Congratulations to all #CDN authors & illustrators who were honoured at the @forestofreading.bsky.social awards this week. All of you are winners because you give young people great books to read. Special congrats to winners and honour books. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/05/2026... ❤️🇨🇦📚

📣 FINALLY able to tell the world about the upcoming picture book I'm illustrating for @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social , written by the very talented @bethelliottwriter.bsky.social ! 🎉 Many thanks to @soyadriana.bsky.social for her extreme agenting! #kidlitart #kidlit

We enjoyed an evening of kidlit & community at the first Great Canadian Picture Book Party of 2026! Thank you to the authors who shared their incredible new picture books, to @peterkatz1.bsky.social for his music, and to everyone who came out to support and celebrate! #CANkidlit

Cover reveal for SAGE AND THE SNOWSHOE EXPRESS, coming September 1, 2026, and available now for pre-order! Breathtaking illustrations from cover to cover by @mkchibs.bsky.social publisher: @kidscanpress.bsky.social louisebradford.com

Savor the Day was inspired by my daughter, Lisa, who loved the beach & was esp good at savouring the simple joys in life. So today, I'm celebrating this "book birthday" in the best way I can, by savouring it all. ☀️🐚🌊⛱️📚❤️ Picture book, ages 4-8. Illustr by Gabby Grant, published by @sleepingbearpress.

Happy Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! Bookstores and booksellers play such an important role supporting Canadian publishers and book creators. Thank you booksellers for all you do ❤️

WWF Canada has a new website where kids can learn about the state of animal populations in Canada in an encouraging, age-appropriate and curriculum-oriented way. I was lucky enough to be part of this project, and I'm so pleased to celebrate its Earth Day launch. lprckids.wwf.ca

This just arrived in the mail! I’m thrilled to win a copy of TAKING TURNS WITH TURTLES. Thanks so much to @sharibecker.bsky.social for the beautiful book and to @picturebookseh.bsky.social for organizing the giveaway! #CanKidLit #PB #KidLit

2 days left to enter!

So honoured that GREETINGS, FLOOF! won the 2026 #MagnoliaBookAward! Thanks so much to the children of Mississippi (grades Pre-K - 2) who voted for the book, to #SouthernMissCBF & to all who made this award possible! And so grateful to Kathleen Keenan, @ajsmith.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social!

Please join us! It’s always a wonderful event!

Excited to share fun activities (word searches, a shape shuffle & more) with curriculum ties to #STEM #SEL and #language! Download at cjhong.com. Huge thanks to @jlbaileybooks.bsky.social for creating the guide! @ajsmith.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social #CanKidLit #PB #KidLit #Educator Guide

#caturday #booksky

In a time of book bans and attacks on libraries—there’s a book for that. “This Is a Library Book” is avail. for pre-order (links in bio). Illustrated by Chanelle Nibblelink, pub'd by @kidscanpress.bsky.social. It's a love letter to librarians and libraries around the world. Check it out on Oct. 6!

Hey picture book people. Tell me your favorite picture book with LAYERS and why you like it! #megakidlit #kidlit #scbwi #booksky

Looking to summer-ize my life right about now... ☀️😎 Credit: Mark Parisi

Join as a member or a friend - both have benefits to emerging and experienced children's book creators! canscaip.org/JoinCANSCAIP

#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2026, we’re giving away 4 manuscript crits & many PBs! Details on website below. To enter: 1. Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. Like + repost this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners announced Mar. 27 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit

The CCBC Virtual Silent Auction is now open! The event features items donated from across the country. The auction closes at 9 pm EDT on Sunday, March 15. All funds raised will support the Canadian Children's Book Week 2026. Bid on items at www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ccbc-silent-auction--2026

Hey #MelroseMA families! Join us for this fantastic Kidlit Books Double Feature this Saturday, March 14 at 10:30 AM at Molly’s Bookstore! It’s going to be a BLAST! #massachusettsFamilyEvents #massachusettsKids #eventsForKids #melroseMassachusetts

I'll be teaching a webinar on crafting irresistible nonfiction book proposals this Saturday, March 14, for the @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social Digging Deeper series! Join me at 1 pm ET or register for the recording. More information can be found here: www.scbwi.org/events/craft... #kidlit #CanKidLit

Woohoo! Thank you to @forestofreading.bsky.social for nominating my book with @bambiedlund.bsky.social DOGS VS. HUMANS (published by @owlkids.bsky.social) for a Silver Birch Express award in this year's #ForestofReading. I can't wait for kids to read our book! #kidlit #cankidlit

Had the delight and surprise today of learning that Wait Like a Seed is longlisted for the Green Earth Book Award! If I could have picked the most meaningful award list to be on one day, it would have been this one. I'm honoured they found Wait Like a Seed meets their mandate. #cankidlit #author

This is Freedom to Read Week and the 4th and 12th anniversaries of Russia's genocidal war on Ukraine When books are banned, we can know them. But when the author is killed, their voice is silenced. #booksky #Ukraine www.lecarmichael.ca/2026/02/free...

Check out the Winter titles from @picturebookseh.bsky.social creators!

Join CANSCAIP! www.canscaip.org/JoinCANSCAIP' psst...pass it on ;-)

Thanks so much to the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers’ Union of Canada for funding my author visit! Huge thanks to the Carleton Place Public Library for hosting and promoting the fun event! #GreetingsFloof @AJSmith.bsky.social @KidsCanPress.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #interactive #PB

‼️ IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY 🎂 (and a big one) ‼️ We're kicking it off with our #AnniversaryLogoReveal, featuring OWL's original Owl! 🦉 Stay tuned all year for fun content ... we look forward to celebrating with you! ❤️🎉 #Birthday #Anniversary #50 #50Years #OWL #1976 #2026

Hello, I’m AJ Smith, an author, illustrator, and intrepid (but tired) adventurer. I’m happy to present this celebration of all things bucolic, bear-like, & breakfasty in recognition of #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m happy to be repped by @casahasegawa.bsky.social at T2 Lit Agency.

Bursting w pride that more are getting into reading #Canadian books for young people & my CanLit for LittleCanadians blog. A new milestone of 3M page views is on the horizon, perhaps a day away. Thank you to all for helping me promote great #CDN books. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com 👍🇨🇦📚!

Join us in March for a SCBWI Canada East Digging Deeper workshop, with guest speaker Stephanie Gibeault as she digs deeper into nonfiction book proposals. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/craft... for more information. #SCBWICanadaEast #CanKidLit #kidlit @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social

I’m so happy to share this exciting news with friends, family, collaborators, and colleagues! CATNIP MOUSE has been nominated for the 2026 Sid Fleischman Award For Humor! #kidsneedfunnybooks #funnybooksforkids #sidfleischman #sidfleischmanaward #scbwi

People say to build your author platform before you have a book deal so you'll be more appealing to publishers. *I* say do it because you'll build a better platform. erin-alladin.com/2026/01/12/b... #authorsky #amwriting #canlit #bookpromo #bookpromotion #authorplatform

12 Canadian titles honoured at 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards! Learn more at https://bookcentre.ca/blogs/industry-news/canadians-honoured-at-alas-2026-youth-media-awards

As January unfolds, the CCBC is excited to begin celebrating our 50th anniversary! We will mark this extraordinary milestone throughout 2026, and we are pleased to kickoff this special year by sharing our new 50th Anniversary logo!

ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...

Fortunate attendees who get to hear you speak, Marsha.

Happy Book Birthday to all of the new Kids Can Press titles on sale today! 🎉 PICTURE BOOKS ⛸️ CALL ME GRAY, written by Andrew Larsen and Bells Larsen, illustrated by Tallulah Fontaine

Librarians, fill your shelves with FUNNY! Catnip Mouse is the perfect read-aloud for class clowns, reluctant readers, and reluctant would-be class clowns! #funnybooksforkids #librariansRock #kidlit #kidlitlibrarians #childrensliterature #childrenslibrary #childrenslibrarian #childrenslibrarians

Today is the day! CATNIP MOUSE hits bookstores across North America and I couldn’t be more excited for kids to work-out their funny bones with this book! Guaranteed guffaws! #kidlit #kidlitart #funnybooksforkids #cats #authorillustrator #childrensbookillustration #dogs #catsanddogs #picturebooks

Kids are going to love being read CATNIP MOUSE (Oct 7 from Kids Can Press) — Gaggles of Giggles! Gobs of Guffaws! Preorder this hilarious new picture book today: bookshop.org/p/books/catn... #bookpreorder #bookSales #helpanauthor ##bookpresale #readtoyourkids #readtoyourchildren #authortalk

I am on a train and can only use my phone rn, so AMA. Alternately, one like = one writing tip or book publishing opinion. To kick things off: prologues are fine as long as they’re shorter than 1000 words and not redundant with Chapter 1!

Thanks @hkubiw.bsky.social for highlighting #cankidlit ! Check out her extensive upcoming releases list📚👀❤️

I put together a list of all the Canadian 🇨🇦 #kidlit books I have worked on. Every book is written by a Canadian author, and published by a Canadian publisher. Hope it’s a useful reference if you’re looking for Canadian children’s books! #canlit #IReadCanadian

Even the most super #KidLit writers have a CRYPT-onite. Power through that #amrevising weak spot with all your friends here at #KidlitZombieWeek 2025. There'll be blog posts, BlueSky discussions, and great #prizes: sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

There's still time to enter the #PBSummit 2025 TICKET GIVEAWAY! Just share our reveal posts with your writer friends on social media and tell us about it at: www.picturebooksummi...#PBSummit Enter today! Ends 6/9/25. #amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

❤️ student writing competitions that get young people writing. The Stephen Leacock Award for Humour Writing offers one such contest for #Ontario teens to submit humourous short stories or personal essays. Deadline is Apr 15. Prizes are generous. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025...

#CDN writers of nonfiction, for adults or young people, consider submitting your recent books for @laneandersonaward.bsky.social before the April 30 deadline. laneandersonaward.ca/submissions/

Don't miss this chance to hear #CanKidLit authors read their new #picturebooks! I'll be reading part of DOGS VS. HUMANS (ill. by @bambiedlund.bsky.social, published by @owlkids.bsky.social). Coming this Monday, March 31. Details below👇🏻