by Dory Cerny

Gillian O’Reilly leaving Canadian Children’s Book News

After two decades as editor of the Canadian Children's Book News (published by the Canadian Children's Book Centre), Gillian O'Reilly has announced she will leave her post as of March 31. "It's been 20 years ... Read More »

February 10, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, People

Scholastic Canada to publish new Harry Potter

By Dory Cerny

Scholastic Canada has announced that it (and its U.S. counterpart) will release the eighth story in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II will be available at ... Read More »

February 10, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Q&A: Lucy Ruth Cummins

By Dory Cerny

Having spent 14 years making other people’s work look good as a designer and art director at Simon & Schuster, Lucy Ruth Cummins is switching things up and taking on a new role as author-illustrator, ... Read More »

February 1, 2016

Spring Preview 2016: Books for Young People

By Dory Cerny

Fantastic (and fantastical) beasts • YA author, Penguin Random House publicity manager, and all around great gal Vikki VanSickle will release her first picture book, If I Had a Gryphon, with Tundra Books in February. ... Read More »

January 18, 2016

2015: Kids’ Books of the Year

By Dory Cerny

Q&Q’s Books for Young People editor selects her favourite children’s books of 2015 We Are All Made of Molecules Susin Nielsen (Tundra Books) The Truth Commission Susan Juby (Razorbill Canada) Brilliant, and brilliantly funny. That ... Read More »

December 7, 2015

Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards

By Dory Cerny

The Canadian Children's Book Centre handed out its awards on Nov. 18 at the Carlu in Toronto at a gala event hosted by the CBC's Shelagh Rogers. Two of the night's honours went to Jonathan ... Read More »

November 18, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing

CANSCAIP art show at Humber College Lakeshore campus

By Dory Cerny

Today marks the opening of Paging Imagination: The Art of Picture Books, the annual art show and sale put on by the Canadian Society of Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (CANSCAIP). The exhibit, which runs until ... Read More »

November 10, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Events

Barbara Reid’s bookstore B&E

By Dory Cerny

Here at Q&Q, we love to see authors having fun, so when we were sent a few pics of celebrated Placticine artist and children's author Barbara Reid undertaking some shenanigans around the launch of her ... Read More »

November 10, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing

Honours stack up for JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith’s Sidewalk Flowers

By Dory Cerny

It's been a banner week for Toronto author JonArno Lawson and illustrator Sydney Smith. Within hours of their book, Sidewalk Flowers, winning the Governor General's Literary Award in the illustrated book category on Oct. 27, ... Read More »

October 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Kidlit spotlight: the golden age of Canadian picture books

By Dory Cerny

If you’ve noticed that Canadian children’s book authors and illustrators seem to be garnering a lot of attention lately, you’re not alone. International awards and recognition and a ton of buzz are becoming the norm ... Read More »

October 22, 2015

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Gillian O’Reilly leaving Canadian Children’s Book News

Scholastic Canada to publish new Harry Potter

Q&A: Lucy Ruth Cummins

Spring Preview 2016: Books for Young People

2015: Kids’ Books of the Year

Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards

CANSCAIP art show at Humber College Lakeshore campus

Barbara Reid’s bookstore B&E

Honours stack up for JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith’s Sidewalk Flowers

Kidlit spotlight: the golden age of Canadian picture books

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