True Colors by @elisegravel.bsky.social trans. Montana Kane is a totally tubular time capsule of growing up in the early 1990s filled with colourful hobbies, true-blue friends and undiagnosed ADHD. Here’s my ⭐ @quillandquire.bsky.social #bookreview: bit.ly/46biqGm 📚👍 #KidLit @dandq.bsky.social

In a Head Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz illus. Afsaneh Sanei, a girl wakes up from a dream she can't shake. This unique dream of a #picturebook is grounded in solid storytelling with surreal surprises. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/products/980... #KidLit #CanKidLit

In Amelia Bothe's arresting picture-book debut, a young girl grapples with guilt over surreptitiously taking something that isn't hers. Here's my ⭐ Booklist review: www.booklistonline.com/products/981... #KidLit

Our appreciation to @quillandquire.bsky.social for covering this important news and sharing our statement. quillandquire.com/omni/ccbc-ca...

I Would Give You My Tail by @tanyatagaq.bsky.social illus Qavavau Manumie is an exquisite mediation on gratitude, kindness and kinship. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/products/980... #CanKidLit #KidLit

Rest in peace, dear Nick. Legendary music promoter Nick Panaseiko's profound impact on the music scene will not be forgotten. Read about Nick's storied life and career in Promo Man: Backstage Tales from the Vinyl Jungle by Bob Klanac.

RIP Bill Exley, vocalist for the Nihilist Spasm Band, a proud Canadian institution founded in 1965 that was weirder then than anyone else would ever be. Here's a scanned page from an article I did for Shindig in 2010 talking about them and other Canadian musical innovators and iconoclasts.

RIP/P, Bill Exley #NihilistSpasmBand

I wear my love for Odder by @kaaauthor.bsky.social illus @charlessantoso.bsky.social on my sleeve. This lyrical, heartfelt #picturebook is inspired by the real-life Monterey Bay Aquarium rehabilitation program that pairs orphaned otter pups. #kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Museum London's exhibition Fashion: Grit, Glamour and Guts, on until Nov 2, explores fashion as storytelling. I'm tickled pink to be a contributor. My love of vintage clothing is matched by my love of children's books; both are well-crafted and artfully designed. #KidLit #CanKidLit

Some gifts last a lifetime. Others last even longer. Long-time Library patron and artist Rudy Sparkuhl spent countless happy hours immersed in books and ideas. Now, his extraordinary $500,000 gift will help shape the Library’s future for generations to come. 📖 Read Rudy’s story: buff.ly/trr3V0g

“Equal parts comedy and conservation lesson, this high-seas adventure is propelled forward by multiple Eisner Award–winning cartoonist Kate Beaton’s signature satiric wit.” Beaton's new picture book Shark Girl -Q&Q feature review @lindamludke.bsky.social this week. #kidlit #CANkidlit bit.ly/3F6oogO

Shark Girl by @katebeaton.bsky.social is a Little Mermaid-esque tale turned on its fin and delivers a biting commentary on exploitation of workers and the environment. Here's my ⭐ @quillandquire.bsky.social #bookreview: quillandquire.com/review/shark... #kidlit #CANkidlit

Pick up Rock by Laurel Croza, illustrated by Matt James. It's a moving, meaningful, rock-solid #picturebook to embrace. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/products/980... @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit

When I'm feeling Squirrel-ish, I pick up this delightful #picturebook by Bambi Edlund. Rats! Is the grass greener on the other side of the park? @owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit

🏝️For all who won't be able to make it to the Reception & signing, we've opened signed pre-orders for any Jon Klassen art prints & the Your Places series (until 02.16) ☀️ gallerynucleus.com/artists/jon_... #jonklassen #picturebook #kidsbooks #kidlit #booklover #yourplaces #childrenslit

Yay! Great news today - Mother Aspen (w/b Annette Lebox, pics by me) is nominated for a Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award. 🥰 💜 This is an award for the illustrations specifically, so I'm doubly honoured! #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @jemiscoe.bsky.social

📚ROCK by Laurel Croza and illustrated by Matt James publishes next week! Learn more about the book: https://houseofanansi.com/products/rock?_pos=1&_sid=3b70db2cc&_ss=r

The Eidi Bag by Shazia Afzal, illus @shivadelsoozart.bsky.social offers many gifts to readers. It's my Librarian's Pick #bookreview in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social's latest newsletter: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle... @owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit #picturebook

Yay picture books! #kidlit @npr.org "if we are to really respect the taste and intelligence of kids, we should also be venerating their art as highly as any other literature." - Mac Barnett

There's more beneath the surface than meets the eye. Being unique is cause for celebration. Mushrooms Know by Kallie George illus Sara Gillingham has fungi facts and wisdom galore. #kidlit #CANkidlit #picturebook

A young girl helps her family navigate an unfamiliar language. Insightful and inspiring, Little Bird Laila by @kellyyang.bsky.social illus Xindi Yan soars. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/products/980... #kidlit

Lone Wolf by Kiah Thomas, illus K-Fai Steele is my favourite lupine crosspatch. He stands apart from a crowd. With deadpan humour, he assuredly knows what he likes (jelly beans) and what he doesn't like (pets). Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/products/979... #kidlit

Watch Patti Smith Read from Virginia Woolf, and Hear the Only Surviving Recording of Woolf’s Voice

If you are heading to the Ontario Library Association Super Conference, come on by OLA Best Bets session on Thurs, Jan 30 at 9:15am in MTCC 202 - we'll be talking about fabulous Canadian #kidlit and #yalit that's out of this world! #OLASC #IReadCanadian

Poetry and science intertwine in A Planet is a Poem by Amanda West Lewis illus Oliver Averill. It's an out-of-this-world tour of the solar system and poetic forms! @kidscanpress.bsky.social #kidlit

The Lane Anderson Award celebrates the best science writing in Canada! Bompa's Insect Expedition by @fonddavidsuzuki.bsky.social with @tanyakyi.bsky.social illus Qin Leng is on the shortlist for the @laneandersonaward.bsky.social Young Reader award category #kidlit #CanKidLit #IReadCanadian

Spotlight on the Shortlist: Bompa’s Insect Expedition by @fonddavidsuzuki.bsky.social, with @tanyakyi.bsky.social and illustrated by Qin Leng. - Join us as we celebrate the best science writing in Canada today! Free to attend, reserve your spot today! Check out the link in our bio.

Spotlight on the Shortlist: Operation Cupcake by Bambi Edlund and published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social. Join us as we celebrate the best science writing in Canada today! Free to attend, reserve your spot today! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lane-a...

Spotlight on the Shortlist: Polar by L. E. Carmichael, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler and published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social. Join us as we celebrate the best science writing in Canada today! Free to attend, reserve your spot today! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lane-a...

I grew up with second-third-fourth hand ladybird books. The illustrations were pure magic. And these endpapers - I used to pore over them for hours to see if I could recognise which stories they were from 🐞

At times like these, I wonder what use children's books can be. But maybe they're more important than ever now. However dark things get, we have to help kids imagine a better world. So please: never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop giving them HOPE. www.theguardian.com/childrens-bo...

In Mandeep's Cloudy Days by Kuljinder Kaur Brar, illustrated by Samrath Kaur (Annick Press), a child finds a creative way to express her feelings and weather emotional storms. Here's my Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/Mandeep-s-Cl... #SEL #kidlit

Two Tales of Twenty-Six by Stephanie Simpson McLellan, illus Mike Deas is a book beginning readers will flip over! Two cleverly connected stories meet in the middle + on the flip side. It's my Librarian's Pick #bookreview in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social's newsletter: tinyurl.com/447r54ud #kidlit

We ❤️ board books! This article in the New York Times shares charming insights from Canadian creator Jon Klassen. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...

Yesterday was #NationalBirdDay! Once, a Bird by @storiesbysingh.bsky.social illus Nathalie Dion is a #picturebook to sing about - it's wordless with much to say about #nature, renewal and resiliency. @orcabook.bsky.social #kidlit #birds #LibrarianFashion

How to Eat a Mango by @pgsantosb.bsky.social illus Juliana Perdomo is a sweet slice-of-life #picturebook extolling the joys found in fully appreciating what's close at hand and sometimes taken for granted. Here's my CM #bookreview: www.cmreviews.ca/node/4345 #kidlit 🥭

The Gift of the Great Buffalo by @carolelindstrom.bsky.social illus Aly McKnight offers an exciting adventure and true history of life on the prairie starring a Métis-Ojibwe child who honors knowledge shared by her elders. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: tinyurl.com/2s4btu2w #kidlit #picturebooks

Patti Smith - BOTD 💙📚 #LiteratureSky

Trina Rathgeber shares her grandmother’s story of courage, survival, and traditional Indigenous knowledge in Lost at Windy River, illustrated by @alinapete.bsky.social. It's my Librarian's Pick #bookreview in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social newsletter: tinyurl.com/2s47nmjs #kidlit @orcabook.bsky.social

Discover 2024's top reads—bestsellers and hidden gems alike! 📚✨ https://buff.ly/4iNfNyC

Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs: The Art of Tom Wilson tehohåhake is on display at TAP Centre for Creativity until December 21. Don't miss this powerful show #LdnOnt! Vincent Cherniak wrote a wonderful, thoughtful article about the exhibition: centred.ca/mohawk-warri... #art

Overworked witches are burned out – and then they get burned at the stake. A Witch’s Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal is on point and on fire. It’s one of my picks for @quillandquire.bsky.social Best Books of the Year: quillandquire.com/omni/canadas... #GraphicNovel @dandq.bsky.social

I want to shout from the rooftops how So Loud! by Sahar Golshan, illustrated by @shivadelsoozart.bsky.social speaks volumes about embracing and using your voice. It’s one of my picks for Quill & Quire’s Best Books of the Year: quillandquire.com/omni/canadas... #KidLit #CanKidLit

What's the reading equivalent of Gatorade...tea? coffee? As fellow book-athletes, we hope you refueled sufficiently in preparation for our next 2024 #EditorsChoice list--BOOKS FOR YOUTH: bit.ly/49tNVLI

The Canada Post strike has delayed the distribution of the fall issue of Best Books for Kids & Teens. While we wait, we are making the digital edition available for all! Check it out 👉 www.bookcentre.ca/best-books-f...

Dear Street by Lindsay Zier-Vogel, illustrated by Caroline Bonne Muller is a guaranteed mood booster- full of epistolary surprises that highlight sources of joy so close at hand, yet often overlooked. Info about Zier-Vogel's brilliant international Love Lettering Project too. Write on! #kidlit