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Back to School Contest! Enter to Win the Complete Speak Out Series from Groundwood Books!

Groundwood Books, one of the most celebrated children's publishers in Canada, is kicking off back to school season with a fantastic giveaway of their Speak Out series. All four titles in the series will ...

Contest! Enter to Win the Complete "Sometimes I Feel Like" Series by Danielle Daniel

Groundwood Books, one of the most celebrated publishers of books for kids in Canada, is celebrating the publication of the final books in the Sometimes I Feel Like series by Danielle Daniel with an ...

Nicholas Ruddock & Ashley Barron Show Tenderness to Tiny Fragile Snakes, and Other Creatures

It's always fun and insightful to have picture book authors featured on Open Book, but we're doubly lucky today to share this conversation between author Nicholas Ruddock and illustrator Ashley Barron. ...

Contest: Enter to Win Hopeful Books Tackling Tough Subjects from Groundwood

Groundwood Books, the Toronto children's publisher responsible for some of the most beautiful and acclaimed titles for kids in Canada, is giving away three books that represent the press's unique ability ...

Excerpt: Laurence Beaudoin-Masse Skewers Influencer & Wellness Culture in Her Brilliant YA Sequel

Laurence Beaudoin-Masse's debut novel, Suck it In and Smile was published to wide acclaim in 2022. Exploring our social media-influenced obsession with perfection and appearance, the young adult novel ...

Susan Vande Griek on How the Reemergence of Urban Animals Around the World Inspired Her New Picture Book

Anyone who has ever seen a deer, fox, or other skittish wildlife knows that your best bet to catch a glimpse is to stay still and quiet – to pretend, in essence, that you're not there. In The Animals ...

Shari Green on Exploring Anxiety, Grief, & Canada's Favourite Sport in Her New Verse Novel for Young Readers

The verse novel is a tricky feat to pull off, and comparatively rare for that reason. But Shari Green's novels in verse make it look easy, as she tackles complex themes, like inclusion and mental health, ...

Marie-Louise Gay on Getting Personal about Tough Childhood Moments in Her Magical New Picture Book

For a kid, moving to a new house and finding friends in a new school can be extremely tough. In iconic KidLit creator Marie-Louise Gay's new picture book, Hopscotch (Groundwood Books), Ophelia uses ...

Co-Creators Kirsten Pendreigh & Crystal Smith Help Young Readers Find "Comfort and Connection in Natural Spaces"

Finding ways to connect to the people we've loved and lost can be a complex process. In author Kirsten Pendreigh and artist Crystal Smith's gentle and beautiful new picture book, Maybe a Whale (Groundwood ...

Happy 45th Birthday to Groundwood Books! Enter to Win Classic Books & Iconic Swag

Groundwood Books is one of Canada's most iconic kids' books publishers and they're celebrating an incredible 45 years of bringing us books that are both highly decorated and loved by kids and caregivers ...