January 24, 2024
Sydney Smith has been shortlisted for the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award. The award is given every year by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) to "an author and an illustrator whose ... Read More »
January 23, 2024
Erin Bow has received a Newbery Honor for Simon Sort of Says. Bow's middle-grade story was one of five novels to receive the prestigious John Newbery Medal Honor. Simon Sort of Says (Scholastic Canada), Bow's ... Read More »
January 23, 2024
For the third year in a row, the Q&Q team reached out to our reviewers, booksellers, and librarians across the country to find out which titles from 2023 they're still thinking about as the year ... Read More »
December 6, 2023
This month, Toronto-based publisher Kids Can Press (KCP) celebrates its 50th anniversary. The children’s book publisher was founded by a small collective out of the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University) led by Frieda ... Read More »
November 22, 2023
Last week, children's authors, publishers, and advocates were troubled to learn that the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) has apparently classified select Forest of Reading (FoR) books in a way that likely restricts elementary ... Read More »
November 15, 2023
Inhabit Education Books is now Arvaaq Press. Arvaaq is an Inuktitut word that means “baby bowhead whale.” The new logo depicting two bowhead whales, one adult and one infant, represents “the company's commitment to publishing ... Read More »
November 6, 2023
Next month, a new bookstore will be opening its doors in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Village neighbourhood. Inhabit Books, located at 612 Mount Pleasant Road, will sell books published by Inhabit Media; Inhabit Education, which is ... Read More »
October 25, 2023
On October 23, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) announced the winners of the 2023 CCBC Book Awards at an in-person ceremony held at One King West Hotel and Residence. The TD Canadian Children’s Literature ... Read More »
October 24, 2023
The Ontario Library Association has announced the nominees for the 2024 Forest of Reading. The 10 nominees in the Blue Spruce category (JK–Grade 2) include Cocoa Magic (Pajama Press) by Sandra Bradley and illustrated by Gabrielle ... Read More »
October 16, 2023
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