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Thanks Q&Q for letting everyone know about kidsbooknews.ca!
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ooo i love this!
Book cover of Haunted Canada Graphic Novel, Volume 2: Four More Terrifying Tales by Joel A. Sutherland depicts head of ghost with glowing white eyes above evergreen forest
Great new #Halloween bk of CDN ghost stories. HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2: FOUR MORE TERRIFYING TALES by @joelasutherland.bsky.social illus by @mikeseriously.bsky.social @salisketch.bsky.social Maya McKibbin, Hannah Barrett (ScholasticCDA) canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/10/haun...
New on #Bibliovideo: Join author Kern Carter and CCBC intern Tatiana Huong for an in-depth conversation about writing for young people including developing your craft, traditional vs. self-publishing, marketing yourself, and finding your own path as a writer.
Watch: youtu.be/mtpDeX0P6FM
We've been seeing bunnies on Lansdowne in the last few years! Just boppin' around the houses!
🎉 It's official: HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL has won the @ForestofReading's Yellow Cedar Award! What an honour, and I want to share the congrats with the illustrators (Hannah Barrett, David Bishop, Matt Salisbury & Jenn Woodall) and my publisher, Scholastic Canada. Woo hoo! 🎉
Oh my gosh!!!
A reminder to Canadian authors: registration for the Public Lending Right Program (PLR) closes May 1. #CanLit
publiclendingright.ca
Toronto East & Toronto West Indie Bookstore Maps. Toronto West Includes 19 indie bookstores including both used and new bookstores, comic book shops, rare bookstores, and genre specific bookstores. Toronto East includes 12 new and small chain bookstores, a publisher with a storefront, a children’s bookstore, and several used bookstores. The maps are hand illustrated and black and white.
Poster for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. Depicts bookstores with lovely plants that have books as the flowers growing out of them, and people walking and biking the streets.
Did you know… April 26th is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day?
Starting Thursday you can get both Toronto Indie Bookstore Maps! Designed by @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social to help you plan your bookstore crawl.
Swag bags, raffle, and a @libro.fm GOLDEN TICKET all available April 26th! Save the date
You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Than any computer could ever be. You know why? Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
You’re a living human being. And a computer is just a machine. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Human beings are far more wonderful than machines. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Mister Rogers never misses
Thanks so much for all the replies! Love seeing everyone work and recommendations :)
Indie booksellers are already struggling & U.S./Canada tariff war could be disastrous for 🇨🇦indie bkstores.
Canadian bksellers have joined forces to ask govt to exempt BOOKS from the 25% counter-tariffs scheduled to start April 2nd (source: Publishers Weekly). #BookSky
youtu.be/sIwVgMYLlXo...
Looking for a resource/insight into finding a network of freelance #colourist #letterers for graphic novels projects in the #kidlit space!
Please respond with recommendations, samples of your own work or communities to look into! Bonus if they are Canadian! Thank you! (no dms please)
It's come to my attention that some people believe you can't buy a new book until you've read the books you already have. Let me assure you, as both a lawyer and a writer, that this idea is legally and morally WRONG and BAD. Buy more books.
WOW! The cover is so impactful. Thanks for sharing the thumbnails and process!
OMG I love this story! I was a Nicki once or twice, too! These illustrations are so sweet :)
I should make a nicer post with a graphic for this, but before I forget - if anyone wants me for virtual presentations for #AAPI Heritage Month (US) or Asian Heritage Month (CAN) this year, I do have availability!
Pls DM or send me an email if interested!
#kidlit #edusky #libsky #canlit
“I just want to confirm you’re happy with the 6.9% property tax increase?” Burnside asks Chow.
“No one is ever happy when we’re asking people to pay more, but at this point we have to fix the city, because we’ve had many years of not investing,” says the mayor.
This is truly incredible! @torontoraptor.bsky.social please join the Trailblazers in bringing basketball to all fans.
YAY! Let's make more lists celebrating stories that bring us together and uplift all voices.
Sixteen (yes, sixteen!) Canadian books were included on the ALA's 2025 Rainbow Book List. The annual list highlights books with significant and authentic 2SLGBTQTIA+ representation recommended for young readers. #BookSky
Details: bit.ly/4gvTRpo
Hi Alexa! Thanks so much for making this starter pack! I love seeing all these talented folks in one place!
Hey #kidlit illustrators, I'm looking for an artist who can conjure hilariously expressive animals with commercial appeal for a character-driven picture book that's packed with dialogue and action.
Respond here with images and a link to your folio.
Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
Is there an online option for those unable to attend in person? I can't see anything on the site :(
A digital Bingo card makes bookish suggestions for doing good including, follow a Canadian publisher on social media, Share a positive review online, attend a book event in person or online, read a book by a local author, subscribe to our monthly newsletter, shop at an independent book store, borrow a Canadian book from the library, recommend a book to a friend, share a post from an illustrator on social media.
Welcome to 2025! Are you setting a reading goal or making a book-themed resolution? Do a little good and have a little fun by participating in our 2025 "Do-Good" Book Bingo. Each square includes a challenge that supports Canadian book creators. Happy reading!
Grants for Ontario Comics Creators! TCAF is thrilled to partner with the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to provide grants to comic writers creating new pieces of work through the OAC Recommender Grants for Writers program. We’re looking for work that explore the breadth and diversity of comics. Successful applicants should demonstrate a solid commitment to personal expression through whatever genres they choose to explore. We’ll also consider non-fiction prose projects that explore comics history. Deadline to apply: January 15th, 2025 at 1pm ET. Grant amounts range from $1,500-$5,000.
Reminder: If you're an Ontario comics creator, we want to help fund your work!
Deadline to apply: January 15th, 2025, 1pm ET.
Grant amounts $1,500-$5,000.
Full criteria and application info:
www.torontocomics.com/post/grants-...
Your occasional reminder that if you are a creative, or work in an industry which relies upon selling your services, you need to put your website in your bio.
Hi! + me, please!
An illustrated promotional image for a survey targeting freelance illustrators. At the top is a cartoon-style drawing of a person with curly black hair, holding a brush and a pencil against a yellow background. Below, bold text reads: "Are you a freelance illustrator who has been paid for your work?" The text is underlined in purple. Smaller text explains: "Please answer my 7-question (multiple choice) survey? You can opt to stay anonymous. Aggregate results will be shared, to help fellow illustrators." A QR code and URL (illustrator-promo.paperform.co/) are included at the bottom right, with handwritten purple text reading "Thank you!" and a small purple heart nearby.
Calling freelance illustrators who have been paid for work: pls take a few mins to answer an anon 7-question (multiple choice) survey re: how you found paying work? illustrator-promo.paperform.co
Researching for my #SCBWI wkshop at #scbwiNY25 + will share aggregate results publicly.
Thank you!