Just a stone’s throw past Calgary’s Saddledome, Weigl Educational Publishers sits in a funky low-slung brick warehouse next to the railroad tracks. Inside, the decor is industrial-by-necessity: concrete floors, exposed brick walls, open duct-work hanging ... Read More »

The announcement may have been overshadowed by the passage last December of President George Bush’s $26.5-billion education bill (all figures U.S. dollars), but its significance was not lost on the 4,000 teacher-librarians who now constitute ... Read More »

At BookExpo America last spring, Jonathan Sceeles – former marketing manager for Stoddart Kids – wandered into a seminar entitled “Inside the Business of Children’s Book Publishing” expecting a general overview of issues. But with ... Read More »

Blake Melnick’s Grade 11 English students had the envious luxury this past semester of not having to worry about dragging their sleepy teenage bones from bed to make it to class on time. All Melnick’s ... Read More »

There’s a buzz in the offices of educational publishers right now, a mixture of excitement and worry and whispered plans. It stems from what's known as the Pan-Canadian Science Project, a collaborative curriculum framework released ... Read More »

A bitterly fought battle over censorship in the Greater Vancouver school district of Surrey has resulted in the country’s first ever court challenge of school book banning. On Aug. 1, a coalition of teachers, parents, students, ... Read More »

Ricky Englander doesn't care for the expression "Franklinization," at least not when applied to Kids Can Press. But a visitor to the company's Toronto headquarters could be forgiven for letting the phrase slip. The place ... Read More »

Children’s literature enthusiasts in Atlantic Canada will have their own conference next year, modelled after similar regional events elsewhere in Canada. Like Manitoba’s Canadian Images and Alberta’s Kaleidoscope, Eastern Horizons: Canadian Children’s Literature at the ... Read More »