In its inaugural year, this books for young people initiative overcame a non-existent budget and labour strikes to make a day that celebrates Canadian authors and illustrators.
Forest of Reading Festival may be a casualty of ongoing education labour dispute
Labour action has already affected the way the Forest of Reading book clubs work and if it’s not settled by April 1, the whole event could be cancelled
Toronto school board to give every Grade 6 student a copy of Hana’s Suitcase
Written by Karen Levine, the book has won numerous awards and has been beloved and studied over the past 18 years, telling the story of siblings George and Hana Brady in the 1930s and the Japanese educator who sought out their story in 2000.
Montreal illustrator Isabelle Arsenault included on shortlist for prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award
The Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award recognizes artists who have made an “important, lasting contribution to children’s literature.”
Cary Fagan had a very good 2019 – straddling kidlit and adult literary fiction
The Toronto author released four thoughtful and entertaining children’s books and an award-nominated novel for adults in 2019
Eric Walters initiates “I Read Canadian Day” to promote homegrown authors and illustrators
Can you name the last Canadian book you handed to your child, teen, or student?
Linda Leith Publishing launches ruelle, a new imprint for young people
The Montreal publishing house plans to release two books a year, starting with ABC MTL.
Kidlit author Robin Stevenson uninvited to Illinois school after parent complains about LGBTQ+ content
The Victoria, B.C., author’s talk was cancelled when a parent took issue with the fact that Harvey Milk was included in her new book; although the school board tells a different story.
Cole Pauls on his nerdy Yukon comic collection Dakwäkãda Warriors
Cole Pauls’s Dakwäkãda Warriors is a comic collection for Indigenous youth in his hometown of Haines Junction, Yukon.
Shamim Sarif’s new YA queer female spy hero saves women and children
In her thriller, The Athena Protocol, the novelist and film director acknowledges the consequences of violence, even when it’s for a good cause
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