Wow!!! Thanks to @picturebookseh.bsky.social & @canscaip.bsky.social for a fantastic event. Each creator read their book & between each book we all had 2 min to take notes or write/post reviews, text chat etc. Brilliant format. And thanks to Jadea Kelly for performing at the end! #KidLit #CanKidLit

Fabulous Canadian picture books highlighted at tonight's Great Canadian Picture Book Party. Thanks @picturebookseh.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social for organizing/hosting! I've posted this video along with a list on my Bookstagram at www.instagram.com/p/DPNQ5T_ilsj/ #CanKidLit #KidLit #PictureBooks

Can’t wait to hear your story, Casey!

Kenzie and her family love adventuring in the fall & through all the seasons of the year! Come get your signed copy of Kenzie's Little Tree & enjoy the seasonal adventures with your family or students! #kidlit #EduSky @picturebookseh.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social

@picturebookseh.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit

New blog! "Who Needs the Dark?" by Laura Alary @lauraalary.bsky.social "When I was little I was scared of the dark. Like many children, I imagined shapeless creatures lurking in my closet or under the bed..." Link to full blog below! #Cankidlit #kidlit picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/who-nee...

New blog! "Karen Krossing Introduces My Street Remembers" @karenkrossing.com "My Street Remembers peels back the history of one city street in North America to reveal the greater story of the land on which we live." #cankidlit #kidlit picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/septemb...

We look forward to hearing more incredible picture books! #kidlit #teachers #WritingCommunity #EduSky #librarians

Today's Author Spotlight is on @chelseatornetto.bsky.social ! She grew up on a farm and loves creative challenges! Her books are both whimsical and adorable and need to be added to every library!!! ✨🫶

🍎Calling #teachers, #librarians & #families with little ones! Come out to Indigo Erin Mills Town Centre to get your signed copy of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE! @orcabook.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit

Come out to Indigo Burlington to get your signed copy of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE along with a FREE Teacher’s Guide that aligns with the Ontario Curriculum & connects to reading, writing, science & social emotional learning! #kidlit #CanKidLit #EduSky @picturebookseh.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

Thank you to the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database for the fabulous review of DOGS VS. HUMANS (illustrated by @bambiedlund.bsky.social and published by @owlkids.bsky.social). This #nonfiction #picturebook is available wherever books are sold. #kidlit #cankidlit #edusky

Amanda @amandadavisart.bsky.social shares how her book cover shares the spirit of the story. #bookcover #reflections #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to Carolyn @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social @familiustalk Congratulations on this milestone! #bookbirthday #masonjar #PB25Vibes #kidlit #author #writingcommuntiy #publishing

Costantia @costantia.bsky.social shares how her book cover shares the spirit of the story. #bookcover #reflections #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

Ha Dinh @hellomrsdinh.bsky.social shares how her book cover shares the spirit of the story. #bookcover #reflections #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

Toronto picture book readers: Book launch alert!

🍎Calling all elementary teachers! Come out to Indigo Guelph to get your signed copy of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE along with a FREE Teacher’s Guide, Sat. Aug 23, 11-3. #kidlit #EduSky @orcabook.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

I absolutely adore our cover art done by Emilie Leduc! @orcabook.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #CanKidLit #EduSky #kidlit

So wonderful to see our book getting some love! 🩵🐠🦐 #kidlit @lookingglasslit.bsky.social @sourcebooks.bsky.social

A good choice for these next weeks of transition to a new school year #picturebook #backtoschool #transitions #change

BLOG POST! Check it out!

Ooo! Radio interview about KING OF THE DUMP! Check it out!

Namrata @namrataag.bsky.social, the one behind the posts this month, is popping in to share a little joy seeing the cover of The Mithai Box Is Not Empty. #bookcover #reflections #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing #holidayhouse

ALMOST THREE MONTHS LEFT UNTIL RELEASE.3️⃣ #mithai #kidlit #pb #holidayhouse #readers #kidsreading #party #three PREORDER NOW ON amazon.xn--com-cl6aa81671ea @HolidayHouseBks

Kimberly shares how her book cover shares the spirit of the story. #bookcover #reflections #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

This month, our authors are turning the spotlight on their book covers. Each cover holds clues, emotions, and symbols that connect deeply with the story inside. #bookcover #reflections #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading SOMETIMES STORMY by Amanda Davis! @amandadavisart.bsky.social #kidlit #teacher #SEL #mentalhealth #art #EduSky

Is this the ending the story needs? Alison @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social also kept revising because the ending wasn’t quite matching the feeling, message, or arc she was aiming for. #revision #editors #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

"Revising a story, reuse some edited parts in a different story," says Christine @christinealemshah.bsky.social #revision #editors #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading BEA’S BALIKBAYAN BOX OF TREASURES by Christine Alemshah & Dream Chen! @christinealemshah.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #teacher #SEL #EduSky

Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading THE MITHAI BOX IS NOT EMPTY by Namrata Agarwal & Parvati Pillai. @namrataag.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #teacher #food #EduSky

Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading SAWYER’S BIG IDEA by Kimberly Horch & Sayani Mukherjee! @kimberlyhorch #kidlit #picturebook #teacher #SEL #Neurodivergent #EduSky

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Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading Ly-Lan & The New Class Mix-Up by Hà Dinh & Tracy Nishimura Bishop! @hellomrsdinh.bsky.social #kidlit #teacher #EduSky #backtoschool

Out in the world: My award winning novel An American Girl is published. 🎉 It’s the story of a single mom, a book ban, and a town in turmoil. ❤️📚 It’s the winner of the Thomas E. Kennedy Award from Serving House Books. 🏆 Available at major booksellers and here on Amazon bit.ly/AnAmericanGirlNovel

Keep Kenzie’s Little Tree in mind as you plan for your back to school lessons! I have a comprehensive Teacher guide written by me on my website - www.alisonmcgauley.com/books/my-books #kidlit #EduSky

Can’t wait to visit with folks tomorrow at Indigo Mount Sinai from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.!

At Picture Books, eh! we're thrilled to share our summer releases! Read these books inside or at the beach! #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit @picturebookseh.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social

Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading THE JADE BRACELET by Hà Dinh & Yong Ling Kang! @hellomrsdinh.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #teacher #EduSky

Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading THE FIG TREE by Costantia Manoli & Leah Giles! #kidlit #EduSky @costantia.bsky.social

Attention #teachers! Check out all of the curriculum connections that you can make when reading SEASONS ON THE FARM by Chelsea Tornetto & Karen Bunting! @chelseatornetto.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #EduSky

🌸 Meet author Alison McGauley and get your signed copy of KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE at Toronto's Indigo Mount Sinai on July 17th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit @orcabook.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social

We’re excited to let you know how our picture books connect with the curriculum! Stay tuned this July! #kidlit #EduSky #teachers

Who else finds endings tough? @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit

I’m celebrating the release of my second picture book, The Sandcastle that Jack Built (words by me / art by Maurice Bernard), this spring with the lovely group of Canadian authors and illustrators at Pictures Books, eh! Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social for info on all the releases in 2025!

This was so fun! 🤩 Thanks to the hosts, the organizers and all who joined in the party. It was a pleasure to be included. 🎉

Congrats to @andrewkatzauthor.bsky.social on the Toronto launch of JACKIE’S DRAWING, illus. by Tony Luzano! Such a beautiful reading of a gorgeous book! 👍🏼📚 #kidlit #CANkidlit #picturebook

Posted @withregram @cbcbooks Check out this list of Canadian books for children and teenagers to read this summer — and listen to The Next Chapter’s kids panel of CBC Books producer Lucy Mann lucyalicemann and Canadian author and podcaster Bee Quammie @beequammie who highlight a few of their faves!