Behind the Pages: Q&A with an Orca editor!
Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be the person editing books before they go out into the world? Learn more in this new Q&A with Orca’s picture book editor, Liz Kemp!
Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be the person editing books before they go out into the world? Learn more in this new Q&A with Orca’s picture book editor, Liz Kemp!
Read the latest news and reviews about Don’t Stand So Close to Me by Eric Walters!
Growing up, I didn’t know much about mental health. We never even used those words in my small town.
In this guest post, author Eric Walters explains how he was inspired to write an early chapter book, High and Dry, and a middle grade Hi-Lo book, On the Rocks, based on the same real-life event. (Classroom questions and activities included!)
Happy Spring, Orca Blog readers! As the seasons change, so does the weather. In this guest post, CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe shares what it’s like writing about science for kids, and how to talk to them about scary topics like natural disasters.
Melanie Jackson discusses how she was influenced by Edgar Allan Poe when writing her latest YA mystery, Tick Tock Terror, and what she ended up discovering about the famously unhappy poet.