Our garbage doesn’t have to be trash. Waste can be a resource and tool to help the planet. In What a Waste, young readers discover cutting-edge projects and actions they can take to reuse and repurpose garbage. Hear from the author, Karen Tam Wu, on her inspiration behind her debut …
In Natasha Deen’s newest chapter book, Lark Wraps It Up, Lark and Connor learn their halmoni’s friend Miss June had her homemade quilt stolen from her backyard. They gather their friends in hopes they can sleuth out the culprit and find the quilt before the quilt show wraps up. Read …
Orca Book Publishers, Canada’s leading independent publisher for children and teens, is expanding its commitment to French-language publishing. Starting this spring, Orca will distribute books from a number of French-Canadian publishers across North America, bringing acclaimed Quebec-published titles to a wider audience.
In Susan Hughes‘ new accessible novel for middle-grade readers, Polly and her friends discover they’ll need more than entrepreneurial spirit to make their middle school matchmaking business a success. Hear from Susan on what inspired her to write Miss Match and how the book has been 25 years in the making.
In Isabelle Groc’s new nonfiction picture book, a young boy watches as an Anna’s hummingbird makes an unusual home on the side of his balcony to raise its young. Hear from the author on what inspired her to write Hummingbird on My Balcony and what she hopes young readers will take away from it.
In Gabrielle Prendergast’s new high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Poppy and her brother are home alone when a nearby wildfire builds and threatens to burn down their farm. Hear from Gabrielle about what inspired her to write Under Fire and how her writing process differs depending on what audience …
