The 40th World Congress for the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), held from Aug. 6 to 9 at Ottawa’s Carleton University, marked IBBY Canada’s first time hosting this global event. ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto (August 25, 2026)—The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is excited to announce the finalists for the following six major awards celebrating Canadian books for young people:  Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000) David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award ($3,500) Geoffrey Bilson Aw

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

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

“While a certain book might not be a good fit for one student, it can be life-affirming for another. This sweeping and vague ministerial order risks the removal of many diverse and inclusive books and...

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The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is to focus on picture books.

In the video above, poet, artist, National Book Award winner, and “godmother of punk” Patti Smith reads a selection from Virginia Woolf’s 1931 experimental novel The Waves, accompanied on piano and gu...