2019 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Book Awards

We are so proud of Jami Gigot for Seb and the Sun making the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award shortlist.

The nominated titles represent some of the very best work by Canadian authors and illustrators from across the country. Every single title nominated has made a valuable contribution to Canadian children’s literature. - See more at: https://bookcentre.ca/news/2019awardsshortlist#baillie

If you haven't already, please check out this beautiful picture book. Available wherever books are sold.
https://bookcentre.ca/news/2019awardsshortlist

PW Star Watch 2019

We are thrilled to be named honorees for the 2019 PW Star Watch.

In case you don’t know about this really cool honor, fifty honorees from the U.S. and Canada are chosen each year for their trailblazing spirit, innovative problem-solving, and leadership qualities by a jury composed of editors and managers from Publishers Weekly, Frankfurter Buchmesse, and the American Booksellers Association.

You can read the press release and see our fellow honorees here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/80802-star-watch-honorees-named.html?fbclid=IwAR2SWEiFWC1N-ppbQa_fzE6LJnfe5OWEu3PkymFM3qfcoMPKRL0WWd3Bmk4

Anna Dewdney Read Together 2018 Award Honor

We are thrilled to share with you that our book GRANDMOTEHR THORN received a 2018 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Honor. We are honored to be listed with the other finalists. Thank you, CBC!

2018 Reading Lights Finalist: MAE AND THE MOON

We are excited to announce that MAE AND THE MOON by Jami Gigot has been chosen for the 2018 Reading Lights!

Reading Lights, a Vancouver Public Library and CWILL BC partnership project, celebrates the work of B.C. children’s book authors and illustrators and offers unexpected encounters with an array of stories for children and their families near parks, playgrounds, schools and libraries throughout Vancouver. Intended to spark an interest in stories and reading, the program features excerpts of books and illustrations on lamp posts across the city for all to enjoy.

To read more about the Reading Lights program and the other finalists, click here.