Boosting for #Canadiankidlit
#Canadian teachers & parents: get your kids (Gr 4-8) applying to the #ForestOfReading Kid Committees for a chance to meet with peers virtually and talk books and prepare summer reading lists. Deadline for applications is April 1. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/02/2025...
2025 Forest of Reading® Kid Committee: Applications now being accepted (deadline April 1, 2025)
Promoting children's and YA books by Canadian authors and illustrators
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February 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Boosting for #Canadiankidlit
Amazing author copy haul today! I’m gonna have to go get a new bookshelf (or more friends with wee children.) #newbooks #author #illustrator #kidlit #canadiankidlit @kidscanpress.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Amazing author copy haul today! I’m gonna have to go get a new bookshelf (or more friends with wee children.) #newbooks #author #illustrator #kidlit #canadiankidlit @kidscanpress.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 6:45 PM
🎉 Today is publication day for EMERSON THE ELEPHANT SEAL!
I'm so excited to share my boyfriend with you. He is over 500 lbs, so there is plenty of Emerson to go around!
Now available widely across Canadian bookshops!
www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781998...
#kidlit #kidlitart #canadiankidlit
I'm so excited to share my boyfriend with you. He is over 500 lbs, so there is plenty of Emerson to go around!
Now available widely across Canadian bookshops!
www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781998...
#kidlit #kidlitart #canadiankidlit
August 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🎉 Today is publication day for EMERSON THE ELEPHANT SEAL!
I'm so excited to share my boyfriend with you. He is over 500 lbs, so there is plenty of Emerson to go around!
Now available widely across Canadian bookshops!
www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781998...
#kidlit #kidlitart #canadiankidlit
I'm so excited to share my boyfriend with you. He is over 500 lbs, so there is plenty of Emerson to go around!
Now available widely across Canadian bookshops!
www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781998...
#kidlit #kidlitart #canadiankidlit
A bundle of twelve bedtime stories.
Proofing the hardcover... Just weeks away.
#bedtimebooks #kidsbedtime #mindful #childrensliterature #kidlitcommunity #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #ottawaparents #readtokids #raisingreaders #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #CanadianBooks
Proofing the hardcover... Just weeks away.
#bedtimebooks #kidsbedtime #mindful #childrensliterature #kidlitcommunity #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #ottawaparents #readtokids #raisingreaders #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #CanadianBooks
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
A bundle of twelve bedtime stories.
Proofing the hardcover... Just weeks away.
#bedtimebooks #kidsbedtime #mindful #childrensliterature #kidlitcommunity #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #ottawaparents #readtokids #raisingreaders #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #CanadianBooks
Proofing the hardcover... Just weeks away.
#bedtimebooks #kidsbedtime #mindful #childrensliterature #kidlitcommunity #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #ottawaparents #readtokids #raisingreaders #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #CanadianBooks
To celebrate my new book, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT TEAM, I made friendship bracelets for a soon to be announced giveaway! Stay tuned… #kidlit #authorillustrator #canadiankidlit
May 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
To celebrate my new book, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT TEAM, I made friendship bracelets for a soon to be announced giveaway! Stay tuned… #kidlit #authorillustrator #canadiankidlit
Your journey is valid, even if it looks different. Trust your rhythm. Creativity blooms where pressure fades. 💫
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeJourney #KidlitCommunity #CanadianKidlit #KidlitWriters #KidlitIllustrators #MentalHealthMatters #EnergyMedicine #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeJourney #KidlitCommunity #CanadianKidlit #KidlitWriters #KidlitIllustrators #MentalHealthMatters #EnergyMedicine #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
April 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Your journey is valid, even if it looks different. Trust your rhythm. Creativity blooms where pressure fades. 💫
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeJourney #KidlitCommunity #CanadianKidlit #KidlitWriters #KidlitIllustrators #MentalHealthMatters #EnergyMedicine #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeJourney #KidlitCommunity #CanadianKidlit #KidlitWriters #KidlitIllustrators #MentalHealthMatters #EnergyMedicine #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
"Elements of corporate espionage, mystery and a missing mentor, this middle school novel is a delightful read for any child...." — Aren Morris, The Miramichi Reader
miramichireader.ca/2026/07/bria...
#ireadcanadian @mandagroup.bsky.social
miramichireader.ca/2026/07/bria...
#ireadcanadian @mandagroup.bsky.social
Briarwood by Natalie Hyde | The Miramichi Reader
Part Harry Potter, part Nancy Drew with a steampunk aesthetic, and weaving in elements of women in STEM, Briarwood is a typical middle school novel about wh ...
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July 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM
So happy to see this review for Heather Beaumont's debut picture book #WhenWeGoHome. #kidlit #CanadianKidlit 📚👍🏻 It's release is May 5th.
When We Go Home offers a beautiful story of the in-betweenness that young readers living in diasporas may feel. Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/3OK5T6U
April 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
So happy to see this review for Heather Beaumont's debut picture book #WhenWeGoHome. #kidlit #CanadianKidlit 📚👍🏻 It's release is May 5th.
What book(s) by Canadian creators will you read November 6th, for #IReadCanadianDay2024?
@kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #ForestOfReading #Teachers #kidlit #schoolvisits #Canadiankidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social
@orcabook.bsky.social
@kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #ForestOfReading #Teachers #kidlit #schoolvisits #Canadiankidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social
@orcabook.bsky.social
November 6, 2024 at 11:23 AM
What book(s) by Canadian creators will you read November 6th, for #IReadCanadianDay2024?
@kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #ForestOfReading #Teachers #kidlit #schoolvisits #Canadiankidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social
@orcabook.bsky.social
@kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #ForestOfReading #Teachers #kidlit #schoolvisits #Canadiankidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social
@orcabook.bsky.social
Some highlights from Canadian Children's Book Week with the author of The Mango Monster, Derek Mascarenhas! So fun to finally meet Derek and meet some great people. #canadianchildrensbookweek #kidlit #canadiankidlit #kidlitartist
May 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Some highlights from Canadian Children's Book Week with the author of The Mango Monster, Derek Mascarenhas! So fun to finally meet Derek and meet some great people. #canadianchildrensbookweek #kidlit #canadiankidlit #kidlitartist
Book Launch Day!
Sleepytime Tales can be found on Amazon, Kobo, and these Ottawa bookstores:
Singing Pebbles
Books on Beechwood
DC Canada Education Publishing
50% royalties support @FirstBookCanada
See FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
Sleepytime Tales can be found on Amazon, Kobo, and these Ottawa bookstores:
Singing Pebbles
Books on Beechwood
DC Canada Education Publishing
50% royalties support @FirstBookCanada
See FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
March 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Book Launch Day!
Sleepytime Tales can be found on Amazon, Kobo, and these Ottawa bookstores:
Singing Pebbles
Books on Beechwood
DC Canada Education Publishing
50% royalties support @FirstBookCanada
See FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
Sleepytime Tales can be found on Amazon, Kobo, and these Ottawa bookstores:
Singing Pebbles
Books on Beechwood
DC Canada Education Publishing
50% royalties support @FirstBookCanada
See FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
These six Groundwood books publish NEXT WEEK! 📚
Learn more about these titles here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #booksky #kidlit #canadianbooks #canadiankidlit #cankidlit
Learn more about these titles here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #booksky #kidlit #canadianbooks #canadiankidlit #cankidlit
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
These six Groundwood books publish NEXT WEEK! 📚
Learn more about these titles here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #booksky #kidlit #canadianbooks #canadiankidlit #cankidlit
Learn more about these titles here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #booksky #kidlit #canadianbooks #canadiankidlit #cankidlit
November 22, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Going at my own pace these days. 💜
Not rushing the process--that doesn't work for me, anyway. Lol!
Creating, healing, writing—on my timeline.
We’re all on our own path. That’s the point! 💫
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeProcess #Kidlit #CanadianKidlit #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
Not rushing the process--that doesn't work for me, anyway. Lol!
Creating, healing, writing—on my timeline.
We’re all on our own path. That’s the point! 💫
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeProcess #Kidlit #CanadianKidlit #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
June 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Going at my own pace these days. 💜
Not rushing the process--that doesn't work for me, anyway. Lol!
Creating, healing, writing—on my timeline.
We’re all on our own path. That’s the point! 💫
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeProcess #Kidlit #CanadianKidlit #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
Not rushing the process--that doesn't work for me, anyway. Lol!
Creating, healing, writing—on my timeline.
We’re all on our own path. That’s the point! 💫
#GoAtYourOwnPace #CreativeProcess #Kidlit #CanadianKidlit #WritersOfBluesky #IllustratorsOfBluesky
More choices for #IReadCanadian Day. I love when people share some of their faves. So many wonderful reads. #CanadianKidlit #kidlit. Thank you, Lee Födi! 👇
Happy #IReadCanadianDay, everyone! Here are the books I talked about over in my Instagram reel.
November 8, 2023 at 8:31 PM
More choices for #IReadCanadian Day. I love when people share some of their faves. So many wonderful reads. #CanadianKidlit #kidlit. Thank you, Lee Födi! 👇
A #Canadiankidlit collection #TodayIAm, 10 stories of belonging by @chadgalucas.bsky.social, @martychan.bsky.social, @lisellesambury.bsky.social, Michael Hutchinson, Rosena Fung, @dannyramadan.com, @jaelrichardson.bsky.social , @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social, Angela Misri & Brandon Wint #kidlit 📚👍🏻
June 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A #Canadiankidlit collection #TodayIAm, 10 stories of belonging by @chadgalucas.bsky.social, @martychan.bsky.social, @lisellesambury.bsky.social, Michael Hutchinson, Rosena Fung, @dannyramadan.com, @jaelrichardson.bsky.social , @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social, Angela Misri & Brandon Wint #kidlit 📚👍🏻
Exciting! First delivery of Sleepytime Tales from the printer. FocusSpede.ca for details on where it can be purchased. In select local Ottawa bookstores soon.
50% of paperback and hardcover royalties for First Book Canada.
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
50% of paperback and hardcover royalties for First Book Canada.
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
February 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Exciting! First delivery of Sleepytime Tales from the printer. FocusSpede.ca for details on where it can be purchased. In select local Ottawa bookstores soon.
50% of paperback and hardcover royalties for First Book Canada.
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
50% of paperback and hardcover royalties for First Book Canada.
#bookstokids #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanKidLit #CanadianKidLit #Canadian
Thank you DC Canada Education Publishing for including Sleepytime Tales – Mindful Bedtime Stories for Restful Nights.
In the company of so many wonderful children’s books 😊
and 50% royalties will support @FirstBookCanada
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianKidLit @DCEducation
In the company of so many wonderful children’s books 😊
and 50% royalties will support @FirstBookCanada
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianKidLit @DCEducation
March 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Thank you DC Canada Education Publishing for including Sleepytime Tales – Mindful Bedtime Stories for Restful Nights.
In the company of so many wonderful children’s books 😊
and 50% royalties will support @FirstBookCanada
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianKidLit @DCEducation
In the company of so many wonderful children’s books 😊
and 50% royalties will support @FirstBookCanada
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianKidLit @DCEducation
Thank you Singing Pebble Books for including Sleepytime Tales - Mindful Bedtime Stories for Restful Nights on your local author shelf!
@SingingPebble
Also available as ebook and audiobook.
More at FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanadianKidLit @FirstBookCanada
@SingingPebble
Also available as ebook and audiobook.
More at FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanadianKidLit @FirstBookCanada
March 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Thank you Singing Pebble Books for including Sleepytime Tales - Mindful Bedtime Stories for Restful Nights on your local author shelf!
@SingingPebble
Also available as ebook and audiobook.
More at FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanadianKidLit @FirstBookCanada
@SingingPebble
Also available as ebook and audiobook.
More at FocusSpede.ca
#bookstokids #Ottawa #CanadianAuthor #kidlit #CanadianKidLit @FirstBookCanada
Happy summer! Its the first saturday of summer break where I am, so.....its a fun dip and slurpees kinda day!
#kidlitart
#canadiankidlit
#canadianillustrator
#kidlitart
#canadiankidlit
#canadianillustrator
June 29, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Happy summer! Its the first saturday of summer break where I am, so.....its a fun dip and slurpees kinda day!
#kidlitart
#canadiankidlit
#canadianillustrator
#kidlitart
#canadiankidlit
#canadianillustrator
My new #Holocaust #mg #novel launch.
Berlin, 1935. What was illegal is now legal, including brutality against Hitler's perceived "enemies." #Fascism is now all there is. Mia, her dad and her dog, Max, must try to survive in a world where #hate has been #unleashed. #antisemitism #Canadiankidlit
Berlin, 1935. What was illegal is now legal, including brutality against Hitler's perceived "enemies." #Fascism is now all there is. Mia, her dad and her dog, Max, must try to survive in a world where #hate has been #unleashed. #antisemitism #Canadiankidlit
October 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My new #Holocaust #mg #novel launch.
Berlin, 1935. What was illegal is now legal, including brutality against Hitler's perceived "enemies." #Fascism is now all there is. Mia, her dad and her dog, Max, must try to survive in a world where #hate has been #unleashed. #antisemitism #Canadiankidlit
Berlin, 1935. What was illegal is now legal, including brutality against Hitler's perceived "enemies." #Fascism is now all there is. Mia, her dad and her dog, Max, must try to survive in a world where #hate has been #unleashed. #antisemitism #Canadiankidlit
A delightful #MG by @caseylyall.bsky.social #GnomeIsWhereYourHeartIs
#Kitlit #CanadianKidlit #MGLit 📚👍
#Kitlit #CanadianKidlit #MGLit 📚👍
September 22, 2024 at 9:02 PM
A delightful #MG by @caseylyall.bsky.social #GnomeIsWhereYourHeartIs
#Kitlit #CanadianKidlit #MGLit 📚👍
#Kitlit #CanadianKidlit #MGLit 📚👍
Taking comfort in #PictureBooks on #IReadCanadianDay. @stormsy.bsky.social @susanhughes.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social #Kidlit #CanadianKidlit
November 6, 2024 at 5:18 PM