Congratulations to our Forest of Reading nominees!
Congratulations! Listed here are all Orca books nominated for 2021 Forest of Reading awards.
Tag: books
Guest Post: Ann Yu-Kyung Choi on using animals to tell time in Once Upon an Hour
Once Upon an Hour author Ann Yu-Kyung explains the traditional Korean timekeeping practice where the 12 animals of the zodiac are assigned to 2-hour sections of the 24-hour clock.
Q&A with Michelle Mulder: Community-building during COVID-19
Michelle Mulder is the author of several books in the Orca Footprints series, including Home Sweet Neighborhood: Changing the World One Block at a Time. Since people started taking COVID-19 precautions such as distancing, she’s noticed a surging interest in topics she loves to write about, like cycling, community-building and …
Q&A with Michael F. Stewart: The inspiration behind Heart Sister
In this Q&A, Heart Sister author Michael F. Stewart explains where he got his inspiration for this unique story, discusses his writing process and offers advice for young aspiring writers.
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!
Author Feature: Alison Hughes
Hide and Shriek: When Emily, Tess, Cam and Dylan decide to ignore the new town curfew during their Friday-night game of hide-and-seek, they get more than they bargained for. Down by the river, they witness a shady deal go down involving some criminal types who recently moved into their neighborhood. …