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May 29
The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) spring edition of the Best Books for Kids & Teens list for 2018 featured four of our books and six by publishers we distribute.
Starred Selections:
The Christmas Wind by Stephanie Simpson McLellan and illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
Clutch by Heather Camlot
The Little Boy Who Lived Down the Drain by Carolyn Huizinga Mills also illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
Selected:
Spirit Trackers by J. Bourdeau Waboose and illustrated by Francois Thisdale
Selections from Publishers We Distribute:
Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull by Nancy Mike and illustrated by Charlene Chua (Inhabit Media)
Pikiq by Yayo (Tradewind Books)
Shu-Li and the Magic Pear Tree by Paul Yee and illustrated by Shaoli Wang (Tradewind Books)
Why the Monster by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley & Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley and illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas (Inhabit Media)
The Gnawer of Rocks by Louise Flaherty and illustrated by Jim Nelson (Inhabit Media)
Sukaq and the Raven by Roy Goose & Kerry McCluskey and illustrated by Soyeon Kim (Inhabit Media)
May 24
The OLA Forest of Reading awards were announced today. Below are our winners and finalists in the various categories for Fitzhenry books and books by publishers we distribute and are on our site:
Blue Spruce Award
Honour Award
The Little Boy Who Lived Down the Drain by Carolyn Huizinga Mills and Illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
The Owl and the Lemming by Roselynn Akulukjuk and Illustrated by Amanda Sandland, published by Inhabit Media
Silver Birch Award
Fiction
Clutch by Heather Camlot
Yellow Dog by Miriam Körner
Non-Fiction
5 Giraffes by Anne Innis Dagg
Express
Winner
Smiley: A Journey of Love by Joanne George
Big Blue Forever: The Story of Canada's Largest Blue Whale Skeleton by Anita Miettunen
Click here to see a video clip of the winner of the Silver Birch Express Award being announced.
Red Maple Award
Bent not Broken: Madeline & Justin by Lorna Schultz Nicholson, published by Clockwise Press
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May 23
The CBC announces their 9 must-read Canadian works of poetry for children and young adults. On the list are:
Nokum Is My Teacher by David Bouchard
Plus books from publishers we distribute:
The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer by Sue Ann Alderson, published by Tradewind Books
Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk, published by Inhabit Media Inc.
Click on the link below to see the complete list:
www.cbc.ca/books/9-must-read-canadian-works-of-poetry-for-children-and-young-adults-1.4623652
May 23
The 2017 Canadian Authors Association announced the shortlist for the 2017 Alberta Branch Exporting Alberta Award. The shortlist includes:
Dark Matters by Joan Marie Galat
May 22
CBC has a list on their web site of 100 Young Adult Books That Make You Proud to be Canadian. On the list are:
The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles: Demon Gate by Marty Chan
“An action-packed adventure read.”
Greener Grass by Caroline Pignat
“A vivid and enduring portrait of the Great Hunger”
The Girls They Left Behind by Bernice Thurman Hunter
Wild Orchid by Beverley Brenna
“A compassionate and charming coming-of-age story.”
Plus a book from one of the publishers we distribute:
Skraelings by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley by Inhabit Media Inc.
“The narrative brings to life the traditions and beliefs of all three cultures — Inuit, Tuniit and Norse — in richly evocative detail.”
Click here to see the complete list:
http://www.cbc.ca/books/100-young-adult-books-that-make-you-proud-to-be-canadian-1.4197577
May 18
CBC announces their Ultimate Canadian Poetry List: 68 poetry collections recommended by you
# 7. This Being by Ingrid Ruthig
"In this, her debut collection, Ingrid Ruthig records the ebb and flow of individual life through time, landscape and our collective existence. How we connect with the past, where we are now, and despite our inherent separateness, our personal convergences — these are what lay ahead on this journey. Ruthig also explores our need to create, to build a deeper sense of self, of belonging: questioning, observing, then striving to respond. Her voice is confident, concentrated, wry. This is a book of poems about the dynamic of being, and our shifting perception of who we are from one moment to the next."
Click here to see the complete list:
May 5
The Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards committee have announced their nominees for the 2019 MYRCA Sundogs award.
Clutch by Heather Camlot has been nominated for the award.
April 5
Second Helping, Please! celebrates 50 years in print.
Author Norene Gilletz celebrated the occasion by making her first podcast from her new podcast, Norene’s Kitchencast, where she’ll be sharing her expertise on kosher food and Jewish culinary traditions.
Click here to read more about the Norene and the podcast.
March 28
Nominations have been announced for the 2018–2019 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award. Three of our titles are on the short list for next year’s award. They are:
5 Giraffes by Anne Innis Dagg
Smiley: A Journey of Love by Joanne George
Big Blue Forever by Anita Miettunen
The Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award is a literary program designed for young readers in Atlantic Canada. Each year, thousands of children aged nine to twelve (grades four to six) read from the selection of outstanding Canadian books and vote for the winners.
February 14
The School Library Journal announce their Recommended Book List for the 2018 In the Margins Book Award
Saving Stevie by Eve Richardson has been selected in the Fiction category
In the Margins strives to find the best books for teens living in poverty, on the streets, in custody - or a cycle of all three. Our charge is to seek out and highlight the best fiction and non-fiction titles (Pre-K through adult) of high-interest appeal to youth ages 9-21 living in poverty, on the streets, or in custody, with a preference for marginalized books (small, independent press or self-published). Youth feedback is a critical factor in both book nomination and selection.
February 5
VOYA Magazine announces their Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers list for 2017
On the list of 25 books is Yellow Dog by Miriam Körner
"Fans of Gary Paulsen's books will find a great adventure story here."
— From VOYA's Top Shelf selection committee
February 1
As part of Black History Month SportsNet put together a series of videos on significant black Canadian athletes. Included in the list is sprinter Harry Jerome.
Click here to see SportsNet's video on Jerome.
Harry Jerome is the subject of our recent young-adult book Runner: The Life of Harry Jerome, World's Fastest Man.
January 29
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, today announced 23 new appointments to the Order of Ontario, the province's highest honour.
Included in this year's list is author Robert J. Sawyer
January 29
On January 29th 2018 author Beverley Brenna discussed the writing of her new children's book, Fox Magic, on CTV's Lets Talk.
Click here to see the interview.
January 25
The 2018 Gourmand Award finalists are announced.
The Gourmand Awards are the major Food Culture event in the world. They started in 1995 for cookbooks and wine books, at Frankfurt Book Fair. They now include all Food Culture content.
The countries:
This year they had entries from 215 countries and regions and Finalists for Food from a total of 134 countries.
Categories:
There are 100 categories for Food. This is reflects the wide diversity of world food culture. It is a major achievement to be on this list of Finalists. 67% of the categories have 12 or less finalists.
Below are the Fitzhenry books that are finalists under the Whitecap imprint as well as those by Grup Street Publishing, a UK publisher we distribute in Canada.
Television English category
Canada - Honest to Goodness, Christine Tizzard (Whitecap)
Barbecue category
Canada - On the Road with the Cooking Ladies (Whitecap)
UK - Finger Food From the BBQ and Grill, Andreas Rummel (Grub Street)
Vegan category
UK - Vegan Recipes from the Middle East, Parvin Razavi (Grub Street)
Spices and Herbs category
UK - Herbs, Spices & Flavourings, Tom Stobart (Grub Street)
January 23
The Ontario Library Association’s Best Bets committee has named its Top Ten Best Bet for 2017!
On the Top 10 list is Animals Illustrated: Walrus by Herve Paniaq, illustrated by Ben Shannon and published by Inhabit Media.
The official list of winners and honourable mention books will be announced at their session on Thursday, February 1 at the 2018 OLA Super Conference.