Hello my name is Farida Zaman. I am an author illustrator and my agent is the lovely Essie White of @stormliteraryagency . . . ⭐️I am open for book projects for 2026 ⭐️ . . #kidlit #kidlitartpostcard #illustration #art #illustrationforkids #kidlitartist

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Kyo Maclear: “There are moments when what we need, what will benefit us most, is the power to style our own stories.” More thoughts about this quote on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w...

Click here for a starred-review of Kim Spencer’s Weird Rules to Follow https://bit.ly/43WrqNY

Happy #IReadCanadian Day! #IReadCanadianDay

"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume #CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky

A reminder that my book launch is THIS SATURDAY at 1 pm, A Different Drummer Books in Burlington. Please come! There will be gazillions of bubbles and you’ll even get to hear me sing and play piano. True story! @jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social #medialiteracy #kidlit

Bidding closes tonight at 9 pm!

Check out Whale Rock Workshop's FALL FUNDRAISER & SCHOLAR AUCTION for manuscript reads & more while helping to promote accessibility in the arts. Plus, there's a 10-page novel critique or complete picture-book critique with me! Only until Nov 2. #kidlit www.whalerockworkshops.com/fall-fundrai...

MY STREET REMEMBERS by @karenkrossing.com & Cathie Jamieson invites young readers to find out more about their own street & history. Advice for writers (young & not-so-young), more: debbieohi.com/2025/10/inte... #KidLit #CanKidLit

Thanks to @debbieohi.com for this interview about my latest picture book! Debbie's latest as an author/illustrator is I WANT TO READ ALL THE BOOKS, and I'm pretty sure it's partly autobiographical. 😀 Please check it out. #kidlit @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CathieJamieson

I’m thrilled with this Kirkus review for MY STREET REMEMBERS! “A historical account with a wholly original perspective, imbued with a crucial environmental message.” Link to review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit

For 12 years, I was an editor of Toronto Public Library's YOUNG VOICES MAGAZINE, and last night I got to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of this awesome magazine of teen prose, poetry and art! You can pick up a copy at any TPL branch to dive into the hearts and minds of today’s youth.

Hey writing friends: Here's a free online seminar on grant writing for Canadian writers (including the recent Canada Council for the Arts funding portal update) with author, grant writer, and educator Lindsay Zier-Vogel. Friday, November 7, 2025, 11 am to 12:20 pm. #CANkidlit

Teachers and librarians! Did you know there are activity pages for my #MGbook Plague Thieves? Read the book and then enjoy the word search for added discussion (and I'm open to author Q & As too!). Plague Thieves is published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #CanKidLit #KidLit

Hello #PortfolioDay! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. 🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟 Portfolio - charlenechua.com#PortfolioDay!Email - charlene [@] charlenechua[.]com Agent - Tracy Marchini, Tracy Marchini Literary #kidlitart #illustration #PB #GN #kidlit

" @erinentrada.bsky.social is the queen of middle grade! She is fabulously talented. But not only is a terrific writer, but she is also a dynamite human being." —Jasmine Warga mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Happy #PortfolioDay! I’m a Korean illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate PB-MG & would love to work on stories about ordinary brave girls✨Finding & helping community✨Folktales! Repped by Susan Hawk @ Upstart Crow Literary 🖼️ sojungkimmccarthy.art ✉️ [email protected] #KidLitArt

It was so great to catch up with you, Debbie!

It was moving and impactful to watch the documentary THE LIBRARIANS, which is about freedom to read and the fight against banned books, in a roomful of librarians and writers. #BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 @debbieohi.com @jgcanada.bsky.social

Cover reveal! Dorothy Leung and I are so excited for you to meet Tansy, whose life is disrupted one blustery day, by a pesty cloud that just won’t go away. ☁️ THE CLOUD THAT STUCK ☁️ officially comes out April 14, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. @charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit

Congratulations Amanda West Lewis for being shortlisted for the 2025 Lane Anderson Award. Amanda is available for school and library visits! laneandersonaward.ca/2025-shortli...

On Sunday, Oct 5 at 2:15 PM, you can find me at the Telling Tales Festival as I read from MY STREET REMEMBERS. This storytime will invite young listeners to discover the deep past beneath our feet. What does your street remember? Link: tellingtales.org/festival-reg... @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

What I’ll be reading tomorrow on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Please join me & 9 creators at the Summer Edition of the Great Canadian Picture Book Party on Sept 29 @ 7pm ET. Hosted by @picturebookseh.bsky.social & @canscaip.bsky.social. Zoom sign up: www.canscaip.org/event-6332525. Hear new picture books presented by their creators! See you there, eh!

Hey! I'll be hosting the CBC Kids' Tent from 1:00pm - 4:30 Saturday afternoon. This year Word on the Street will be held at David Pecaut Square, 215 King Street W. The festival runs Saturday, September 27, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and Sunday, September 28, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. See ya! #wots2025

Please join me & 9 creators at the Summer Edition of the Great Canadian Picture Book Party on Sept 29 @ 7pm ET. Hosted by @picturebookseh.bsky.social & @canscaip.bsky.social. Zoom sign up: www.canscaip.org/event-6332525. Hear new picture books presented by their creators! See you there, eh!

TOMORROW!!!!

Thanks for borrowing MY STREET REMEMBERS! Libraries are awesome. 😀

For those of you who have read The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz, can you think of other YA or MG novels that include an intrusive narrator using similar techniques? I would love title suggestions. #kidlit

Join Willie Poll and me at Toronto WOTS on Saturday, September 27 at 1:35 pm for a fun-filled storytime event! David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W in Toronto. #TorontoWOTS #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science. Join Canada's research & science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024. Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

You can listen to an interview with Cathie Jamieson & me on CBC/Radio's Up North with Jonathan Pinto! I was also interviewed on CBC’s Here & Now Toronto, & you can find the link to both interviews below. We’re grateful for this positive attention for MY STREET REMEMBERS! Link: lnk.bio/KarenKrossing

Attended @karenkrossing.com and Cathie Jamieson’s fun and informative book launch yesterday! I learned so much about our neighbourhood and all that came before us living here and love it even more! Congratulations👏🏻 If you have littles who are curious about where they live - this book is for you!

As we bid farewell to these last hot summer days, I remember childhood, when I used to sing into the fan and hear a warbly alien voice sing back. Did you ever do that? Daily dose of #positivity, including #peace, #hope, #love, or #wonder to bring smiles to your faces. Feel free to share the love.

Gratitude for all who came to our launch for MY STREET REMEMBERS! We read, we enjoyed Cathie Jamieson's original illustrations, and we painted moccasins on the sidewalk with Moccasin Identifier at Create Art Studio. Thank you for the community love and support. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

Thanks for hosting me, @picturebookseh.bsky.social! @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit

Thank you, @quillandquire.bsky.social, for this review of MY STREET REMEMBERS! "An invitation for further learning.” Quill & Quire Link: quillandquire.com/review/my-st... #CANkidlit #kidlit #picturebook @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Please check out this list of recommended new #CANkidlit books, including my new picture book with illustrator Cathie Jamieson MY STREET REMEMBERS! #kidlit #picturebooks @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Thanks to author L.E.Carmichael for featuring me on her blog! I chat about my inspiration for MY STREET REMEMBERS & offer activity ideas for parents & teachers. Link: www.lecarmichael.ca/2025/09/kare... @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit #picturebook #Edusky

It was a thrill to visit CBC Radio live in person for a chat with Ramraajh Sharvendiran about MY STREET REMEMBERS, written by me and illustrated by Cathie Jamieson. Link: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-.... @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

In solidarity with Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans (CAIABB) we are sharing their recent peition “Tell the Alberta Government: No Book Bans”. The CCBC supports the freedom to read. Our statement on the Alberta Book Bans can be found on our website. Link: change.org/AB-book-ban

Thx CBC & @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social for sharing list of >200 books slated for removal from Edmonton Public School libraries: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... If you're a Canadian author/illus against #BookBanning, pls consider joining #CAIABB! More info here. Thx @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social

If you are a published Canadian author or illustrator and opposed to book bans, you might want to join the newly formed Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans (CAIABB). Here's the links to our sign up page, Instagram and more: linktr.ee/caiabb

#KidLit #CanKidLit #LibrarySky #CAIABB #BookBans

Happy book birthday to My Street Remembers, written by me and gorgeously illustrated by Cathie Jamieson! I’m thrilled it’s out in the world! If you’re in Toronto on Sept 14, please join us for a family-friendly book launch plus an art activity by Moccasin Identifier. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

Thanks, Andy, for this enthusiastic review! Hooray! It's out today! 🎉🎉🎉

Thrilled that Standoff, bk 2 of my Kidnapped from Ukraine trilogy, is showing as a #1 hot new release in its category on Amazon.ca. In the US, it's #5. Set during the first year of Russia's current attacks on Ukraine. #mglit #canlit

Kathy Kacer's new #picturebook, illustrated by @hloweart.bsky.social, is called MEMORY STONES, publ by @secondstory.bsky.social. In it, Sophie is helped to remember and honour her much-loved grandmother after she passes. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/09/memo...

🥾 How many footsteps have walked your street in the past? 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. Out September 2nd, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/my-... @karenkrossing.com #cankidlit

Praise for MY STREET REMEMBERS from wonderful librarian Karen Upper! I’m honoured! @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social