The award is given every year by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) to “an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children’s literature.”
Erin Bow receives Newbery Honor
Bow’s middle-grade story was one of five novels to receive the prestigious John Newbery Medal Honor.

Kids Can Press marks 50 years of children’s publishing

Apparent restrictions imposed on 2SLGBTQ+ books at Ontario’s Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Challenges to books in libraries and schools are common, and restrictions and removals are not a new occurrence in Canada, but there has never been any previous public awareness of restrictions imposed on books that are part of the FoR program.
Inhabit Education Books changes company name to Arvaaq Press
Arvaaq Press is set to appear on printed books beginning in spring 2024.
Kim Spencer takes home three CCBC Awards
Spencer’s debut Weird Rules to Follow took home three of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s seven English-language awards.
The 2024 Forest of Reading nominees are revealed

Leona and Gabrielle Prince’s Be a Good Ancestor continues to captivate readers’ hearts
Shortlisted for this year’s Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, the stunning picture book has been on the bestsellers list since its May 2022 release.
The PMC Indigenous Literature Award winners announced
