by Inderjit Deogun

Funny Pages festival set to debut in Halifax

Funny Pages, a children's book festival "celebrating books that make kids laugh," will be making its debut in Halifax on April 22, 2022. In addition to author presentations, book signings, and writing workshops, the festival ... Read More »

February 22, 2022

Owlkids Books, Monsieur Ed, and Greystone Books among finalists for 2022 Bologna Prize

By Inderjit Deogun

Finalists for the 2022 Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year have been revealed. The annual prize is awarded to a publisher “at the forefront of innovation in their activity for the ... Read More »

February 16, 2022

Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award open for submissions

By Inderjit Deogun

The third annual Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award, organized by the Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable, is now open for submissions. The criteria for the award is as follows: The book must ... Read More »

February 9, 2022

Lawrence Hill

By Inderjit Deogun

Lawrence Hill makes the leap to children’s literature with his middle-grade debut

February 2, 2022

Three contributors show their Kids' Books of the Year pics

Kids’ Books of the Year: Canada’s book community shares its top  children’s titles of 2021

By Inderjit Deogun

On the Trapline David A. Robertson and Julie Flett, ill. Tundra Books This lovely intergenerational story focuses on Moshom and his grandson as they fly up north to the trapline. They visit the places where ... Read More »

December 8, 2021

Books of the Year: Canada’s book community shares their favourite  reads of 2021

By Inderjit Deogun

Satellite Love Genki Ferguson McClelland & Stewart A stunning debut novel, Satellite Love is the beautiful and ethereal tale of a young woman’s loneliness and her connections to the people around her. There’s a dreamlike ... Read More »

December 1, 2021

Winners of the 2021 CCBC Book Awards revealed

By Inderjit Deogun

On Friday, October 29, the CCBC revealed the winners of its six English‐language children’s book awards in an event that was hosted through the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA). The six winners are as ... Read More »

November 3, 2021

Tundra Books launches interactive installation, Halloween Monster Tales

By Inderjit Deogun

Tundra Books, a division of Penguin Random House Canada, in partnership with Celebration Square and the City of Mississauga is launching Halloween Monster Tales, a free, larger-than-life interactive installation. From October 22–31, visitors will be able ... Read More »

October 26, 2021

The 2022 Forest of Reading nominations are revealed

By Inderjit Deogun

The Ontario Library Association has unveiled the nominees for the 2022 Forest of Reading. The 10 nominees in the Blue Spruce category (JK–Grade 2) include the latest in the highly praised Malaika's series, Malaika's Surprise (Groundwood ... Read More »

October 15, 2021

Ripple Foundation’s 10th annual Kids Write 4 Kids contest open for entries

By Inderjit Deogun

The 10th annual Kids Write 4 Kids contest held by Ripple Foundation, a national youth education charity, is now open for entries. Young writers in grades 4–8 across Canada are encouraged to submit original stories for ... Read More »

October 13, 2021

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Funny Pages festival set to debut in Halifax

Owlkids Books, Monsieur Ed, and Greystone Books among finalists for 2022 Bologna Prize

Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award open for submissions

Lawrence Hill

Kids’ Books of the Year: Canada’s book community shares its top  children’s titles of 2021

Books of the Year: Canada’s book community shares their favourite  reads of 2021

Winners of the 2021 CCBC Book Awards revealed

Tundra Books launches interactive installation, Halloween Monster Tales

The 2022 Forest of Reading nominations are revealed

Ripple Foundation’s 10th annual Kids Write 4 Kids contest open for entries

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