A wonderful visit today with a school in Vancouver sponsored by the #JCCJewishBookFestival. Kai and the Golem turns out to be an excellent book for delving into feelings and how to deal with them. My favourite answer: Golem shrinks from kindness. #Kar Ben Publishers. #kidlit #picturebooks.

A Storm Unleashed author @carolmatas.bsky.social takes readers inside a Jewish girl’s head as she responds to the Nazi threat. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/a-storm-unle...

Thanks for this @pancouver.bsky.social!

Very touched by this review: www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2025/12/revi... #kidlit #HolocaustEducation #Middlegradefiction #WWII

Launched Kai and the Golem today at the Gray Academy of Jewish Education hosted by the Kaufman Silverberg Library. Packed house with Grades 1-3 attending. So much fun! Thx to Kar Ben Publishers! #kidlit #picturebooks Kai is having a bad day. Is Golem to blame?

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Check out these new fall books! Canadian creators include: @parentclub.bsky.social @suecurrie24.bsky.social @reganmacaulay.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @jtorrescomics.bsky.social @heathermoconnor.bsky.social @openmike.bsky.social #kidlit #CanKidLit

New fall books for young people! @parentclub.bsky.social @suecurrie24.bsky.social @reganmacaulay.bsky.social

Reminder. Book launch Nov 10! Must register in advance. Hope to see you there. #HolocaustEducation #Kidlit #ScholasticCanada

Q&A with Carol Matas about her new children's picture book, KAI AND THE GOLEM. tinyurl.com/3pzh3m5j @carolmatas.bsky.social

It's book birthday for Kai and the Golem. Thank you to @deborahkalb.bsky.social for interviewing me about the book! tinyurl.com/3pzh3m5j #KarBenPublishing #Kidlit #picturebooks

A Storm Unleashed has its first review in. calgaryherald.com/entertainmen... A Children's Book Pick for Nov. "This historical fiction of bravery in the times of Nazi terror is an important read." #kidlit #Holocaust #Historicalfiction #dogs #HolocaustEducation #MGfiction

Absolutely over the moon with a review from the Jewish Book Council for Kai and the Golem. The reviewer understood exactly what I was trying to achieve with the book. Also best compliment ever: "Children will recognize themselves in Kai." #Kidlit #Picturebook #KarBen

New book arrives! Kai and the Golem. #KarBenPublishers #Picturebooks #kidlit

I was thrilled to present A Storm Unleashed to teachers at the Manitoba Social Sciences Association Conference on October 24. We had two sold out sessions. I was so fortunate to do the sessions with Kelly Hiebert, a Holocaust education scholar. #HolocaustEd #Berlin1935 #Middlegrade #Kidlit

My new #Holocaust #mg #novel launch. Berlin, 1935. What was illegal is now legal, including brutality against Hitler's perceived "enemies." #Fascism is now all there is. Mia, her dad and her dog, Max, must try to survive in a world where #hate has been #unleashed. #antisemitism #Canadiankidlit

Congratulations Carol!

Book Birthday! A STORM UNLEASHED is officially out in the world today. Thank you to Scholastic Canada. Mia and Max have grown up with love. Now all they can see and feel is hate. What is in store for them? #cndkidlit #antisemitism #scholasticcanada @chaptersindigo.bsky.social @mcnallyrobinson.com

Thrilled to be in the company of theses wonderful authors. Check out their new books! @parentclub.bsky.social‬, @suecurrie24.bsky.social, @reganmacaulay.bsky.social, @carolmatas.bsky.social, @jtorrescomics.bsky.social, @heathermoconnor.bsky.social, @mfstewart.bsky.social

🍂 Discover these fresh fall #kidlit books—perfect reads to spark imagination and cozy up with this season! 📚✨ @parentclub.bsky.social @suecurrie24.bsky.social @reganmacaulay.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @jtorrescomics.bsky.social @heathermoconnor.bsky.social @openmike.bsky.social

My books just arrived! Set in 1935 #Berlin, A Storm Unleashed follows Mia and her beloved German Shepherd, Max as Germany turns from #Democracy to #Dictatorship in a few months after Hitler takes power. Pub Sept 16. #ScholasticCanada #Antisemitism #historicalfiction #Middlegradefiction #RobertCarter

Thank you Robert Carter @crackedhat.bsky.social for this brilliant cover. I can’t tell you how much I love it!

‘A Storm Unleashed’ - Carol Matas’ novel from Scholastic Canada Ltd is now on bookshelves! I was honoured to have illustrated the cover art work. #AStormUnleashed #CarolMatas #ScholasticCanada #Racism #AntiSemitism #WWII #HistoricalFiction #MiddleGradesFiction #BookIllustration #Illustration

My new book has arrived @mcnallyrobinson.com. In 1935 Berlin, Mia and her dog Max find themselves in a world filled with hate. Hitler blames the Jews for everything and Mia's Father is Jewish. Every day becomes more dangerous as #Nazis destroy #democracy in favour of #fascism. #Cankidlit #Canscaip

An entire month of summer left. Perfect for #reading a #Canadian #book. I recommend all the wonderful books for young people below!

Check out these wonderful summer reads for young readers! Here are 15 strong Canadian books that are #kidlit gems. @parentclub.bsky.social @lesliegentile.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @jessicavitalis.bsky.social @jlbaileybooks.bsky.social @mbleatherdale.bsky.social @oksanna.bsky.social

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Read a Canadian book today! Have a wonderful day everyone! Happy Canada Day!! ❤️❤️❤️🎈🎈#kidlit #cndkidlit 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

👍📚 Read: @parentclub.bsky.social @lesliegentile.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @jessicavitalis.bsky.social @jlbaileybooks.bsky.social @karenkrossing.com @mbleatherdale.bsky.social @oksanna.bsky.social @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social @franbwrites.bsky.social @jtorrescomics.bsky.social

Some exciting news about my new book out this fall with Scholastic Canada, A Storm Unleashed. Scholastic Australia has bought the rights. From #Democracy to #Dictatorship, Berlin, 1933. #Holocaust

ZEVI TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT has been chosen by PJ Library as a PJ Our Way Selection. Also I've been awarded the PJ Our Way Grinspoon Jewish Story Award! I am delighted that Zevi will be sent to Jewish families all over North America - for free! From The Harold Grinspoon Foundation. #Kidlit #mglit

The Cruelty Is The Point, But What’s The Goal? open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

Terrified yet? Fascist Population Engineering: Yes to White Christian Births, No to Immigrants and LGBTQ Familes open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...

Western Canada Jewish Book Awards has nominated Zevi Takes the Spotlight. #kidlit #paranormal #mystery THE DIAMOND FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CAROL MATAS - Zevi Takes the Spotlight ELLEN SCHWARTZ - Friends to the Rescue PAUL SHORE & DEBORAH KATZ HENRIQUEZ - Steve and Eve Save the Planet

A Storm Unleashed, will be out this fall with #Scholastic Canada. Set in 1933-35 Berlin, it is the story of Mia and her beloved dog Max . It chronicles Germany’s rapid descent into #fascism and the unleashing of a rising storm of hatred against the Jews and Hitler’s “enemies.” #kidlit #Holocaust

If you aren't terrified yet you should be. #democracy Trump: "Home-growns are next" open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

In Nazi Germany, the targeted population was encouraged to self-deport and the state sought to impoverish them to force them to leave.

Happy Passover everyone!

Welcome home #Canada geese! I love you!! Sorry to say when you go south in the fall, word is you will be tagged at the border. Maybe stay put if you can! 💕🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

So important to see the #liberals and Ben Carr supporting the #arts in #Canada.

Elbows up, Canada.

Looking for a great book by some amazing #Canadian #authors? Buy a Canadian book today. This heartwarming story won't disappoint! @friedawishinsky.bsky.social and Ruth Ohi! #Ireadcanadian #kidlit

Today is #BuyCanadian day. Zevi Takes the Spotlight is set in #Vancouver and is published by @orcabook.bsky.social a #Canadian #publisher and written by a #Manitoba #Children'sbook #author, me. Buy a Canadian book today! Fred and Marjorie written @deborahkerbel.com by @owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit

I have a cover reveal! Kai and the Golem, illustrated by Elisa Vavouri. Releasing this fall with Kar Ben Publishers. Available now for preorder. #KidLit #Picturebook #Booksky #librarian #schoollibrary #kidlitart #Childrensbooks #Jewishkidlit #MGLIt

#BuyCanadian and help #Canadian artists by signing up to CBC Gem. Great content. gem.cbc.ca?cmp=DM_SEM_G...

Amid an alarming global rise in antisemitism, it is more critical than ever for us to learn the lessons of the Holocaust. This International #HolocaustRemembranceDay, I join the @HolocaustMuseum in paying tribute to the victims and survivors. www.ushmm.org/remember/int...

I write about #history not just for its own sake but because the story I've chosen has relevance for today and for young readers. I hope this one will as well. #Holocaust #middlegrade #kidlit #antisemitism Thx to Scholastic Canada @amytompkins.bsky.social www.transatlanticagency.com/2025/01/13/d...

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