Smart Phone Movie Maker helps budding young cinematographers create movie magic using only their phones.
What Canadian publishers are taking to Bologna 2017
The 54th edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair will take place April 3-6, and Canada will be well represented with 35 publishers (19 French-language), two agencies, and non-profit organization Livres Canada Books, among others, exhibiting.
Q&A: Legendary horror director George A. Romero on his first (and only) kids book
By his own admission, George A. Romero was – for a long time – a failure at art.
Personnel Change: Orca Book Publishers
B.C.–based children’s press Orca Book Publishers has announced that publisher Andrew Wooldridge has purchased the remaining 50 per cent stake in the company from founder Bob Tyrrell.
Kidlit Spotlight: Publishers and authors are answering the need for books that shed light on the refugee experience
Attempting to respond to questions from her own school-aged kids about the war in Syria inspired illustrator Suzanne Del Rizzo to write My Beautiful Birds, a book about a young refugee.
Kidlit Spotlight Q&A: Authors Robin Stevenson and Sarah N. Harvey on collaborating for their YA thriller, Blood on the Beach
Q&Q asked authors Robin Stevenson and Sarah N. Harvey about collaborating on the YA thriller Blood on the Beach.
Spaces: From its castle-like exterior to its puppet theatre, Toronto’s Lillian H. Smith library is built for kids
The Lillian H. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library has a long association with children’s literature. Its origins date back to 1922, when the Boys and Girls House Library, the first library in the British Empire aimed exclusively at children, opened. The Boys and Girls House was replaced in 1995 by a new branch, named for Smith, who headed the TPL’s children’s services for 40 years.
Orca picture book on refugee experience raises $30,000 for charity
Orca Book Publishers has seen much success with its fundraising efforts to aid refugee resettlement agencies.
Daily Deals: Mariko Tamaki to adapt Lumberjanes comics for middle-graders
New deals for Mariko Tamaki and Kristine Scarrow.
Tundra Books celebrates 50th anniversary with new logo and award
Tundra Books has unveiled a new logo, which will begin appearing on books publishing in fall 2017.
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