🎃🍬🍫 A Halloween treat (no trick!). Watch Quentin and Abby read THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET on CBC Kids! youtu.be/-iCVcGdDmuY?...

Calling all teachers and parents! There are five fun and free printable activities based on THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET available on Scholastic Canada's website: www.scholastic.ca/our-books/bo... Print one or print them all, just in time for Halloween! 🎃

For anyone in or near Milton, join me at the Milton Public Library's Spooky Stories by the Campfire event tonight! Scares, songs, and s'mores -- what more could you want this time of year? 🎃👻

For those heading to the Telling Tales festival in Burlington this weekend, come see me on Sunday, October 4 at 4pm for a fun and engaging reading with activities based on my debut picture book, THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET!

Looking forward to speaking on a Halloween picture book panel with Brandon James Scott & Sid Sharp at Toronto Word on the Street tomorrow (Sun Sept 27) at 12pm! It will be my first time reading THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET to an audience, followed by a signing hosted by Ella Minnow Books.

I had a blast at Little Ghosts Books Saturday! It's always a pleasure hanging out with Adrienne Kress, signing books, talking books, reading books... Speaking of books, LGB now has signed copies of HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL 3, THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET, & THE WHISPERINGS!

New HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL from @joelasutherland.bsky.social, illus by Sara Harding, Maya McKibbin, Jackie Reynolds & Josh Rosen out now. FOUR CHILLING TALES is rich with true #CDN ghost stories. From Scholastic Canada. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/09/haun...

Thank you so much to everyone who came out yesterday to celebrate spooky kids’ books with me and @joelasutherland.bsky.social at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social! It was such a fun time, and such cozy delightful experience! Thank you also again Little Ghosts for being such wonderful hosts! ❤️👻❤️👻

"Three books? Nobody said anything about THREE books!" That's right, I have 3 new books: a middle grade graphic novel, a picture book, & a YA novel - something for everyone! Come see me & Adrienne Kress (signing Ghost Circus) at Little Ghosts Books in Toronto from 1-3pm this Sat to grab a copy!

Hey friends! Join me & Adrienne Kress this Saturday, September 19, from 1-3pm at Little Ghosts Books as we celebrate the release of so. Many. Books! HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL 3, THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET, THE WHISPERINGS, & GHOST CIRCUS. Who's ready for spooky season? 🎃👻

THIS Saturday! A co-event to celebrate the launch of @joelasutherland.bsky.social newest HAUNTED CANADA graphic novel at the @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social! There will be some chatting and some signing! (Definitely will be copies of GHOST CIRCUS too!) Come by and say hi! Sat Sept 19 1 - 3pm

🎃 HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOLUME 3 is out TODAY! Published by @scholasticCDA and featuring illustrations by Sara Harding, Maya McKibbin, Jackie Reynolds, and Josh Rosen. Four new tales of terror sure to keep readers up well past their bedtimes... 👻

Guess what’s coming out TODAY?? Haunted Canada: The Graphic Novel, Volume 3, on shelves now!

Joel A. Sutherland@joelasutherland.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We have a cover! 🎉 HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL 3, will be published September 1, 2026 by Scholastic Canada, with illustrations by Sara Harding, Maya McKibbin, Jackie Reynolds, Josh Rosen (who also created the stunning cover art). Preorder today! www.indigo.ca/en-ca/haunte...

@terryart.bsky.social and @joelasutherland.bsky.social fabulous new book is in my hands this very minute. Fun, funny, lovable. Get your copy today, you won’t be disappointed.

A little early for Halloween but here's a delightful story w a twist & a message about seeing beyond differences: THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET by @joelasutherland.bsky.social and illus by @terryart.bsky.social from Scholastic Canada. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... 👍🇨🇦📚

I've written scary stories for middle grade and teen readers for years, but today marks a brand-new chapter: my very first picture book is out in the world! THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET, illustrated by Terry Pearson and published by Scholastic Canada, is now available. 🎃📚

I had a great time at the @torontocomics.bsky.social this past weekend, hanging out with Jay Odjick, Maya McKibbin, and other talented and amazing artists and writers, signing copies of HAUNTED CANADA THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2, and catching up with my friends from Scholastic Canada!

I'm excited to be returning to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this Sunday, June 7, where I'll be signing copies of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 with artist @mkchibs.bsky.social! Hope to see you there! @torontocomics.bsky.social

Happy Indie Bookstore Day! I had the pleasure of hanging out at Blue Heron Books, selling copies of Book of Screams, The Forgotten Girl, and Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf, among other faves. It was also great hanging out with fellow kidlit authors, booksellers, teachers, librarians, and readers!

In other dog-related news, Josh provided a dog-related illustration for the cover of the upcoming HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL 3!

Joel A. Sutherland@joelasutherland.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We have a cover! 🎉 HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL 3, will be published September 1, 2026 by Scholastic Canada, with illustrations by Sara Harding, Maya McKibbin, Jackie Reynolds, Josh Rosen (who also created the stunning cover art). Preorder today! www.indigo.ca/en-ca/haunte...

We have a cover! 🎉 HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL 3, will be published September 1, 2026 by Scholastic Canada, with illustrations by Sara Harding, Maya McKibbin, Jackie Reynolds, Josh Rosen (who also created the stunning cover art). Preorder today! www.indigo.ca/en-ca/haunte...

I'm attending the OLA Super Conference in Toronto today and signing copies of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 at noon. Come say hello and grab a copy at the Scholastic Canada booth!

Stopped at the bookstore today and saw The Great Mouse Escape with my daughter today. The illustrations are incredible @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social what she got instead Haunted Canada by @joelasutherland.bsky.social volume one and two. A little bit different taste 😅 but glad she’s reading ☺️

🎄I'm celebrating the holidays early with a COVER REVEAL for my first picture book, THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET, illustrated by Terry Pearson! 🎃This Halloween tale is a fun story about welcoming new friends. Out July 7, 2026 from Scholastic Canada & available for pre-order now!

👻 Thanks to CBC Books for including HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 in "13 Canadian Books to Read with Your Kids this Halloween"! 🎃 cbc.ca/books/kids/13-…

🎃 "Joel A. Sutherland brings us another four Canadian ghost stories that will thrill, shock, scare, and even delight young readers, especially those who can't get enough horror." 👻 Read the full review of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2: canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/10/haun...

Haunted Canada (Graphic Novel, Volume 2): Four More Terrifying Tales

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Great new #Halloween bk of CDN ghost stories. HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2: FOUR MORE TERRIFYING TALES by @joelasutherland.bsky.social illus by @mikeseriously.bsky.social @salisketch.bsky.social Maya McKibbin, Hannah Barrett (ScholasticCDA) canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/10/haun...

🎃 Looking to stock up on HAUNTED CANADA, both the main series and the graphic novels, this Halloween season? Indigo has got you covered! For a limited time, buy 2, get the 3rd free on kids' spooky series! 👻

Had a bit of time between school visits today so you know what that means: surprise book store signing! Chapters Ajax has signed copies of my latest books, including THE WHISPERINGS & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, both HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVELS, & the 4th HAUNTED CANADA COLLECTION.

Lovely to see two of my books, HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 and THE WHISPERINGS, included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's October Book List: Chills & Thrills! 😱 🎃 See the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle...