by Inderjit Deogun

Sandra Dumais named IBBY Canada’s 2022 Joanne Fitzgerald Illustrator in Residence

IBBY Canada's Joanne Fitzgerald Illustrator in Residence for 2022 is children's book author and illustrator Sandra Dumais. The program, which offers a published Canadian children’s book illustrator a month-long residency at a public library, will ... Read More »

September 23, 2022

2022 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Middle Grade and Graphic Novels

By Inderjit Deogun

MIDDLE GRADE Apartment 713 Kevin Sylvester HarperCollins, Sept. Kidlit veteran Kevin Sylvester’s quirky new middle-grade novel follows two unlikely friends as they navigate secret ballrooms, hidden artwork, and time travel to uncover the mystery behind ... Read More »

August 31, 2022

Ashley Spires

By Inderjit Deogun

Ashley Spires on her highly anticipated picture book, The Most Magnificent Idea

August 17, 2022

2022 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Picture Books

By Inderjit Deogun

Still This Love Goes On Buffy Sainte-Marie and Julie Flett, ill. Greystone Kids, Sept. Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie and two-time Governor General’s Award–winning artist Julie Flett team up to bring Sainte-Marie’s beloved song of the same ... Read More »

August 17, 2022

Michelle Kadarusman

By Inderjit Deogun

Michelle Kadarusman explores the plight of wildlife in two new books

June 29, 2022

Ripple Foundation’s 10th annual Kids Write 4 Kids announces winners

By Inderjit Deogun

Hosted by Ripple Foundation, the 10th annual Kids Write 4 Kids creative writing challenge announced the 2022 student winners earlier this month. The winners, who will have their works published, are Megan Lam, a ... Read More »

June 27, 2022

Winners of the 2022 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards announced

By Inderjit Deogun

The winners of the 2022 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced on June 22. Each of the winners received $6,000 for "artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children’s literature." ... Read More »

June 23, 2022

Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award winners announced

By Inderjit Deogun

The winners of the 2022 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award were announced in a virtual ceremony on June 3. More than 1,000 children in grades 4 to 6 across the Atlantic region participated in the ... Read More »

June 6, 2022

Xiran Jay Zhao

By Inderjit Deogun

Xiran Jay Zhao’s latest novel celebrates the history and mythology of their Chinese heritage

May 25, 2022

2022 Forest of Reading Awards close with final round of winners

By Inderjit Deogun

The Ontario Library Association (OLA) and the Forest of Reading have revealed the final round of winners for the 2022 Forest of Reading Awards. The three-day ceremony, hosted by Ali Hassan, is being streamed on ... Read More »

May 19, 2022

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