A bilingual picture book about the late pop superstar Selena – scheduled to come out in March 2018 – is already No. 1 on Amazon's Spanish book charts, knocking off Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's ... Read More »

  Children's non-fiction about feminist role models is a sub-genre that is gaining steam. (The Guardian) Picture book tells the Mi'kmaq creation story of Prince Edward Island. (The Guardian - Prince Edward Island) Canadian author ... Read More »

YA star Daniel José  Older (Shadowshaper) on becoming  the Star Wars franchise's go-to author. (Syfy Wire) New research from the University of Alberta and McGill University on teaching kids to read is critically important, even ... Read More »

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will write a sequel to kidlit favourite Corduroy. (The New York Times) New illustrated edition of J.K. Rowlings's The Tales of Beedle the Barb will be illustrated by former U.K. children's ... Read More »

Mariko Tamaki was "vaguely obsessed" with the Lumberjanes graphic novels before signing on to write the new middle-grade series. (Publishers Weekly) HarperCollins Children’s Books wins auction for new detective series for middle-grade readers, written by British ... Read More »