Q&A with The Day Dancer Flew author Tiffany Stone
In author Tiffany Stone’s new picture book, The Day Dancer Flew, a young girl works to rescue her horse after a devastating flood.
Orca Book Publishers Announces Accessible Ebook Program
Over the past few years, Orca Book Publishers has been working to create an accessible ebook program for children and teens. We are now happy to announce that Orca has over 250 accessible ebooks available from our existing book list.
Q&A with The Pie Reports creator Hayley Lowe
In Hayley Lowe’s new picture book, The Pie Reports, a love of pie brings a young girl and her grandfather together through good times and bad.
Q&A with Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution author Melanie Florence
In author Melanie Florence’s new coming-of-age novel, a girl finds comfort, and eventually her voice, by writing letters to The Doctor from her favorite TV show, Doctor Who.
Standing Together Against Book Bans: A Q&A with award-winning author and activist Robin Stevenson
In recent years, there’s been a troubling increase in book bans and censorship across North America. Among the themes and genres most challenged are LGBTQ+ books. But many authors are fighting hard to get and keep their stories in the hands of young readers.
One such author is Robin Stevenson.
Q&A with Lights along the River author Pat Lamondin Skene
Inspired by the true story of electricity coming to Britt, Ontario, in January 1952, years after much of North America had already been connected to the grid, Lights along the River paints a picture of what small-town life was like for children seventy years ago when there were no electronic devices for entertainment.
Hear from author Pat Lamondin Skene on what it was like to write about her childhood memories and what she hopes readers will take away from her new picture book.