada (International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian section) has named A Pattern for Pepper (Tundra Books), written and illustrated by Julie Kraulis, the winner of the 2018 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. The jury ... Read More »

April 10, 2018

Caroline Fernandez is the new owner of Authors’ Booking Service

By Shanda Deziel

The founders of Canada's Authors' Booking Service announced they are handing the company over to author and blogger Caroline Fernandez as of June 10, 2018. Marsha Skrypuch and Valerie Sherrard started the service in 2006, ... Read More »

April 10, 2018

Christopher Paul Curtis

By Shanda Deziel

How former Michigan autoworker Christopher Paul Curtis became a beloved chronicler of Canadian history

March 12, 2018

New Heritage Minute features Lucy Maud Montgomery’s struggles with depression and rejection

By Shanda Deziel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNv0rbeIpU The latest Canadian Heritage Minute marks International Women's Day by focusing on the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery. The Minute, produced by Historica Canada, is set on Prince Edward Island with an actress playing ... Read More »

March 8, 2018

Shortlist announced for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award

By Shanda Deziel

IBBY Canada (International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian section) has named the nominees for the 2017 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award. The $1,000 prize, established in 1985 – following the death of Mrazik-Cleaver, ... Read More »

March 5, 2018 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Owlkids Books named finalist for Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year

By Shanda Deziel

Toronto’s Owlkids Books has been shortlisted for this year’s Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. The awards are given to publishers representing six international regions, as selected by publishing houses, associations, ... Read More »

March 2, 2018

Esther the Wonder Pig makes her picture book debut

By Shanda Deziel

Just four years ago Steve Jenkins was a real estate agent and his partner Derek Walter was a professional magician. But their lives were turned upside down after they adopted what they thought was a ... Read More »

February 28, 2018

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The 2018 Forest Festival of Trees draws a big crowd of young readers

Sheree Fitch and Emma FitzGerald take readers to EveryBody Street

Ben Clanton on the Narwhal that swims inside his head

Julie Kraulis wins the 2018 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award

Caroline Fernandez is the new owner of Authors’ Booking Service

Christopher Paul Curtis

New Heritage Minute features Lucy Maud Montgomery’s struggles with depression and rejection

Shortlist announced for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award

Owlkids Books named finalist for Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year

Esther the Wonder Pig makes her picture book debut

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