by Inderjit Deogun

The 2022 Forest of Reading nominations are revealed

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

KidLit Special: Five children’s book illustrators share their adventures in storytelling

By Inderjit Deogun

QIN LENG is an animator, author, and Governor General’s Literary Award nominated illustrator. For her latest picture book New Year (Greystone Kids, Nov.), she worked with ink and watercolour. What sparked your interest in ... Read More »

September 15, 2021

CCBC Book Awards announces 2021 shortlist

By Inderjit Deogun

The finalists for the 2021 CCBC Book Awards have been announced. Handed out by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, the eight awards celebrate exceptional books for young people. The shortlisted titles are: TD Canadian Children’s ... Read More »

September 14, 2021

Second Story Press announces winners of the 2021 Indigenous Writing Contest

By Inderjit Deogun

On June 24, Hali Heavy Shield, a Blackfoot storyteller, and Heather O'Watch, a Nakota and Plains Cree woman from the Okanese First Nation, were named co-winners of Second Story Press's 2021 Indigenous Writing Contest. Shield ... Read More »

July 27, 2021

Meet three young change-makers with a  literary flair

By Inderjit Deogun

Damini Awoyiga, 13 Halifax Damini started the Afro-Indigenous Book Club, which is sponsored by the youth-informed pilot project Digitally Lit, on Sept. 14, 2020, in response to, as she says, the “lack of understanding young ... Read More »

July 14, 2021

Illustrator Holly Hatam on drawing Hair Twins

By Inderjit Deogun

Award-winning author Raakhee Mirchandani and New York Times bestselling illustrator Holly Hatam join forces for Hair Twins (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Ages 4–8). This charming picture book celebrates the unique hair bond between ... Read More »

July 7, 2021

Joy and diversity: Q&Q’s summer reading guide for young people

By Inderjit Deogun

Malaika’s Surprise Nadia L. Hohn and Irene Luxbacher, ill. Groundwood Books, Ages 3–7 It’s been four years since this author and illustrator team collaborated on Malaika’s Costume, the first in the highly praised series. In ... Read More »

June 30, 2021

Orca Book Publishers redesigns its bestselling  lines for greater accessibility

By Inderjit Deogun

Ultra-Readable, a new format from Orca Book Publishers, was born out of the realization that a number of easy changes to the way books are designed would make them more accessible to readers over a ... Read More »

June 18, 2021

Sydney Smith wins 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal

By Inderjit Deogun

For the second time, Halifax-based illustrator Sydney Smith has won the CILIP Kate Greenway Medal. One of the U.K.’s oldest book awards for children and young people, the award was given to Smith on June ... Read More »

June 17, 2021

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