Sponsored by A Different Booklist and Groundwood Books, the event will take place on June 19th
Winners announced for student-voted Forest of Reading, MYRCA awards
Updated: Library associations in Ontario and Manitoba have announced the winners of their annual children’s literature awards, as voted on by young people.
Christian “B.A.” Johnston publishes a picture book about a surly, ketchup chips–loving seagull
Made with illustrator Paul Hammond, Gary the Seagull features an exasperated beach bird with a passing resemblance to a certain SCTV actor
Leona Trainer remembered as a trailblazer in the areas of sales and children’s publishing
Eric Walters’s new pandemic novel took 41 days to write, edit, and publish
Don’t Stand So Close to Me tackles the world as it is right now: remote learning, physical distancing, quarantining, and the closing of all non-essential services.
J.K. Rowling releases new serialized story, The Ickabog, for free online
The story, which is aimed at seven- to nine-year-old children, is a fairy tale set in an imaginary land – and is totally unrelated to Rowling’s other works.
Scholastic shifts marketing campaign online for Hunger Games prequel
Denise Anderson, Scholastic Canada’s director of marketing and publicity, shares behind-the-scenes details about the campaign for the blockbuster The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which launched officially May 19.
Forest of Reading winners will be announced at an online ceremony
OLA has partnered with CBC Books for a 40-minute online award ceremony, which will take the place of the three-day, multiple city event.
Telling Tales Festival goes virtual for 2020
Kevin Sylvester emcees the festival’s launch video and introduces the authors and illustrators taking part in this year’s online event.
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