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The Magic of facing ourselves: Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
Author: Lee Edward Fodi Illustrator: Lee Edward Fodi Published: 2005 Brown Books Publishing Group ISBN: 1933285117 Chapters Amazon This page-turning adventure packs a whollup of a lesson: what we fear...
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Mark had an interesting conversation with Lee Edward Fodi, author and illustrator of Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers, earlier this week. You can listen to it at...
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Interview with Heather Jopling
Mark speaks with Heather Jopling, author of Ryan’s Mom is Tall and founder of Nickname Press, about the challenges of bypassing the traditional publishing industry to introduce ideas of inclusion to...
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Interview with Amy Wachspress: The Call To Shakabaz
In honour of Martin Luther King Day on Monday January 15, 2007, Amy Wachspress will be launching The Call to Shakabaz, an innovative, non-violent fantasy which is set in an African American cultural...
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Pint-Sized People-Watching: The Not-So-Only Child
Author: Heather Jopling Illustrator: Lauren Page Russell Published: 2006 Nickname Press ISBN: 0978073940 Nickname Press This scrapbook-formatted celebration of traditional and non-traditional extended...
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Soul Force and Spice Cake: The Call to Shakabaz
Author: Amy Wachspress Published: 2007 Woza Books ISBN: 0978835026 Amazon.com Colour, music, scents and sentiment spill out of this pictureless fantasy novel and sweep us into a story of suspense,...
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Interview with Andree Poulin
Incredible stories can emerge from natural disasters including Tsunamis. Those miracles can be the seeds for great children’s books that introduce some of the weightier issues in life to children in a...
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Interview with Gabriel Benn
This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference. Mark speaks with Hip Hop M.C. and curriculum developer Gabriel...
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Interview with Stephen Swinburne
This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association’s 52nd annual conference. Mark speaks with author Stephen Swinburne about how he writes...
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Interview with Anna Olswanger
Some people have the opportunity to understand the children’s book industry from several sides. Mark speaks with Anna Olswanger about being both a children’s book author and a literary agent, and how...
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Interview with Jessica Grass of Iris the Dragon
This episode is part of our Publishers Showcase, a special series of interviews with children’s book publishers, which we are running during the weeks of July 2 and July 9 2007. One in five children...
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Interview with Joanne Froh
Publishing a children’s book is a dream for many people. Some would-be authors never realize their dream, while others publish a book in short order. The most amazing of publication dream stories may...
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Interview with Tim Huff
Adults face many challenges when helping children understand the world around them. Some choose to pretend that the world is without its struggles and rush their children past the realities of their...
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Interview with Dr. Charlotte Cowan
How many parents have been woken up in the middle of the night by a child with an incredibly sore ear? It’s the unknown for both the child and the parent that causes concern, especially at a time when...
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Interview with Joan Buzick
Let me ask you a question. What went right today? It’s a powerful question that makes you think about your day and prompts you to give it a positive shine. It can also be a great conversation starter....
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Reptilian Rivalry: Spotty & Eddie Learn to Compromise
Author: Lisa M. Chalifoux Illustrator: Heather Castles Published: 2008 Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1425155472 Trafford.com Amazon.com What could be more giggle-inducing than recognizing our own human...
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Interview with Kyra Hicks
Children’s books are a phenomenal way to share the remarkable stories of real people. It makes you wonder how generations before us managed to enjoy stories exlusively through the oral tradition,...
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Connecting with Val Willis: The Magic of ‘My Horse, My Passion’
Val Willis is connected to an extraordinary number of people through two things: My Horse, My Passion: Riding tips for all ages, a book written by her daughter, Kenra, when Kenra was 11 years old; and,...
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Bewitching Beginnings: How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet (Native American Animal...
Author: Gerald Hausman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Ashley Wolff (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Irie Books ISBN: 0970911262 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Earthy, folk art and simple, friendly narrative intrigue and...
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Pondering Self-Publishing
Today we stray from our standard format for an unplanned and extremely rambly chat about our observations of and unqualified opinions about self-publishing children’s books. Books mentioned: Kendra...
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