2027 Forest of Reading French-Language Nominees: Peuplier, Mélèze and Tamarac
The 2027 French-language nominees span read-aloud picture books, shorter chapter books and longer fiction, with 27 title...
Children's & Young Adult
2027 Forest of Reading French-Language Nominees: Peuplier, Mélèze and Tamarac
The 2027 French-language nominees span read-aloud picture books, shorter chapter books and longer fiction, with 27 title...
2027 Forest of Reading Nominees: Nonfiction and Teen Fiction Picks
The Ontario Library Association’s 2027 nominees span nonfiction for Grades 4 to 8 and fiction for readers in Grades 7 to...
2027 Forest of Reading Nominees Spotlight Picture Books and Middle Grade Fiction
The first 2027 Forest of Reading lists span picture books, nonfiction and fiction, with nominees for readers from kinder...
Forest of Reading Names 90 Canadian Books for Young Readers in 2027
The Forest of Reading’s nine age and language categories span picture books to teen fiction, with 90 nominated titles an...
Esther Yi’s To God Treats Love as an Uncompromising Ideal
In To God, Esther Yi’s strange, searching stories take love seriously, even as their dreamlike turns and uneven prose ca...
15 Sapphic Books Celebrating Love and New Beginnings After 50
From second chances to family stories, these 15 books put sapphic characters over 50 at the heart of romance, desire and...
Elise Gravel’s My Friend Fear Helps Young Readers Meet Their Feelings
Elise Gravel’s October 2026 picture book uses friendly monsters to help children name fear, appreciate its protective ro...
A Genoa Portrait Becomes a Lesson in Looking at Paintings
A return to a Genoa portrait, after a detour into flower drawing, turns a playful art experiment into a reflection on lo...
Sonora Jha’s *Foreign* Finds Its Heart in the Lives of Rural Indian Farmers
Sonora Jha’s debut novel centers farmers’ struggles with empathy, though its family story and supporting characters feel...
Teresa Robeson’s Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Brings Twelve Signs to Young Readers
Teresa Robeson and Ping Zhu introduce children ages 6–9 to the Chinese Zodiac through twelve animal portraits and a pers...
A Genoa Art Project Pauses for One More Flower Drawing
The artist planned a third image in a large Genoa series, then found themself working on a flower instead.
Maya McKibbin on Illustrating Makade Asin / Black Stone and Creating a Graphic Novel
Maya McKibbin discusses the visual choices behind Makade Asin / Black Stone and shares plans for a young adult graphic n...
A Parkside Photograph Becomes a Hand-Drawn Garden Study
A quiet afternoon at a villa museum leads to an unexpected change of direction: one garden photo, redrawn by hand in two...
Midnight Manor Turns Bedtime into a Playful Halloween Adventure
Sid Sharp’s picture book follows witches, goblins and other residents through a topsy-turvy night of familiar routines a...
Middle Grade Roundup: Reviews and Author Features for October 12, 2026
This week’s middle grade roundup links readers to reviews, an author guest post, and features on new stories and a Gary...
Rex Ogle’s ABSENT Uses Three Voices to Explore Middle-Grade School Absences
Rex Ogle’s ABSENT follows three boys whose different struggles keep them out of class, using lyrics, cartoons and journa...
A Genoa Photo Series Becomes a Hand-Painted Art Project
After sorting hundreds of image layers, a photographer begins turning Genoa pictures into hand-drawn, painted scenes, st...
Eight Picture Books to Watch: October 4–10, 2026
From a forest spa to ocean adventures, eight children’s books arriving in 2026 offer plenty to explore with young reader...
The Land Speaks by Jadyn Williams: A Picture Book About Family, Memory and the Seasons
Jadyn Williams’s picture book follows a child and her Mosôm as they learn to listen to the land—and carry his teachings...
PROJECT WOOFF Review: Talking Animals and Fast-Paced Fantasy for New Middle Grade Readers
With readable pages, frequent illustrations and a curious pair of young investigators, PROJECT WOOFF offers an inviting...