Search Results by tag: kids' publishing

Julie Flett’s picture books honour her aboriginal heritage

Julie Flett is a Cree-Métis author and illustrator whose titles include the Governor General’s Literary Award–nominated Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet/Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer: L’alfabet di Michif; Little You (text by ... Read More »

October 8, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

The Independent on Sunday will no longer review gender-specific children’s books

By Emma Renda

Yesterday, the Independent on Sunday published an editorial stating that the U.K. newspaper will no longer review gender-specific children's books. Literary editor Katy Guest writes, "I promise now that the newspaper and this website will ... Read More »

March 17, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Kids Can, Groundwood, La Pasteque nominated for Bologna Prize

By Sue Carter

Canadian publishing houses dominate the North American category of this year's Bologna Prize, which honours the best international publishers of the year. Kids Can Press, Groundwood Books, and La PastÃ¨que will compete against U.S. firms ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Library Association announces kids’ book award finalists

By Sue Carter

The Canadian Library Association has announced the shortlists for its three annual children's book awards. The finalists for the the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, and ... Read More »

March 7, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Inside Elly MacKay’s studio

By Dory Cerny

Paper theatre, light-box illustration, illuminated papercraft "“ call it what you will, the images that Elly MacKay creates using paper, pen-and-ink figures, an open-sided "theatre," and the manipulation of light are stunning. Based in Owen ... Read More »

March 7, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Kenneth Oppel’s train dreams

By Nathan Whitlock

It's pleasant enough for a writer to hear that one of his books has landed on someone's Christmas shopping list. But there are shopping lists, and then there's the shopping list of the most powerful ... Read More »

March 6, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

CWILL B.C. leads Canada’s first World Read Aloud Day celebrations

By Emma Renda

World Read Aloud Day has come to Canada for the first time, by way of the Children's Writers & Illustrators of British Columbia Society. The group has partnered with LitWorld, a New York"“based non-profit literacy ... Read More »

March 5, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Q&A: Debbie Ridpath Ohi on illustrating for Judy Blume

By Sue Carter

Less than four years after breaking into the children's book industry, Toronto's Debbie Ridpath Ohi landed one of the most coveted jobs in the business: illustrating covers for 10 new editions of classic Judy Blume ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing

Photo of kid reading Robert Munsch to shelter-cat goes viral

By Sue Carter

Warning: adorable alert At the Animal Rescue League of Berks County in Pennsylvania, school-age children are brought in to read to the shelter animals. According to the organization's website, the program helps kids improve their ... Read More »

February 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

The Giving Tree gets ebook release

By Emma Renda

Shel Silverstein is about to be published digitally for the first time. On Feb. 18, HarperCollins will release an ebook version of The Giving Tree, an iconic title by the late children's author who forbid publication ... Read More »

February 7, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Digital publishing and technology

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