August 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Events
The Canadian Children's Book Centre will host a seminar on Oct. 24 called "So You Want to Get Published!" The morning event, to be held at the TPL's Northern District Branch, will feature a panel ... Read More »
Canadian expat Ashlyn Anstee’s debut picture book, Are We There, Yeti?, was released by Simon & Schuster Canada this week. Her follow-up, No, No, Gnome!, is forthcoming from S&S in early 2016. We caught up ... Read More »
July 23, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing
Jon Klassen's much-lauded 2011 picture book debut, I Want My Hat Back, is getting the stage adaptation treatment, thanks to the National Theatre in London. The book, which tells the story of a bear who ... Read More »
July 22, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Children's publishing
FICTION If advance buzz (and comparisons to Lemony Snicket) are anything to go by, Nicholas Gannon’s middle-grade novel The Doldrums (Harper-Collins, Sept.) is a classic in the making. The sequel to Ellie Marney’s modern-day Sherlock ... Read More »
June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview
LIKE TALES OF YORE Having tackled dragon lore in her debut, The Story of Owen (and its follow-up, Prairie Fire), E.K. Johnston’s latest YA novel is a Scheherazade-inspired tale called A Thousand Nights (Disney-Hyperion, Oct.), ... Read More »
June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Who doesn’t love a good bunny tale? In Timo’s Garden (Pajama Press, Sept.), the titular rabbit feels the pressure of making his flowerbeds look “just so” for the Great, Green ... Read More »
June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Canada has announced the recipients of the 2014 Claude Aubry Awards for distinguished service in the field of children's literature in English and French. Judith Saltman, ... Read More »
June 9, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing
Newfoundland author (and Q&Q reviewer) Charis Cotter has received the 2015 IODE Canada Violet Downey Book Award for Children's Literature for her middle-grade novel The Swallow: A Ghost Story (Tundra Books). Established in 1984 by ... Read More »
June 3, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing
Second Story Press has announced the winners of its inaugural Aboriginal Writing Contest, launched in celebration of the publisher's 25th anniversary. Toronto journalist and author Melanie Florence, who is of Cree–Scottish heritage, and Brampton, Ontario, ... Read More »
May 19, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing
Despite some tumultuous weather, thousands of kids and authors gathered at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre May 12–13 to celebrate the Ontario Library Association's Festival of Trees, in association with IFOA. Along with author signings, workshops, and ... Read More »
May 13, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing, Libraries