Heather Cronyn-Bolton, Battle of the Books organizer and elementary teacher at Cooper’s Crossing School, said the inter-division competition is a fun way to get students to read books they perhaps normally wouldn’t choose to read.
It’s difficult to create stories that plug directly into the looping logic of the minds of very young children that are also smart and engaging enough for adults in charge of bedtime reading. It’s equally difficult to create the kind of picture book that feels timeless, quiet, and subtle without losing the interest of children
Still This Love Goes On Buffy Sainte-Marie and Julie Flett, ill. Greystone Kids, Sept. Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie and two-time Governor General’s Award–winning artist Julie Flett team up to bring Sainte-Marie’s beloved song of the same name – a celebration of Indigenous communities – to the page. Flett’s distinctive style of illustration fills the page with
Every time Governor General's Literary Award–winning brothers Eric Fan and Terry Fan (of The Barnabus Project) join forces for a picture-book collaboration,