Great coverage of #TCAF2026! “I think a lot of people, especially in 2026, like having a space that is free to attend, in which you have such exposure to a wide range of artists and folks working in artistic communities. [That] is pretty meaningful and rare,” said @librarylandia.bsky.social.

Latest edition of Toronto Comic Arts Festival brings thousands to Mattamy Athletic Centre

Making art can be a lonely venture, but at this event, fans and creators bond over their passion for comic books, graphic novels and manga

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In Odds and Ends by Maija Hurme, a thoughtful girl explains the unusual contents of her prized collection: "I collect lasts, and I know how to find them everywhere." Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: tinyurl.com/46fvubmx @enchantedlion.bsky.social #KidLit 📚👍

Read THE WHALE’S TALE AND THE OTTER’S SIDE OF THE STORY, a new picture book by @katemessner.com w/art by @brianbiggsstudio.bsky.social yesterday. Such a clever way to look at perspective & the power of words! Our readers are going to love this one. #kidlit 📚👍

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen will be expounding on picture books as an artform at Sala Rossa on Monday... @mtlgazette.bsky.social has the scoop! montrealgazette.com/entertainmen... #montreal #booksky

Books for Kids: Exploring the art of picture books with Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

The frequent collaborators make the case for picture books as an art form that deserves respect.

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Author-illustrator Jon Klassen becomes the first Canadian to win the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Congratulations, Jon! Learn more at https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/news/jon-klassen-wins-the-2026-astrid-lindgren-memorial-award #ALMA #KidLit #CanLit

The Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year winners were announced on Monday. Tundra Books was named Best Children's Publisher of the Year in North America. Learn more at https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/news/tundra-books-named-best-childrens-publisher-of-the-year-in-north-america

The Blue House I Loved by Kao Kalia Yang, illus Jen Shin is an open-house tour that lovingly shows how memories leave a lasting mark, "inviting us toward the past, to ourselves and each other, again." Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: tinyurl.com/5n97va5x #KidLit @uminnpress.bsky.social 📚👍

Beginnings and endings get all the attention, but the real action happens in the often-overlooked middle. Every Space Between is a perspective-shifting picture book by Naseem Hrab and John Martz. Here's my ⭐Quill & Quire #bookreview: tinyurl.com/mtbm5c62 @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #KidLit 📚👍

A Planet is a Poem by Amanda West Lewis, illus. Oliver Averill won the 2025 Lane Anderson Award! 14 original poems explore the rhythms and science of the solar system - it's a spectacular interdisciplinary tour de force. #KidLit @laneandersonaward.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social 📚👍

Chomp-O-Rama by @mkbirmingham.bsky.social illus @cutdrawglue.bsky.social compares the dining habits of humans and animals. There is so much food for thought to savour - I found out some butterflies in the Amazon sip salty tears from the eyes of river turtles! #KidLit @owlkids.bsky.social 📚👍

The Buzz on Wild Bees by @kiravermond.bsky.social illus @junesteube.bsky.social gives all the unrecognized, hardworking pollinators their day in the sun. It's my Expert's Pick #bookreview in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social's newsletter: tinyurl.com/5y54ndrd #KidLit #CanKidLit @owlkids.bsky.social 📚👍

Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!) by Linda Bailey illus K-Fai Steele is a fierce fowl (and no chicken!) who summons the strength of her dino ancestors when she sees weasely trouble in the coop. #KidLit #CanKidLit #picturebooks 📚👍

In Stronger Than by @poetnikki.bsky.social and @stacyvwells.bsky.social illus E.B. Lewis, a Black Choctaw child discovers an intergenerational legacy of courage and enduring love. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: tinyurl.com/mrzhrd45 #KidLit 📚👍 @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

What time is it? Time to read this fascinating book - Just a Minute by Kirstie Hudson and Monique Polak, illus. Paige Stampatori. Make every zeptosecond count this year! #KidLit #CanKidLit 📚👍 #LibrarianFashion @orcabook.bsky.social

The Story and Science of Hope by @andreapcurtis.bsky.social illus Ana Suárez is impactful, meaningful and action-oriented – just like hope. It’s my @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social Expert’s Pick #bookreview: tinyurl.com/4hv4eujn @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #KidLit #CanKidLit 📚👍

The Q&Q team reached out to authors, booksellers, librarians, and reviewers across the country to find their notable books of 2025. Click here for highlights from the year’s books for kids ranging from picture books to YA novels. https://bit.ly/4oFFdA9

The One About the Blackbird by Melanie Florence, illus Matt James published by Tundra Books is a tender #picturebook about the power of music to evoke memories. It's my Librarian's Pick #bookreview in the latest @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social newsletter: tinyurl.com/yefcjbmz #KidLit #CanKidLit 📚👍

In It Began With a Buzz by @shivadelsoozart.bsky.social a girl struggling with tinnitus finds a way to cope. This relatable #picturebook sings with emotional resonance in high fidelity. Here's my ⭐@quillandquire.bsky.social #bookreview: tinyurl.com/464j4yjh #KidLit #CanKitLit @owlkids.bsky.social 📚👍

This Land is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson illus Delreé Dumont won the GG Award!! Hooray! This eloquent picture book honors the enduring relationship between a child, their ancestors and the land. Here’s my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: tinyurl.com/y56dbsh8 #KidLit #CanKidLit 📚👍 @orcabook.bsky.social

I’m so happy to see @drkendracoulter.bsky.social ’s novel THE TORTOISE’S TALE out in the world today! Don’t miss this incredible new novel. #booksky #pubday ecolitbooks.com/2025/11/04/b...

Book Review: The Tortoise’s Tale by Kendra Coulter : EcoLit Books

Years ago, when I was in the Galápagos Islands, a fellow traveler asked how long tortoises live. Our guide’s answer was: “We don’t know.” No human has yet lived long ... Read more

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True Colors by @elisegravel.bsky.social trans. Montana Kane is a totally tubular time capsule of growing up in the early 1990s filled with colourful hobbies, true-blue friends and undiagnosed ADHD. Here’s my ⭐ @quillandquire.bsky.social #bookreview: bit.ly/46biqGm 📚👍 #KidLit @dandq.bsky.social

In a Head Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz illus. Afsaneh Sanei, a girl wakes up from a dream she can't shake. This unique dream of a #picturebook is grounded in solid storytelling with surreal surprises. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/products/980... #KidLit #CanKidLit

In Amelia Bothe's arresting picture-book debut, a young girl grapples with guilt over surreptitiously taking something that isn't hers. Here's my ⭐ Booklist review: www.booklistonline.com/products/981... #KidLit

Our appreciation to @quillandquire.bsky.social for covering this important news and sharing our statement. quillandquire.com/omni/ccbc-ca...

I Would Give You My Tail by @tanyatagaq.bsky.social illus Qavavau Manumie is an exquisite mediation on gratitude, kindness and kinship. Here's my ⭐Booklist #bookreview: www.booklistonline.com/products/980... #CanKidLit #KidLit

Rest in peace, dear Nick. Legendary music promoter Nick Panaseiko's profound impact on the music scene will not be forgotten. Read about Nick's storied life and career in Promo Man: Backstage Tales from the Vinyl Jungle by Bob Klanac.

RIP Bill Exley, vocalist for the Nihilist Spasm Band, a proud Canadian institution founded in 1965 that was weirder then than anyone else would ever be. Here's a scanned page from an article I did for Shindig in 2010 talking about them and other Canadian musical innovators and iconoclasts.

RIP/P, Bill Exley #NihilistSpasmBand

What about Me? :The Rise of the Nihilist Spasm Band (HD)

YouTube video by Mark Favro

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I wear my love for Odder by @kaaauthor.bsky.social illus @charlessantoso.bsky.social on my sleeve. This lyrical, heartfelt #picturebook is inspired by the real-life Monterey Bay Aquarium rehabilitation program that pairs orphaned otter pups. #kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Museum London's exhibition Fashion: Grit, Glamour and Guts, on until Nov 2, explores fashion as storytelling. I'm tickled pink to be a contributor. My love of vintage clothing is matched by my love of children's books; both are well-crafted and artfully designed. #KidLit #CanKidLit