TGIPF! Today's #PoetryFriday excerpt is from the lyrical picture book SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE AN OAK by Danielle Daniel and illustrated by Jackie Traverse. 🌳

Showing a little love to MAYBE A WHALE by kirsten pendreigh MAYBE A WHALE 🐳 LUNA’S 🪴 PET and illustrated by HeyCrystalSmith Art + Illustration, a finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize! 🐳✨

It's #NationalPetDay , a day to celebrate pets of all shapes and sizes! Do you have a favourite pet from a Canadian children's book?

Happy #SiblingsDay ! 👯

Check out a collection of stories about sibling relationships here: ow.ly/IX3M50RbCjS

Illustration from ALL THAT GROWS by Jack Wong.

COMING AUGUST 6: Nancy Vo’s finale to the Crow Stories trilogy is a moving tribute to a young boy’s resilience and faith in the people he loves — even in the face of their absence.

BIG news! Sydney Smith is the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award Winner! The award was announced this morning at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. 🎉🏆

Congratulations Sydney!

#ibby #ibby canada #BCBF24

'Readers are reminded that in an increasingly connected digital world, reconnecting with the natural world just outside of our doors can provide joy and healing.'

Thanks for this beautiful review of WILDFUL by Kengo Kurimoto, The Horn Book!

Thrilled to share my picture book, The Scooter Twins, on CBC The Next Chapter! TY illustrator Maria Sweeney Groundwood Books House of Anansi Press Deborah Dundas and a special thanks for all her support to Shelagh Rogers.
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We're celebrating #PoetryMonth with an excerpt from a Groundwood poetry book every Friday!

First up, ROBOT, UNICORN, QUEEN by Shannon Bramer and illustrated by Irene Luxbacher.

Happy #NationalSchoolLibrarianDay !

Mark your calendars! 🗓️

Join WHEN I VISITED GRANDMA illustrator Kavita Ramchandran for a Picture Book Launch Extravaganza at Books of Wonder on Saturday, April 6th!

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Check out these adorable character sketches by illustrator Kavita Ramchandran for WHEN I VISITED GRANDMA!

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Happy #InternationalChildrensBookDay , and happy #BookBirthday to these six new titles!

Happy #NationalPoetryMonth ! 💫

We are celebrating by highlighting SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A RIVER, a beautiful picture book on our list of recommended reads for this year's TD Summer Reading Club, written by Danielle Daniel and illustrated by Josée Bisaillon. #TDSRC

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It's #NationalIndigenousLanguagesDay ! 💬

Celebrate the beauty and diversity of Indigenous languages with these books.

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to enter our WILDFUL #giveaway ! 🙀

New on the blog! ✍️

WHO WE ARE IN REAL LIFE author Victoria Koops reveals how the fantastical characters that players construct for TTRPGs can encourage self-acceptance IRL.

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Coming next week! 🎉
Meet our April pubs. We're so excited to celebrate six #BookBirthdays on April 2nd.
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In TAMING PAPA (Groundwood Books) Mylène Goupil explores what happens in a young girl's life when her father - previously imprisoned in another country - arrives in Montreal to live with her family.
#AmReading #PictureBooks #CanLit #BookTwt
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'This simple story will invite children to relate to trees as teachers and healers ... Tender and thought provoking.' — Kirkus Reviews

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE AN OAK by Danielle Daniel and illustrated by Jackie Traverse publishes April 2nd! 🌳