Green Earth Book Award

What Poo Can Do: How Animals Are Fighting the Climate Crisis is on the long list for the 2025 Green Earth Book Award! The Nature Generation‘s panel of judges are reviewing over 100 books on the long list. Awards are given out in six categories, including Children’s Non-Fiction. It’s wonderful to see What Poo Can […]

Obaasan’s Boots

“They had everything taken from them because they were Japanese.” Cousins Lou and Charlotte don’t know a lot about their grandmother’s life. When their Obaasan invites them to spend the day in her garden, she also invites them into their family’s secrets. Grandma shares her experience as a Japanese Canadian during WWII, revealing the painful […]

Chocolate Lily Award Shortlist 2025

I am thrilled that Elliot Jelly-Legs and the Bobblehead Miracle is on the 2024/25 Chocolate Lily Award Shortlist! Here are the other nominees in the novel category: Bigfoot Crossing by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Orca Book Publishers)Elliot Jelly-Legs and the Bobblehead Miracle by Yolanda Ridge, illustrated by Sydney Barnes (Orca Book Publishers)Game Face by Shari Green (Groundwood […]