Auction item: Manuscript Evaluation with Mary Beth Leatherdale (Value: $250).
Manuscript Evaluation with Beverley Brenna (Value: $200).
Day 6 of the CCBC Silent Auction is here!
Today’s featured item is a Manuscript Evaluation with Mary Beth Leatherdale (Value: $250) OR Beverley Brenna (Value: $200).
Place your bids at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ccbc-silent-auction--2026
12.03.2026 14:00
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Auction item: Classic Munsch Ultimate Collection—22 titles! from Annick Press (Value: $180)
Day 5 of the CCBC Silent Auction is here!
Today’s featured item is the Classic Munsch Ultimate Collection—22 titles! from Annick Press (Value: $180)
Place your bids at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ccbc-silent-auction--2026
11.03.2026 14:01
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Auction item: Kidlit merch from Friends of the Osborne (Value $124)
Day 4 of the CCBC Silent Auction is here! Today’s featured item is Kidlit merch from Friends of the Osborne (Value $124)
Place your bids at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ccbc-silent-auction--2026
10.03.2026 14:01
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Auction item: Baby Basket Goodness, Value $100
Auction item: Board Book Bundle from Orca Book Publishers, Value $100
Day 3 of the CCBC Silent Auction is here! Place your bids at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ccbc-silent-auction--2026
Looking for a gift for a bookish friend of yours or just looking to treat yourself? Come see what's is available!
09.03.2026 14:01
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Digital graphic announcing the CCBC Virtual Silent Auction is now open (March 7-15).
The CCBC Virtual Silent Auction is now open! The event features items donated from across the country. The auction closes at 9 pm EDT on Sunday, March 15. All funds raised will support the Canadian Children's Book Week 2026.
Bid on items at www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ccbc-silent-auction--2026
07.03.2026 14:01
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Thanks for pointing this out.
05.03.2026 18:32
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Digital graphics features the original cover of From Anna (1972) and the 50th anniversary edition.
“From Anna is a very special book because it makes us admire a girl who is determined to overcome a disability. This is my favourite book because it made me feel sympathetic and then it made me feel friendship for Anna.”—11 year old Jenny Chambers in Book News (1981) #FromTheCCBCArchives
05.03.2026 15:00
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LOVE YOU FOREVER AND MORE MUNSCH | Young People's Theatre
If you’re in the Toronto area, don’t miss out on Love You Forever and More Munsch, running until March 21. The play combines 5 classic Munsch stories into one grand performance!
https://www.youngpeoplestheatre.org/shows-tickets/love-you-forever-and-more-munsch/
03.03.2026 16:56
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Dear Premier Houston and Minister Ritcey,
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a national charity whose mission is to ensure Canadian children’s books are discovered, read, and celebrated—including the incredible authors, illustrators, publishers, and stories that come out of Nova Scotia. We urge you to immediately reverse your decision to eliminate the $700,000 fund that helps local publishers create books by local authors.
Children all across Canada learn about NS culture, people, geography, and spirit though the books that are published each year in NS. The David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award has had 12 finalists – 4 of those , are books published by NS’s Nimbus Publishing. With 73 submissions from across the country, you can clearly see the quality of publishing that comes out of NS.
This decision does a great disservice to Nova Scotia’s book creators and to building an engaged and literate citizenship and undermines both your culture and economy.
On behalf of Canada’s children and children’s book community, please reverse this decision.
Best regards,
Stephanie
Stephanie Wells (she/her)
Executive Director
The Canadian Children's Book Centre
A letter from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre regarding cuts to Nova Scotia Arts funding.
02.03.2026 22:42
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Digital save the date for the CCBC's silent auction taking place March 7-15.
Save the date! The CCBC Virtual Silent Auction will take place from March 7-15, 2026. All funds raised will go to supporting Canadian Children's Book Week.
02.03.2026 20:11
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Digital graphic with a clipping from the Spring 1981 edition of Book News. Text reads "“Long-distance runner Tom Longboat took Canada and the world by storm in the early years of the century. His wins at the Boston and Olympic marathons made his name a household word, and millions came to know the story of his humble origins on the Six Nations Reserve”—from the Spring 1981 issue of Book News. "
“Long-distance runner Tom Longboat took Canada and the world by storm in the early years of the century. His wins at the Boston and Olympic marathons made his name a household word, and millions came to know the story of his humble origins on the Six Nations Reserve” #FromTheCCBCArchives
26.02.2026 15:00
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Thanks Q&Q for letting everyone know about kidsbooknews.ca!
https://quillandquire.com/omni/canadian-childrens-book-news-launches-online-platform/
25.02.2026 21:34
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Digital graphic for Pink Shirt Day features cover of Canadian books Phoenix Gets Greater and Salma Speaks Up
Celebrate #PinkShirtDay and take a stand against bullying with these great Canadian books!
Books featured 📚
Phoenix Gets Greater
Salma Speaks Up
25.02.2026 14:01
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Controversy @ Noon: Are Children’s Writers the Ultimate Freedom Fighters? (Online)
Join the Writer's Guild of Alberta for a conversation about how exposure and accessibility to the ideas and perspectives of a diverse array of authors can shape forthcoming generations.
https://writersguild.ca/controversy-noon-are-childrens-writers-the-ultimate-freedom-fighters-online/
23.02.2026 15:01
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Thanks for sharing, Debbie!
20.02.2026 18:54
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Digital ad promoting the new kidsbooknews.ca
Kidsbooknews.ca is the new home of Canadian Children's Book News. This new website will feature all the great content you depend on to discover what is happening in the Canadian children’s book world including news, articles, interviews, book lists, and more!
20.02.2026 18:19
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From Uma Krishnaswami, Book Uncle And Me is middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference. The book won the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award. Soon, two sequels followed!
20.02.2026 15:00
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Our upcoming Get Published! webinar is your chance to learn from experts in the field of Canadian children's publishing. See you there!
19.02.2026 17:22
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February Experts' Picks
Expert booksellers and librarians share their top picks for young readers. Check out what our experts are reading this February! The Gland Factory: A Tour of Your Body’s Goops, Juices, and Hormones Wr...
ELLIS ON GUARD by @salsawler.bsky.social and illustrated by Nandita Ratan is featured in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social February Experts' Picks! bookcentre.ca/blogs/articl...
"Charming and affirming, Ellis is a character that many readers of all ages will relate to and be inspired by."
#booksky
19.02.2026 17:12
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Alt text: A digital graphic features the cover a 1980s picture book titled “The Spaghetti Word Race”
Newsletter clipping. Text reads "“Reporting back from the Frankfurt Book Fair, Annick Press publisher Rick Wilks tells us there was considerable bidding among foreign publishers for international rights to forthcoming Annick titles. One new title, “The Spaghetti Word Race”, has already been snapped up by a British and an American publisher. Annick Press’ success is one example of the interest international publishers are starting to show in Canadian children’s books.”
“Reporting back from the Frankfurt Book Fair, Annick Press publisher Rick Wilks tells us there was considerable bidding among foreign publishers... Annick Press’ success is one example of the interest international publishers are starting to show in Canadian children’s books.” #FromTheCCBCArchives
19.02.2026 15:00
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Important reminder: The deadline to complete the title submission form(s) for the 2026 CCBC Book Awards is February 28, 2026
18.02.2026 20:28
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Digital graphic featuring the 2026 Freedom to Read Week poster.
Its almost Freedom To Read Week! Find ideas for how to celebrate at www.freedomtoread.ca.
18.02.2026 15:00
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Digital graphic featuring cover of picture book We Always Had Wings by Jess X. Snow
Happy Lunar New Year, from your friends at the Canadian Children's Book Centre! Wishing you good health, happiness, and prosperity in the new year.
Book featured 📚 We Always Had Wings by Jess X. Snow
17.02.2026 16:01
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