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Joyce Grant

@jgcanada.bsky.social
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Author | Journalist | Writing Prof | Book Coach I write books to help kids think more critically I also write reviews for Publishers Weekly (PW) Pre-order my upcoming book on libraries: linktr.ee/jgcanada

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 30/08/2026
Want to know why The Librarians Film is nominated for an Emmy, was long listed for a BAFTA, and won over 30 international film festival awards? Now is your chance. It’s free on PBS’s YouTube page for a limited time at youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... (1/3)
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Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is a super sad day. Dolly Parton has gone to the angels. She made the world a better place. The angels will be singing tonight.
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Cindy Shutts @cindysku.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Librarians are not okay right now! We loved Dolly! She fought for literacy.
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Excited to be presenting at the Telling Tales Festival, young adults tent, Saturday, October 3!
Author Joyce Grant will be at the telling tales festival, young adults tent, Saturday, October 3.
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Our world can be confusing, to say the least. Find out how algorithms are contributing and practical ideas to Burst Your Bubble! Critical thinking, for kids--and adults. #medialit @jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @mediasmarts.bsky.social @mor10.com
Cover of book Burst Your Bubble! Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You're Missing and headline: Feel like some people's world view is a bit off? There's a book for that. Help kids think more critically. Available everywhere.
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Thank you to Kirkus for this incredible starred review! Thank you to all the librarians in the world--you are my heroes! Illustrations by Chanelle Nibbelink, pub'd by KCP @kidscanpress.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social Pre-order now; comes out Oct. 6.
Bright yellow cover of This Is a Library Book by Joyce Grant, illustrated by Chanelle Nibbelink, with a quote from the Kirkus starred review, "A well-deserved, well-researched, valentine; Grand does libraries proud."
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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In MIGHTY MACY by Kwame Alexander w/art by Kitt Thomas, Macy stands up to support her school library when it’s threatened by budget cuts. This one hits hard right now as our district is possibly cutting media assistant positions this week. #MGLit #SchoolLibrary @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
Copy of middle grade novel in verse MIGHTY MACY by Kwame Alexander with art by Kitt Thomas standing on a shelf next to a plant in a basket. Book cover shows a Black girl smiling next to a collection of books. Music notes float around her in the background
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
It's #NationalLibraryWeek & if you think librarians are more than "book curators" and libraries are more than "book lending spaces," ... you're right. Joyous proof of that is what you'll find in "This Is A Library Book." Avail. for pre-order now! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Just posted an awesome kid-friendly article about #Artemis II on TeachingKidsNews.com. Includes links to relevant videos and websites. Free to use with your kids or in the classroom (please just credit us & link back to TKN). Enjoy! teachingkidsnews.com/2026/04/12/a... @canadianspace.bsky.social
The four crewmembers of Artemis II, in space. Photo: NASA
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Didn't manage to fool your kid this morning? Thank you for buying them my books! 😜 #criticalthinking #aprilfools @kidscanpress.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social @mediasmarts.bsky.social
Cover of the book "Can You Believe It?" about spotting misinformation. Headline on the post reads: Critical Thinking. Your best defense against April Fool's Day. Posted on April 1
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Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Will publishers frown if you use A.I. for grammar and spell checking?
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
In a time of book bans and attacks on libraries—there’s a book for that. “This Is a Library Book” is avail. for pre-order (links in bio). Illustrated by Chanelle Nibblelink, pub'd by @kidscanpress.bsky.social. It's a love letter to librarians and libraries around the world. Check it out on Oct. 6!
Cover of This Is A Library Book: Check Out the Places and People Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities, written by Joyce Grant and illustrated by Chanelle Nibbelink. A deep yellow book cover featuring a ring of people sharing books and other things accessible from a library
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Please FOLLOW for the COVER REVEAL of "This Is A Library Book: Check out the Places and People Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities." Illustrated by Chanelle Nibblelink, published by @KidsCanPress. @picturebookseh.bsky.social @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social #libraries #librarians
A blurry cover of a book, with the words In a time of book bans and attacks on libraries, there’s a book for that. Follow for a cover reveal, Friday, March 20th.
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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2026, we’re giving away 4 manuscript crits & many PBs! Details on website below. To enter: 1. Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. Like + repost this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners announced Mar. 27 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit
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Picture Books, Eh! launches in 2026!
​ There are many wonderful places where readers of all ages, including teachers, librarians and booksellers, can discover new Canadian picture books, and Picture Books, Eh! is one of them! We are...
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Library of Things is just one of the many libraries out there that offer their communities access to random necessities. action.everylibrary.org/what_is_the_...
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What is the “Library of Things”?
What is the “Library of Things”?
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Leanne Leeds @leanneleeds.com · 14/02/2026
Watching "The Librarians" and it is compelling. It's about librarians caught in the middle of the book banning battles happening across the country. Whatever your politics, it's worth your time—these are real people dealing with real consequences. #IndependentLens #Documentary #BannedBooks
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Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
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Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
You're personally invited to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering next week on Independent Lens on PBS. www.everylibrary.org/librarianspbs via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Watch "The Librarians" documentary next week. Free on PBS!
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Language barriers make it hard for immigrants to navigate the US healthcare system. This comic book is a lifeline. #GraphicMedicine www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/imm...
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This bilingual comic book teaches immigrant workers how to navigate the US healthcare system
Comic books about vaccinations, clean air, heat stroke, and more help migrant workers know how to keep themselves safe.
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How cool is this? Tech-and-ethics guru @mor10.com personally bought and donated (and delivered!) 41 copies of my book "Burst Your Bubble!" to school libraries in Burnaby BC. More info here: joycegrantauthor.com/2026/01/scho... #medialiteracy @jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social
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Schools in Burnaby, BC, gifted copies of "Burst Your Bubble!" by UNfluencer Morten Rand-Hendriksen - Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker
Thank you to tech-and-ethics guru Morten Rand-Hendricksen, who purchased 41 copies of "Burst!" for schools in Burnaby, BC
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jan dolby @jandolby.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
@owlkids.bsky.social published a fabulous non-fiction book about algorithms in October. Written by @jgcanada.bsky.social, illustrated by me. Here is a peek inside the book. Get it. Read it to your kids. #CanKidLit #KidLitArt
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Caroline Fernandez @parentclub.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
TWUC Ontario Writers-In-The-Schools Program Applications are now open for readings taking place this Spring/Summer. Get paid for your school visits taking place between April 1 and August 31, 2026. Deadline to apply: February 10, 2026, 11:59 pm EST. writersunion.ca/ontario-writ... #CanKidLIt
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
In COVID my "One Good Thing," project gave kids positive news articles. It won an international award. With all that's going on now, should I start this project up again? A sample: teachingkidsnews.com/2020/05/29/o... BTW, it also boosts Cdn illustrators.
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One Good Thing: Squirrel-Bandits - Teaching Kids News
Squirrels are One Good Thing. Especially when they're robbing teeny-tiny nut vaults!
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
8 challenges we faced to create "Burst Your Bubble!" TY to L.E. Carmichael for inviting me to her wonderful blog to talk about the journey. joycegrantauthor.com/2025/12/8-ch... @owlkids.bsky.social @jandolby.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social #kidlit #algorithms
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8 Challenges We Overcame to Create Burst Your Bubble!: Article on L. E. Carmichael's blog - Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker
Want to know how Burst Your Bubble! was created? Read this article on LECarmichael's wonderful literary blog
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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Here's to a new year of great Canadian picture books! Please follow our 2026 authors & illustrators on Bluesky who are participating in Picture Books, Eh! Check out our Starter Pack below! Anyone interested in joining our little co-promotional community can get in touch at picturebookseh@gmail.com.
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Well, helloooooo 2026! 😘 @merriam-webster.com
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Aaaaand this is yet another reason why kidlit is so important.
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Awesome indie bookstore The City & The City Books in Hamilton has SIGNED COPIES of Burst Your Bubble! Designed for kids--and adults--to understand how algorithms limit your worldview. C'mon down and get one while they last! @jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @ward1wilson.bsky.social
The bookstore City and the City Books and the cover of Burst Your Bubble! by Joyce Grant and Jan Dolby
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Gennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I don’t know how to process the horrific fire hose of tragedy that has been omnipresent but has spiked this weekend, and I suspect I’m not alone. We aren’t meant to carry this much suffering and be able to function at “normal” capacity. Be gentle with yourself and others, if you can.
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Thank you @quillandquire.bsky.social for this wonderful review of Burst Your Bubble! #medialiteracy #criticalthinking #kidlit
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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Picture Books, Eh’s FALL edition of The Great Canadian Picture Book Party is Dec 8 @ 7pm ET. Hear creators read their new books! If you’re a CANSCAIP member, sign up through @canscaip.bsky.social. If not, message us at picturebookseh@gmail.com for the link. See you, eh! #CANkidlit #kidlit #edusky
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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Call out to traditionally published Canadian picture book creators with books coming out in 2026! Picture Books, Eh! is inviting anyone interested in joining our co-promotional community to get in touch: picturebookseh@gmail.com. @canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
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Alison McGauley @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Cozy up with a warm drink and enjoy this stack of new books by members of @picturebookseh.bsky.social! #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit #picturebooks #librarians
The title reads Fall Releases. We see the covers of the new Canadian picture books along with the Picture Books, Eh! graphic and black and white graphics of corn, a pumpkin, leaves and a mug of tea. 

Little Hearts in the Snow - Andrew Katz, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel and Joseph Sherman

I'm a Big Rig! - Nancy Cohen and Claire Manning

Butterfly Sea - Cynthia Mackey and Marie-Laure Couet

Charlotte's New Moccasins - Jenn Moudahi and Rhael McGregot

Burst Your Bubble! - Joyce Grant and Jan Dolby

Just in Case - Megan Clendenan and Brittany Cicchese

Levi's Gift - Kathy Stinson and Ellie Arscott
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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Happy book birthday to BURST YOUR BUBBLE! 🎉 From CanLit For Little Canadians: "Joyce Grant's latest book will enlighten every one of us to the power and perils of algorithms in framing our interactions online." #CANkidlit #kidlit
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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
It's #BookBirthday time for BURST YOUR BUBBLE! 🫧🎉 🧡 "A must-purchase for libraries." —⭐ SLJ, STARRED REVIEW 🧡 A California Reading Association Eureka! Honor Book (Silver) 🧡 Classroom Resource available at OwlkidsBooks.com 🔗 #ClassroomBooks #MediaLiteracy #BookSky
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The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illust & Performers. @canscaip.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
PYI RECORDED registration open until November 30! Watch your PYI recordings until January 31! $150 CANSCAIP Members & Friends | $175 non-members Register today: www.canscaip.org/event-6251775 #PYI2025 #CANSCAIP #CanKidLit
PYI RECORDED registration open until November 30!

Watch your PYI recordings until January 31!

$150 CANSCAIP Members & Friends | $175 non-members

Select any four sessions - you also get the two keynotes. 
Many of the sessions had handouts, and you'll get those too.
Want more than four? Order additional sessions for $10.
Links to the recordings are sent a few days after registering. 
View the recordings as often as you like until January 31.

Register today: https://www.canscaip.org/event-6251775

#PYI2025
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The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illust & Performers. @canscaip.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
CANSCAIP Monthly Membership Meeting Wed Nov 12 7pm ET Elly Barlin Daniels Olivia Daniels @lenacoakley.bsky.social #CANSCAIP
CANSCAIP Monthly Membership Meeting 
Wed Nov 12
7pm ET

Elly Barlin Daniels
Olivia Daniels
@lenacoakley.bsky.social 

#CANSCAIP
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
On the BOOK BIRTHDAY 🎉of "Burst Your Bubble!" TY CanLit for LittleCanadians for this wonderful review.🫧 joycegrantauthor.com/2025/11/an-a... #MediaLiteracy @jandolby.bsky.social @hkubiw.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @mediasmarts.bsky.social @mor10.com @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit
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"An astonishingly fresh look at the power of algorithms" Review: CanLit for LittleCanadians - Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker
"... setting up opportunities to change the algorithms." Review: CanLit for LittleCanadians
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Helen Kubiw ❤️ 🇨🇦 📚 @hkubiw.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Have a great launch @jgcanada.bsky.social for BURST YOUR BUBBLE! OUTSMART THE ALGORITHMS AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE MISSING today. Lots to absorb in this NF book for #MG readers, with fab art by @jandolby.bsky.social We should all be reading this one! canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/11/burs...
Book cover of Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You're Missing by Joyce Grant, illustrated by Jan Dolby, depicts a boy with a tool bursting a large bubble.
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Catblossom @catblossom.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
A reminder that my book launch is THIS SATURDAY at 1 pm, A Different Drummer Books in Burlington. Please come! There will be gazillions of bubbles and you’ll even get to hear me sing and play piano. True story! @jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social #medialiteracy #kidlit
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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Happy #MediaLiteracyWeek! Hear from author @jgcanada.bsky.social on these important books👇 ▶️ ow.ly/4o5F50Xkv16 @kidscanpress.bsky.social #MediaLiteracy #CriticalThinking #Teachers #Classroom #Algorithm #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Influencer #FakeNews #Journalism #NationalInternetDay #BookSky
Think critically with these books! 

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?: HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS AND FIND THE FACTS (Kids Can Press) 

BURST YOUR BUBBLE!: OUTSMART THE ALGORITHMS AND SEE WHAT YOU’RE MISSING (Owlkids Books)
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Happy #MediaLiteracyWeek! Check out this adorable House Hippo by ceramic artist Naomi Frohlich! @mediasmarts.bsky.social #MediaLiteracy #misinformation @kidscanpress.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @jandolby.bsky.social #criticalthinking #DigitalLiteracy #NationalInternetDay
A ceramic house hippo, a Canadian symbol of critical thinking
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Jennifer Harris @mypbjam.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
In Toronto and feeling witchy? Here's the event for you! @picturebookseh.bsky.social
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Want a reading "palate cleanser" -- a book you might not normally think to pick up? @bookgaga.bsky.social suggests "Burst Your Bubble!" along w/others including the latest poetry by @paulvermeersch.bsky.social TY BookGaga! @owlkids.bsky.social bookgagabooks.ca/2025/09/27/c... Image: BookGaga
Four books: Burst your Bubble!, Rebel with a Clause, Death When You're Feeling Blue, Remarkable Bright Creatures
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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 07/10/2025
Cover reveal! Dorothy Leung and I are so excited for you to meet Tansy, whose life is disrupted one blustery day, by a pesty cloud that just won’t go away. ☁️ THE CLOUD THAT STUCK ☁️ officially comes out April 14, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. @charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 08/10/2025
THE LIBRARIANS @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social is a *must-see.* Thanks to @ifla.org Met Lib for the private screening at Toronto Reference Library. Terrifying, deeply moving. I know several of the librarians & recognized books by many #KidLit #YALit friends. 😢 #BannedBooksWeek #LibrarySky cont'd
Panel discussion taking place in a conference room with four speakers seated on stage in front of an audience. A large screen beside them displays a slide that reads, “America’s war on books is more than a war on words. THE LIBRARIANS. Directed by Kim A. Snyder.” The slide also shows several film festival logos.
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 08/10/2025
Met up with #KidLit friends at the private screening of THE LIBRARIANS today, including @karenkrossing.com @jgcanada.bsky.social Hélène Boudreau and @maureentai.com (who recently moved to Toronto from Hong Kong). #TorKidLit
Group of smiling people, one of whom is wearing a t-shirt that reads "I Read Banned Books"Two smiling people giving a thumbs up outside of the Toronto Reference Library.Author Joyce Grant holding up a copy of her new book with Jan Dolby, Burst Your Bubble.Debbie Ridpath Ohi and Karen Krossing. Karen is wearing a t-shirt that reads "I Read Banned Books."
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Can I ask a favour? If your child used TKN and "taught" you something they learned from one of our news articles, could you please DM or email me? Thank you!
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Patricia Storms @stormsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Still quite busy with a fun project (plus I'm painting again!) so I'll just leave this spot with a cartoon of a belching rat. #Rat #Rats #RatBelching #RatBurping #kidlitart #Drawing #Ink
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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
An incredible woman, who has left us with a legacy that will continue to educate and inform us for many decades. So grateful to her -- she will be sorely missed.
A screen cap of a NYT article about the passing of Jane Goodall at age 91
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