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April 05, 2025Every Ingredient in Our Ancestors' Kitchen by Willie Poll Thrums With Meaning and Tradition
Métis activist and storyteller Willie Poll has deep connections to her community and traditions, all of which is on full display in a beautiful new picture book from the author. Poll's poetic voice ...
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March 25, 2025Author Ella Russell Shows Why Respecting Boundaries is Important in Hugs Are (Not) for Everybody!
Young people today have plenty to contend with in terms of their social education, and it is heartening to see that they are encouraged to be aware of their own space and autonomy. And, there are excellent, ...
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March 14, 2025The Fabulous Edweena is Introduced to the World in Spectacular Fashion in Edwin Dumont's New Picture Book
Many emerging writers out there hold on closely to the dream of being a published author, and it is always inspiring when an artist with a distinct voice and a story to tell achieves that dream. For Edwin ...
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February 27, 2025Phuong Truong Begins a Vibrant New Early Chapter Book Series with Every Little Bit Olive Tran
Having already penned a fabulous and acclaimed picture book in Everyone is Welcome, author Phuong Truong has now begun a new early chapter book series, starting with today's featured title, Every Little ...
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February 06, 2025Gwen Lamont's Young Self Writes Her Way Home in The View From Coffin Ridge
As an academic with a deep understanding of the impact of trauma, Gwen Lamont used what she had learned from her own life to bridge the gap between her story and those that she studied and researched. ...
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January 10, 2025Mary Maliszewski Celebrates International Women's Day in a New Nonfiction Book
As young readers learn more about some of the important causes of our time, and those that were undertaken by previous generations, they will be eager to find out more about women's right movements and ...
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December 05, 2024An Important Chair Cares for Two Special People in a Poignant New Picture Book From Rebecca Thomas
Inspired by her own upbringing, and particularly by a profound love for her grandfather, Rebecca Thomas has distilled the poignant details of this relationship into a moving picture book that captures ...
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December 06, 2024In the New Speculative YA Novel, Defy, a Brave Teenager Fights to Save His Sister from the Clutches of an Authoritarian State
Narratives about dystopian autocracies have been written for many decades now, but each generation of writers finds new inspiration in the examples from the world they live in. These stories can issue ...
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December 04, 2024Sophie Kohn Celebrates the Power of Laughter in Katrina Hyena, Stand-up Comedian
A multi-talented artist who teaches humour-writing as a specialty, Sophie Kohn is no stranger to the effect of laughter and the empowering nature of humour as it develops in young people. This is a ...
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November 27, 2024Shenaaz Nanji's Latest Addition to the Alina Series Explores the Beauty in Connecting Different Cultures and Communities
With over a dozen books for children published and admired internationally, Shenaaz Nanji is an author who has found a distinct way to capture the minds of young readers with her imaginative and poignant ...
