New #picturebook from @peterhreynolds.bsky.social reminds us to dream big. That's more than knowing what you want to do when you grow up. WHEN YOU DREAM BIG! from Orchard Books takes one child from anxiety about her future to +ve aspiration. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/04/when... 👍📚
Book cover of Best Friend, Worst Bully, Based on a True Story, by Mei Yu, author of Lost and Found, shows two girls and a cat in front of school lockers, with one girl looking back at two other girls who sparkle.
#MG readers will be thrilled w new #MeiYu graphic novel (Bk 1 LOST AND FOUND won @forestofreading.bsky.social #SilverBirchExpress award) from Mei Yu. Her title, BEST FRIEND, WORST ENEMY, says it all. From Union Square Kids (Thanks, Hachette BGC) canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/04/best...
Photo of 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate Jon Klassen, picture book artist, Canada (Photo credit Carson Ellis)
The news from Bologna that Jon Klassen has been awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is so wonderful! Well deserved. His storytelling through words & illustration is unparalleled. Congratulations to this amazing #CDN author-illustrator. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/04/jon-... 👍🇨🇦📚
Book cover of A Friend is a Friend is a Friend, written by Sara O'Leary, illustrated by Qin Leng, shows many kids in colourful outfits playing in a tree.
New #picturebook by @saraoleary.bsky.social, A FRIEND IS A FRIEND IS A FRIEND, illus by Qin Leng (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social) shows that we make friends differently & have different kinds of friends & all are OK. #diversity #individuality canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-fr... 👍🇨🇦📚
Poster from Willow Awards of their thirty 2026 nominees.
Congrats to all #CDN authors & illustrators nominated for 2026 Willow Awards @willowawards.bsky.social, Saskatchewan's young readers' choice book awards. Kids may be voting for last year's titles now but they'll get to this TBR shelf soon enough. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/04/2026...
That's right, our 2026 Willow Awards Nominees are here! We've got all your votes for 2025, and we hope to see you at our gala on May 28, 2026 to celebrate our winners from last year!! Happy reading everyone and thanks for supporting great Canadian literature with us!
Yay!! My new book 'If I Could Draw...' is ready to fly! Very grateful for all the hard work from the great team at DC Canada Educational Publishing. 'If I Could Draw...' is a fun picture book about creativity, collaboration & sibling friendship. #kidlit #kidlitart #drawing #Art #siblings #brothers
Book covers of four books, Now I See Spring, Now I See Summer, Now I See Fall, and Now I See Winter, by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. All show a pair of eyes beneath portions of hats.
The genius that is the team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen have a new #boardbook #concept series (out today) called NOW I SEE from Tundra Books. You can use it for teaching the 4 seasons but the books are so much more than a teaching tool. 👍📚 canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/04/now-...
Book cover of Raven & Friends, A Roy Henry Vickers Colouring Book for Kids shows a raven on a tree branch
I review everything by Northwest Coast artist Roy Henry Vickers. His latest, a colouring book, blends styles of his #Indigenous cultures w opportunity to relax. RAVEN & FRIENDS is beautiful in art and spirit. From @harbourpublishing.bsky.social canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/rave...
Book cover of Kaboom! Blast Off by Jay Odjick and KC Oster depicts a kid superhero with a glowing orb and a robotic dog against the silhouette of Toronto
New review: #graphicnovel KABOOM! BLAST OFF by Jay Odijick, illus by KC Oster (Scholastic Canada) re imaginative kid & superheroes of First Universal Secret Indigenous Operatives Network who fight crime against worldwide #Indigenous cultures. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/kabo...
Author E.G. Alaraj’s beautiful picture book, My Language Is a Garden, follows a parent telling their child about their heritage language and all that it represents.
Read the Orca Blog to learn how E.G.’s family learning Arabic inspired her to write the book.
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Book cover of The Cedar Mother of Mothers of Xsan series by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and Natasha Donovan shows the base of a cedar tree with lush green undergrowth, and a bear and a bird nearby
New #graphicnovel in MOTHERS OF XSAN series from Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) & Natasha Donovan. THE CEDAR MOTHER speaks to life cycle of western red cedar & its connection w Gitxsan Nation & the environment. From @highwaterpress.bsky.social canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...
Book cover of Canada: We Are the Story by Richard Wagamese, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley shows a child standing on a plateau beneath northern lights and the spirits of ancestors behind mountains in the background
CANADA: WE ARE THE STORY is a gorgeous new #picturebook based on a poem by Richard Wagamese, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, one of 1st from new imprint Swift Water (Tundra/PRHC). Out tomorrow. #ancestors #heritage #belonging canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/cana...
Book cover of My Language Is a Garden by E.G. Alaraj, illustrated by Rachel Wada, depicts a bearded man looking up at a girl among a meadow of pink flowers
What does it mean to have your child retain your heritage language? It can mean connection w places, people, memories . . . MY LANGUAGE IS A GARDEN is new #picturebook by E.G. Alaraj, illustrated by Rachel Wada. @orcabook.bsky.social canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/my-l... 👍🇨🇦📚
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Book cover of Every Space Between by Naseem Hrab and John Martz shows a girl chasing a dog from daylight on the left of the page through white space in between to the dark of night on the right.
EVERY SPACE BETWEEN new #picturebook from Naseem Hrab & @johnmartz.bsky.social (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social) It really makes you think beyond the big moments, good & bad, and recognize the in-betweens. So insightful 👍🇨🇦📚 canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/ever...
Learning about capybaras is going to be fun when the picture book is written and illustrated by Mélanie Watt, creator of #ScaredySquirrel. 10 SHOCKING FACTS ABOUT CAPYBARAS from North Winds Press (Scholastic Canada) is funny & informative. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/10-s... 👍🇨🇦📚
Gratitude to five wonderful years of Heartdrum! Together, we're making the world of books better for young readers. Mvto/thank you for your ongoing enthusiasm and support! www.harpercollins.com/pages/childr... #KidLit #YALit @harperkids.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
The cover of Sharing the Light: Stories and Reflections appears on the left. On the right is an image of the book's author, Monique Gray Smith.
We're so happy to have been able to reschedule our event with Monique Gray Smith! She'll now be joining us on Friday May 29 at 7pm to discuss Sharing the Light (@houseofanansi.bsky.social) with host Shelagh Rogers.
www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18917/...
THE UNBEATABLE SONYA BALLANTYNE releases soon from @highwaterpress.bsky.social This #MG #graphicnovel re @sonyaballantyne.bsky.social's origin story is illus by @raysdrawlings.bsky.social w @wapimostosis.bsky.social & Kielamel Sibal canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... 👍🇨🇦📚
Thank you so much, @hkubiw.bsky.social for this lovely review. Yes, BUTTERFLY SEA and ‘BUMBLEBEE’ are about connection between species, the luxury of children at play, and the power of the natural world to invigorate our lives. @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
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A simple day of play and hopefully of photographing butterflies is much more in @booksbycindy.bsky.social's new #picturebook BUTTERFLY SEA, illus by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social, publ by @tielmourpress.bsky.social canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/03/butt...
A girl, a dog, her kindergarten cousin's missing extra pair of Pickles the Destroyer underwear! #plumleafpress #authorsbookingservice #kidlit #scbwi #canscaip
We need more reviewers in Canada. I think as poets we should be reviewing a couple of titles a season. It’s good for the community and it’s good for our own sensibilities and poetry. It’s hard to justify the work involved, I get it, but ultimately I think it’s a way to give back.
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I just noticed that @secondstory.bsky.social Second Story Press has a new logo—which I never noticed when it was announced last year—so I’m giving a little love to this amazing #Canadian publisher. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/seco...
Book cover of Ellis on Guard, written by Sal Sawler, illustrated by Nandita Ratan, shows a grimacing child holding a dog near a prickly shrub
All of us have #worries but sometimes they overwhelm. For Ellis, they are always on guard. When a local dog is lost, they spiral. ELLIS ON GUARD by @salsawler.bsky.social & illus by Nandita Ratan @secondstory.bsky.social can help kids. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/elli... 👍🇨🇦📚
Looking forward to adding this book to our school's media center collection! I can see pairing it with digital citizenship lessons for our K-2 students that focus on having a healthy balance of online/offline activities. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky #kidlit
Book cover of Dreams Volume 2 titled Visions From the Fire by Wanda John-Kehewin, nicole marie burton, Ryan Howe, Rhael McGregor and Kielamel Sibal shows a teen holding a bear claw necklace with a older man, a crow, and northern lights behind him.
Bk 2 in Wanda John-Kehewin & nicole marie burton's #YA #graphicnovel series DREAMS out next week. VISIONS FROM THE FIRE has #Cree teen Damon slipping into visions of his ancestors & others. Powerful storytelling+art. @highwaterpress.bsky.social canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/visi...
