by Inderjit Deogun

2023 Fall Preview: Young Adult and Nonfiction

YOUNG ADULT A Pretty Implausible Premise Karen Rivers Algonquin Young Readers/Hachette Book Group, September For Hattie and Presley, it was love at first sight. With so much in common – both are grieving, haunted ... Read More »

August 2, 2023

2023 Fall Preview: Middle Grade and Graphic Novels

By Inderjit Deogun

MIDDLE GRADE We the Sea Turtles: A collection of island stories Michelle Kadarusman Pajama Press, September Michelle Kadarusman returns with We the Sea Turtles, a collection of eight short stories, each featuring a child, located ... Read More »

July 26, 2023

2023 Fall Preview: Picture Books

By Inderjit Deogun

Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior Carole Lindstrom and Bridget George, ill. Roaring Brook/Macmillan, September New York Times–bestselling author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George (It's a Mitig!) bring readers this inspiring picture book biography about Anishinaabe ... Read More »

July 19, 2023

Personnel changes: The FOLD

By Inderjit Deogun

Amanda Leduc, communications and development coordinator, will be taking a leave of absence from July 2023 to August 2024 to dedicate time to her writing. Jonisha Lewinson will be taking over the temporary, one-year post ... Read More »

July 11, 2023

Groundwood Books celebrates a milestone anniversary

By Inderjit Deogun

This year, Toronto-based publisher Groundwood Books celebrates its 45th anniversary. In the late 1970s, Patricia Aldana, founder of the children’s publisher, recognized that there were few Canadian publishers who specialized in children’s books. It was ... Read More »

June 28, 2023

Ripple Foundation announces Kids Write 4 Kids contest winners

By Inderjit Deogun

The winners of the 2023 Kids Write 4 Kids creative writing challenge were announced on June 22. Hosted by Ripple Foundation, the annual contest is open to aspiring young writers in grades 4–8. The winners, ... Read More »

June 23, 2023

IBBY Canada publishes third edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books

By Inderjit Deogun

IBBY Canada (International Board on Books for Young People) has released the third edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books. This new catalogue features 25 books by First Nations, Métis, ... Read More »

June 21, 2023

Jack Wong

By Inderjit Deogun

Jack Wong’s debut is a poetic ode to the natural world

June 7, 2023

Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award winners announced

By Inderjit Deogun

The winners of the 24th Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award were announced at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre on June 2. Children in grades 4 to 6 across the Atlantic region participated in the Hackmatack ... Read More »

June 6, 2023

Winners of the 2023 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards announced

By Inderjit Deogun

The winners of the 2023 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were revealed on May 26. Each of the winners receives $6,000 for “artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children’s literature.” ... Read More »

May 26, 2023

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