Kallie is an author and picture book editor living in Gibsons, BC. She has written numerous acclaimed books for children, including The Secret Fawn; The Lost Gift; Goodnight, Anne; and the Magical Animal Adoption Agency and Heartwood Hotel series. She has also taught writing workshops for both children and adults. Kallie grew up on the Sunshine Coast in BC, where she spent her days roaming the forests. … More 5 Questions for Kallie George
Happy June! This month we bring you exciting author interviews, fun summer reading lists, and lively virtual events for author and readers. Cozy up with your favoourite mug of (iced) tea, and happy reading! … More YAing News: June
Sabina Khan writes about Muslim teens who straddle cultures. She was born in Germany, spent her teens in Bangladesh, and lived in Macao, Illinois, and Texas before settling down in British Columbia with her husband, two daughters, and the best puppy in the world. … More 5 Questions for Sabina Khan
Hello, Dear Readers. We are sure enjoying these bright, near-summery days, and we hope you are too. Has anyone gotten started on their summer reading lists yet? … More YAing News: May
Review by Logaine Navascués
When Maya decides to direct a play, all of her friends in the Mile End neighbourhood join in. But as soon as she starts bossing them around, some actors try to find a way out, revealing how easily a driven leader can become a dominant ruler, in spite of having good intentions. … More Maya’s Big Scene by Isabelle Arsenault
Tash is a Welsh-Canadian author and teacher. Their publications include The Psionics series (NineStar Press), and the JLG Gold Standard Selection Blood Sport (Orca Books) as well as multiple anthology contributions. They are a recipient of the Shoot for the Moon fund for trans writers and a founding mentor in the Trans Tipping Point Program. … More 5 Questions for Tash McAdam
Review by Jane Diokpo
Catherine’s War, a graphic novel by French novelist Julia Billet, is based on the author’s mother’s true story. Set in France during World War II, it follows Rachel Cohen, a young Jewish teenager who starts off living at Sèvres Children’s Home in Paris. … More Catherine’s War by Julia Billet, illus. by Claire Fauvel
Review by Jocelyne Gregory
There is a conspiracy in the insect world and it involves butterflies. Are they truly beautiful? Or are people fooled by their delicate-looking nature and colourful wings? … More Butterflies Are Pretty … Gross! by Rosemary Mosco, illus. by Jacob Souva
Review by Logaine Navascués
Imagine what would happen if a group of forest animals asked themselves: what is art, and what’s it for? … More Outside Art by Madeline Kloepper
Review by Logaine Navascués
Sometimes a picture book comes along that reframes the possibilities of the form itself. Jon Klassen has already demonstrated his ability to play with readers’ expectations with wit and irony in his iconic hat trilogy. In The Rock from the Sky, Klassen again challenges the inseparable nature of word and image intrinsic to the picture book, while also defying conventions of the format with its 96 pages and multi-chapter structure—five consecutive short stories in one volume!— proposing a reading that is both blunt yet mysterious, simple yet multilayered. … More The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
