Today’s Canadian painting is “Mother and Child” painted by Norval Morrisseau in 2005. This is Truth and Rconciliation Day in Canada, a day to remember the harms done to Canada’s first peoples.

Newly Updated! 40 Great Math Picture Books buff.ly/lXwGlVH via @pragmaticmom @fangmousbooks.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #math #picturebooks

40 Great Math Picture Books - Pragmatic Mom

Are you looking for new ways to get engaged with math? Take a look at these picture books all about learning math.

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Watch the full discussion on the latest APTN News InFocus: youtu.be/QVl3pPNQZkg?...

Congrats to @davidarobertson.bsky.social for LITTLE SHOES, winner of the 2026 Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award! . A beautifully told and comforting picture book about a boy's journey to overcome the generational trauma of residential schools. . www.vclr.ca/announcing-t...

Let's celebrate #fall with Kenzie's Little Tree, a #book that features #family time throughout the #seasons! #kidlit #cankidlit #EduSky @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Thanks to @heisereads.bsky.social for posting about the annual read of WHERE ARE MY BOOKS? to her students, introducing them to the concept of libraries (borrowing, returning). www.instagram.com/p/DdXi69bRDA-/ #LibrarySky #KidLit #WhereAreMyBooks

You’ll find me at the Telling Tales Festival on Oct. at 11:15 AM for a Storytime session. I hope to see you there! I’ll be reading THE CLOUD THAT STUCK, illustrated by @doroleung.bsky.social and published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social. This festival has something for every reader! #kidlit

Thanks to Mark Holtzen for sharing this sighting of THE CLOUD THAT STUCK in the wilds of a Seattle bookstore! I love that it’s with books that will “heal a part of your inner child.” 🥰🌦️ #kidlit @doroleung.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Here's to sharing positive reviews! Find them, share them, celebrate them! The spotter credit for this review is: @karenkrossing.com (thank you for spotting it and sending it to me) About a Home Child is published by the fab @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #authorlife #mgbooks #middlegradebooks

STARTS IN ONE WEEK! FEELING IT: Creating Emotional Depth in Your Novel Online through Whale Rock Workshops Wednesdays, September 16 – October 7, 2026, 7:00-8:30 PM EST We would love to see you there! More Info: www.whalerockworkshops.com/feelingit

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Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith on the Formidable and Necessary Power of Aunties and Grandmas www.umakrishnaswami.com/blog/formida...

Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith on the Formidable and Necessary Power of Aunties and Grandmas — Uma Krishnaswami

Here Come the Aunties! by Cynthia Leitich Smith  (Muscogee), illustrated in joyful, frolicking spreads by Aphelandra (Oneida), is a tribute to all kinds of aunties, whether by kin or by choic...

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It's International Literacy Day! Read more about why board books matter for babies and young children 👶 https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/feature-articles/it-s-b-o-a-r-d-not-b-o-r-e-d-why-board-books-matter-for-babies-and-young-children

It’s B-O-A-R-D not B-O-R-E-D: Why Board Books Matter for Babies and Yo

By Jennifer Maruno Learning to read doesn’t begin at school, nor does it begin with the teaching of the alphabet. Learning to read begins with listening to stories, and listening to stories can never come too early in a child’s life. Their young brains are growing minute by minute. By 12 months, it has doubled in size.

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Who's up for a little YA horror from a debut writer? Check out guest reviewer @laurak483.bsky.social's take on THE GOOD DAUGHTER'S GHOST by @samwilket.bsky.social from Annick Press. It's a blend of supernatural, grief, Chinese culture, & family. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

A few International Literacy Day activities for you to do with the young readers in your life... - Read a book together - Read a recipe out loud and cook together - Write a story together - Play a card came for pattern recognition Other suggestions?... #InternationalLiteracyDay #LiteracyDay

Publishing Panel Gain invaluable insights into what publishers are looking for, how the submission process really works, and tips for navigating the path to publication. Erin Haggett, Ali McDonald, Gayna Theophilus, Yasemin Ucar Register: canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

It's Tuesday! Time for #PromptMyStory. Every week, I post a writing prompt to help teachers/parents spur their kids' creativity. Here's this week's story starter: "Every apple I picked from grandma's tree had holes, but when I looked into one of the holes, I saw an eye blink back at me." #edusky

ICYMI: Discover the latest and soon-to-be-released Canadian books for young readers. https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/book-lists/bookmark-aug-2026

Bookmark! Hot Off the Press

Welcome to our revamped Bookmark column! Instead of themed book lists, we’re dedicating this space to showcasing the latest and soon-to-be-released Canadian books for young readers. It’s our way of championing the amazing work Canadian publishers are putting into the hands of kids and teens everywhere. Picture Books  E

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Curious about @earlyword.bsky.social GalleyChat #ewgc, a Bluesky chat for librarians & library staff about forthcoming books? I interviewed @galleychatter.bsky.social in "How Readers Find Books" on @leaflet.pub. Next GalleyChat is Thu.Sept.10th, 4-5p EST! #LibrarySky #BookSky

GalleyChat for Librarians: An Interview with Robin B.

An interview with @galleychatter.bsky.social

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Our friends at IBBY Canada are currently accepting submissions to the 2026 Cleaver Award. Submission deadline is November 2, 2026. Learn more at https://www.ibby-canada.org/call-for-submissions-for-the-2026-elizabeth-mrazik-cleaver-canadian-picture-book-award/ #PictureBooks #Illustration #CanLit

Allow me to remind you or break the news that there's a #kidlitchat here on Bluesky at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific today. In either case, that means we #kidlit folk will be chatting for an hour, and we all think you should join us. Hope you can make it!

New blog! "Reaching Ah Ma's Home" by @gilliansze.bsky.social, about her #picturebook Ah Man's Home, illus. by Leah Hong & pub. by @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social. #kidlit "The earliest draft of Ah Ma’s Home was written in the backseat of a car in 2019..." Read more below!

Reaching Ah Ma’s Home, by Gillian Sze

Cover for Ah Ma's Home, by Gillian Sze, illustrated by Leah Hong

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New blog! "Creating My First Graphic Novel" by @awestlewis.bsky.social about her graphic novel Looking at the Sky: How Dr. Janusz Korczak Fought for Children's Rights, illustrated by Abigail Rajunov and published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social. #kidlit Read all about it below!

Creating My First Graphic Novel, by Amanda West Lewis

Cover of Looking at the Sky: How Dr. Janusz Korczak Fought for Children's Rights , by Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Abigail Rajunov

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New blog! "Memories & Connection" by @sharigreen.bsky.social based on her #picturebook Savor the Day, illus. by Gabrielle Grant & pub. by Sleeping Bear Press. #kidlit "Intergenerational relationships often find their way into the stories I tell, which doesn’t surprise me at all..." More below!

Memories & Connections, by Shari Green

Cover and interior art from Savor the Day , by Shari Green, illustrated by Gabby Grant

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I adore this book!

Picture books, eh!@picturebookseh.bsky.social · 4w ago

New blog! "Bollywood Beat" by Anita Yasuda! "In this story, two sisters and a cast of young people from diverse backgrounds stage their end-of-year dance recital at the Masala Magic Dance Studio." Click below to read more about this wonderful read-aloud picture book! #kidlit

A great post!

Picture books, eh!@picturebookseh.bsky.social · 4w ago

New blog! "The Journey of Taking Turns with Turtles: A Rescue Story" by @sharibecker.bsky.social! "You know how sometimes a news article takes hold of your feed, and for a few days all you see is that story, over and over again? My friends, that was it! I knew I needed to write this story." #kidlit

I’ll be a mentor again this year in the Humber School for Writers post-grad certificate program from Sept to April. If you’re seeking one-on-one feedback for your picture books, middle-grade or teen books, please check it out! #CANkidlit #writeyourstory Info: humber.ca/explore-prog...

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Tonight’s skyfire

Thanks to book blogger & author @parentclub.bsky.social for sharing how she discovered THE CLOUD THAT STUCK by @karenkrossing.com & @doroleung.bsky.social, now out from @charlesbridge.bsky.social. See #HowReadersFindBooks, a new collaborative book blog on @leaflet.pub. #BookSky #KidLit #CanKidLit

"The Cloud That Stuck" by Karen Krossing & Dorothy Leung

Discovered by Caroline Fernandez aka @parentclub.bsky.social

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Check out this new book blog from @debbieohi.com about how readers find books! What a great idea. I'm browsing it for my next reads now. I'm honoured, @parentclub.bsky.social, that you connected with THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.

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Thanks to book blogger & author @parentclub.bsky.social for sharing how she discovered THE CLOUD THAT STUCK by @karenkrossing.com & @doroleung.bsky.social, now out from @charlesbridge.bsky.social. See #HowReadersFindBooks, a new collaborative book blog on @leaflet.pub. #BookSky #KidLit #CanKidLit

STARTS IN ONE MONTH! FEELING IT: Creating Emotional Depth in Your Novel Online through Whale Rock Workshops Wednesdays, September 16 – October 7, 2026, 7:00-8:30 PM EST We would love to see you there! More Info: www.whalerockworkshops.com/feelingit