Books to Read for Orange Shirt Day
We at Orca are taking time this Orange Shirt Day to acknowledge the harmful effects of residential schools on Indigenous communities.
We at Orca are taking time this Orange Shirt Day to acknowledge the harmful effects of residential schools on Indigenous communities.
Monique Gray Smith was watching her own children when she was inspired to write her newest picture book, I Hope, available September 13. Smith was on a family vacation with her then 15-year-old twins when inspiration struck. “I kept thinking about all the hopes I had and have for them,” describes Smith. …
From the highest mountain peaks to the tiniest garden critters, these stories are filled to the brim with the beauty of nature! Any reader will be encouraged to get outside and explore after picking up these books.
Sitting Shiva, a new picture book written by Erin Silver and illustrated by Michelle Theodore, was released this May by Orca Book Publishers during Jewish Heritage Month.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we are thrilled to share this great collection of books by AAPI creators or with AAPI themes. These books are fantastic reads, not just this month but all year round!
May is Jewish Heritage Month, a chance to celebrate Jewish culture and to acknowledge significant Jewish achievements and contributions in North American history.