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Children's publishing

Q&A: kidlit specialist Vikki VanSickle

You would be forgiven for thinking that children's literature specialist Vikki VanSickle must never sleep. In February, the Toronto author released Days that End in Y, the third book in her Clarissa trilogy, and she ... Read More »

February 26, 2013 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Inspired reading: getting kids to engage with important books

By Laura Godfrey

Whether it's war and poverty on the evening news or bullying in our own schools, we all wish we could protect children from life's harsh realities. But at the same time, we want them to ... Read More »

February 26, 2013 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Q&A with children’s author Oliver Jeffers

By Sue Carter

Beloved Irish-born children's author Oliver Jeffers makes a quick stop in Canada this weekend with an appearance at Small Print Toronto's sold-out Totsapalooza. Quillblog spoke to Jeffers about the inspirations behind his art practice and ... Read More »

January 31, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Children’s authors and illustrators sign proclamation demanding better picture books

By Sue Carter

A group of U.S. children's authors and illustrators have found an eye-catching way to demand better quality picture books from their peers. A manifesto, signed by 21 members of the kids' publishing industry, appeared as ... Read More »

November 21, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Children’s bookstore launches multilingual short story contest

By Natalie Samson

Rainbow Caterpillar Bookstore, a Toronto-based bookseller of children's literature in a variety of languages including Italian, Spanish, Gujarati, Farsi, Arabic, and Chinese, has announced its first-ever writing contest. The Rainbow Caterpillar Award for Writing for ... Read More »

September 20, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

School’s out: summer reading for kids

By Sue Carter

School's out for summer, and if you're looking for ways to occupy the wee ones that don't involve a Wii, here are five kids' books reviewed in the June 2011 issue of Q&Q. The Qalupalik ... Read More »

June 30, 2011 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Event photos: Second Story Press launches Splish, Splat! at Mayfest

By Natalie Samson

Second Story Press launched Splish, Splash!, written by Alexis Domney and illustrated by Alice Crawford in Toronto on May 13. The picture book, about a boy who meets two deaf house painters, is the winner ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

About those fairy tales…

By Nathan Whitlock

Will Davis writes in The Guardian's book blog about the latest round of controversy over the appearance of gay characters in children's lit in Britain. Davis was not surprised to hear of condemnations from Christian ... Read More »

March 16, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Industry news, Opinion

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