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-... 👍🇨🇦📚

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... 👍🇨🇦📚

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

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-...

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...

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. blog.orcabook.com/author-e-g-a...

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-...

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...

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... 👍🇨🇦📚

gotta hype up my friends!

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

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 #picturebook #writingcommunity 🦋 🐝

It’s a lovely book!☺️

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...

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

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...

Part of the job of an editor is to see bias and root it out. Supporting people who have traditionally been excluded from our industry is one of the ways Editors Canada has pledged to do better. Learn about our 2026 Equity Fellowship:

I suppose I would be remiss not to mention that I DO have a book, Among Ghosts, elegible for the Lodestar. Or, y'know, just a fun thing to read, if you haven't already.

Sarabeth doesn't let anyone, not even Grandma, tell her what she (i.e. a girl) can do. She loves #cars: fixing them & tinkering w them at her dad's garage. SARABETH'S GARAGE written by Melanie Florence, illus by Nadia Alam (from Tundra Books) canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/sara... 👍🇨🇦📚

Get ready for upcoming "I'm" #picturebook by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & @debbieohi.com (from @simonandschuster.bsky.social) I'M BUSY has Flamingo & Potato trying to help their friend w overcommitment & finding balance. ❤️ the whole series! 👍📚 canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/im-b...

🎨 Illustrations from THE QUIET HUNT: A POEM FOR YOUNG FORAGERS, written by Jean E. Pendziwol and illustrated by Risa Hugo. 🔗 THE QUIET HUNT publishes March 3rd, you can learn more about it here: https://ow.ly/gzHR50YasPv #kidlit #kidlitart

Editors Canada is now accepting applications for the 2026 Equity Fellowship. This annual fellowship is designed to support editors who have traditionally been excluded by the publishing and editing industries. Learn more:

Learn about being a lefty in @mkbirmingham.bsky.social's latest #MG #NF book LEFT-HANDED: GETTING A GRIP ON HANDEDNESS from @owlkids.bsky.social (illus by Catherine Chan). Kids will too enjoy a couple of little quizzes for them & their pets. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/left...

🎊 Happy #PubDay to these Groundwood Books! 🚇 MY SUBWAY RUNS, 🌻 PLANTING SUNSHINE, and 🚀 LEO AND RALPH. Available now where books are sold! Click here to learn more: https://ow.ly/7UAF50Y7TkS#PubDay#booksky #kidlit #kidlitart

Hello #kidlitartpostcard 💘 I’m Helena, author-illustrator from Vancouver, BC. I love working with dynamic line, quirky characters and stories full of life! I’m looking for projects in #illustration #picturebooks #chapterbooks #earlyreader #GN ✏️ www.helenajuhaszillustration.com Let’s find the 🌈

Okay, I can't help sharing these two, side by side. @karammitchell.com's great #kidlitartpostcard entry and Mike Deas' great cover for our upcoming picture book. Statues and pigeons, y'all. Statues and pigeons.

The call for submissions for the 2026 #CCBCBookAwards are now open! In total, six prizes will be awarded. Learn more at https://bookcentre.ca/blogs/industry-news/call-for-submissions-2026-ccbc-book-awards

SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY by Joanne Robertson (THE WATER WALKER) with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn (from @secondstory.bsky.social) Incredible #MG story of resilience & personal memories w unique art of archived photos & graphics. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/shir...

February is Black History Month, a time to honour the histories, contributions, and ongoing struggles of Black communities in Canada.

We're accepting nominations for the $400 Karen Virag Award until Friday, March 6. Tell us about the editing heroes in your community: www.editors.ca/about/awards...

"Known for helping people find, evaluate & use information effectively, librarians have seen their work grow to include guiding people to navigate complex digital environments & misinformation — #AI literacy is a natural extension of that" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Youre invited to join me online for a reading of #BUTTERFLYSEA on Tuesday, February 10th! Tune in for a magical story of childhood. #Libsky #Edusky #family #storytime #kidlit #Cankidlit Registration link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Celebrate Black History Month with a great book or two. THE WORLD SO WIDE by Zilla Jones, FINDING EDWARD by Sheila Murray, THE PAIN TREE by Olive Senior, and OUT OF MY SKIN by Tessa McWatt. #ireadcanadian #blackhistorymonth2026

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Missed I AM MITIG! when it came out in '20 but, w @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social re-releasing it as a board book, there's a new way to teach kids Ojibwe (Anishnabewin) words from nature. Written & illustrated by Bridget George. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/02/its-... (FYI mitig=tree)

Saskatoon launch of I'M HERE!

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free February events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana....

Congrats to @laneandersonaward.bsky.social book award winner Amanda West Lewis & illustrator Oliver Averill for A PLANET IS A POEM from @kidscanpress.bsky.social How wonderful! Loved the eloquent writing to share science info. #STEM Awesome! canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025... 👍🇨🇦📚