Children's publishing

Exclusive sneak peek: Dennis Lee’s Garbage Delight board book

HarperCollins Canada is adding another updated edition of a Dennis Lee classic to their catalogue of sturdy books for babies. Originally published in the 1977 poetry collection of the same name, Garbage Delight will be ... Read More »

May 12, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Groundwood releases 15th-anniversary editions of Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner series

By Safa Jinje

In celebration of its milestone anniversary, Groundwood Books is releasing new editions of its most successful series Deborah Ellis’s groundbreaking 2000 novel, The Breadwinner, and its companion titles – Parvana’s Journey, Mud City, and My ... Read More »

May 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Humber and Holland colleges partner for P.E.I. kidlit workshop

By Monika Lemke

Toronto's Humber College and Charlottetown's Holland College are joining forces to present The Insider's Guide to Writing and Publishing for Young Readers, a workshop for aspiring and established kidlit authors. The workshop, led by former Penguin ... Read More »

May 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Publishing today: Butterfly Park by Elly MacKay

By Dory Cerny

Owen Sound, Ontario, artist and author Elly MacKay caught our eye with her debut picture book, If You Hold a Seed (Running Press Kids/PGC) in 2013. Since then, MacKay has kept busy, releasing her second ... Read More »

May 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Q&A: Kathy Kacer on her new play, collaborating with her son, and writing about the Holocaust

By Dory Cerny

Since the 1999 publication of her first novel for young readers, The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser (Second Story Press), Kathy Kacer has built a career on informing readers about the Holocaust in her children’s fiction ... Read More »

April 28, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing

Groundwood Books picks up two Canadian Library Association awards

By Dory Cerny

The Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèques has announced the winners of their 2015 awards, sponsored by the Library Services Centre, with two of the honours going to titles from Groundwood Books. This One Summer by ... Read More »

April 22, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Awards shortlists announced

By Dory Cerny

The Ontario Arts Council announced the shortlists for the 2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards this morning. The two annual awards, in the categories of Children's Picture Book and Young Adult/Middle Reader, each ... Read More »

April 22, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Q&A: Kids Can Press senior editor and author Stacey Roderick

By Dory Cerny

Ever wondered what it’s like to (temporarily) hang up your editor’s hat and write your own book? To have it published by your employer? We asked Kids Can Press senior editor Stacey Roderick, whose first ... Read More »

April 16, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing

80 years of Q&Q: a look back at Canadian children’s publishing

By Q&Q Staff

Canada gives birth to a kidlit industry Fuelled in part by government grants – but mostly by idealism, nationalism, feminism, youthful optimism, and an urgent sense that children and children’s books mattered – the 1970s ... Read More »

March 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing, People

IBBY announces 2015 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

By Dory Cerny

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the 50 titles comprising its biennial list of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. The titles selected for 2015 will be featured in ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Libraries

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Exclusive sneak peek: Dennis Lee’s Garbage Delight board book

Groundwood releases 15th-anniversary editions of Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner series

Humber and Holland colleges partner for P.E.I. kidlit workshop

Publishing today: Butterfly Park by Elly MacKay

Q&A: Kathy Kacer on her new play, collaborating with her son, and writing about the Holocaust

Groundwood Books picks up two Canadian Library Association awards

2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Awards shortlists announced

Q&A: Kids Can Press senior editor and author Stacey Roderick

80 years of Q&Q: a look back at Canadian children’s publishing

IBBY announces 2015 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

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