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May 29
A. T. Woodley, the author of our new book, The Boy Who Woke the Sun, has produced an 8-minute video of the first chapter of the book. Click here to watch the video.
May 15
Last night we had a book launch over Zoom for 4 new Red Deer books.
Click here to watch the launch and use the password: r1^kyrJk
The 4 books are:
Bliss Adair and the The Boy Who Dear Elsa Green Papayas First Rule of Knitting Woke the Sun
May 2
The shortlists have been announced for the 2023 Taste Canada Awards. We have two books on the short-list in the Single-Subject Cookbooks category:
Fish for You: Inspired Seafood Recipes from Market to Plate
By Spenser Watts
The Artful Pie Project: A Sweet and Savoury Book of Recipes
By Denise Marchessault with photographs by Deb Garlick
April 4
The finalists for the 2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards have been announced.
A finalist in the Interior Design: Children's/Young Adult Category is Fox and Bear by Miriam Körner.
Click here to see a slideshow Miriam working on the dioramas for the book.
November 29
Virtual book launch for three of our newest publications:
Fox and Bear Smash A Home for Us
If you want to learn more about the creative process for the making of these books click here to listen to the book launch, and use pass code *3*im+3#
November 22
Virtual book launch for two of our newest publications:
Anna Maria & Maestro Vivaldi and Knight of the Rails
If you want to learn more about the creative process for the making of these books click here to listen to the book launch, and use pass code .v7F7$z1
October 14
The 2023 Forest of Reading nominees were announced.
The Forest of Reading is Canada's largest recreational reading program, featuring ten award programs and run by the Ontario Library Association (OLA). Programs are primarily geared towards French and English readers in kindergarten to grade twelve, but do also include programs targeting adult readers and ESL learners. The Forest awards are selected by readers themselves, who choose the winning titles for each award by voting for their favourite books.
Nominated for the Red Maple Award is The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber
The Red Maple Award focuses on fiction books for grades 7-8.
September 11
The winners of the 2022 Canadian Children’s Book Centre awards were announced. Congratulations to Harriet Zaidman for winning the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People for her novel Second Chances.
The Geoffrey Bilson Award is awarded annually to reward excellence in the writing of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young readers, by a Canadian author, published in the previous calendar year.
The Geoffrey Bilson Award is awarded annually to reward excellence in the writing of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young readers, by a Canadian author, published in the previous calendar year.
Below are a couple of pictures of Harriet giving her acceptance speech:
June 23
The Saskatchewan Book Award winners were announced today. The winning book in the Children's Literature category was:
By Beverley Brenna and illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
June 16
The Canadian Children's Book Centre announced their Best Books For Kids And Teens for 2022 list. Included on the list are:
Written by Jean Mills
Written by Harriet Zaidman
Written by Tanya Christenson
Written by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
June 13
When You Least Expect is the winner of the 2022 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature
The Writers Guild of Alberta presents the R. Ross Annett Award annually for excellence in writing by Alberta writers for children.
May 25
Author/playwright Tomson Highway is one of 6 winners of the 2022 Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
The Gala Celebrating the 2022 GGPAA Laureates will be held Saturday, May 28 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
May 24
The Finalists for the 2022 Taste Canada Awards have been announced. The following cookbooks have been nominated in these categories:
Finalist in the General Cookbooks category:
The Fair Trade Ingredient Cookbook
by Nettie Cronish
Finalists in the Regional/Cultural Cookbooks category:
by Christina Loucas
and
Food Culture Place:
Stories, Traditions, and Recipes of Newfoundland
by Lori McCarthy & Marsha Tulk
Finalist in the Single Subject Cookbook Category:
Culinary Herbs:
Grow. Preserve. Cook!
by Yvonne Tremblay