by Shanda Deziel

Daily Deals: Fitzhenry & Whiteside pick up Kathy Stinson’s children’s book about giraffe expert Anne Innis Dagg

Fitzhenry & Whiteside has acquired author Kathy Stinson’s new illustrated children’s book about the inspirational life and work of biologist Anne Innis Dagg, who wrote 2016’s 5 Giraffes (Fitzhenry & Whiteside) about her study of ... Read More »

September 20, 2019

CCBC announces funding changes for its popular children’s book programs

By Shanda Deziel

Last week, the Canadian Children's Book Centre sent word to their members about changes in the works. TD Bank Group, the long-time sponsor of many of the Centre's popular programs – TD Grade One Book ... Read More »

September 16, 2019

Jillian Tamaki, Jonathan Auxier, and Marie-Louise Gay among CCBC Award finalists

By Shanda Deziel

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre has announced the finalists in eight award categories, celebrating the best in Canadian children’s literature. Winners of the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards Jillian Tamaki (They Say Blue) and Jonathan Auxier (Sweep: ... Read More »

September 5, 2019

Fall preview 2019: Non-fiction for young people

By Shanda Deziel

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger Annick Press, Nov. This follow-up to the acclaimed middle-grade resource Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People picks ... Read More »

July 22, 2019

Fall preview 2019: YA and middle-grade fiction

By Shanda Deziel

YOUNG ADULT Break in Case of Emergency Brian Francis HarperCollins, Sept. In the new novel from Canada Reads finalist and Q&Q agony editor Brian Francis (Fruit: A Novel About a Boy and His Nipples), 15-year-old ... Read More »

July 18, 2019

Fall preview 2019: Picture books

By Shanda Deziel

Treasure Mireille Messier and Irene Luxbacher, ill. Orca Book Publishers, Sept. Available in English and French, this gorgeous picture book – from Franco-Ontarian author Mireille Messier (The Branch) along with illustrator and art educator Irene ... Read More »

July 15, 2019

Sarah Henstra

By Shanda Deziel

After her Governor General’s Literary Award win, Sarah Henstra returns to YA

July 8, 2019

Canada’s Grade One students will receive picture book by Monique Gray Smith and Julie Flett

By Shanda Deziel

The Canadian Children's Book Centre has announced this year's pick for its popular annual TD Grade One Book Giveaway. In September, every Grade One child in Canada will receive a copy of My Heart Fills With ... Read More »

June 28, 2019

Fourteen-year-old wins Common Deer Press’s novel challenge

By Shanda Deziel

According to publisher Kirsten Marion, when she realized a 14-year-old had won the Common Deer Press novel-writing contest, "I just about fell off my chair." Last summer, the Toronto publishing house launched an "Uncommon Quest ... Read More »

June 24, 2019

Students, authors, and award-winners come together at this year’s Festival of Trees

By Shanda Deziel

Every year, thousands of school children descend on Toronto's Harbourfront Centre to cheer on, meet, and attend talks by their favourite authors at the Festival of Trees, the culmination of the Ontario Library Association's Forest ... Read More »

May 16, 2019

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Daily Deals: Fitzhenry & Whiteside pick up Kathy Stinson’s children’s book about giraffe expert Anne Innis Dagg

CCBC announces funding changes for its popular children’s book programs

Jillian Tamaki, Jonathan Auxier, and Marie-Louise Gay among CCBC Award finalists

Fall preview 2019: Non-fiction for young people

Fall preview 2019: YA and middle-grade fiction

Fall preview 2019: Picture books

Sarah Henstra

Canada’s Grade One students will receive picture book by Monique Gray Smith and Julie Flett

Fourteen-year-old wins Common Deer Press’s novel challenge

Students, authors, and award-winners come together at this year’s Festival of Trees

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