May 29th, 2015
Pajama Press is pleased to announce that Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass has been nominated for the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s Choice Award. This award program, open to participants in three age groups from Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and Washington, asks children and teens to read a shortlist of nominated titles […]
Posted in Graffiti Knight
May 29th, 2015
“The text begs to read aloud by a parent or teacher with great dramatic flourish and a pirate accent. Words that describe different character traits are highlighted for emphasis. The slang and nautical terms are included on the endpapers….As always, Griffiths’ artwork is outstanding. The lively text is wonderfully complemented with high-spirited and energetic drawings, […]
Posted in Bad Pirate
May 28th, 2015
Pajama Press is pleased to announce that three of our Fall, 2014 titles were selected for the Spring, 2015 edition of Best Books for Kids & Teens Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That—STARRED SELECTION 9781927485668 Board Book Written by Victoria Allenby Illustrated by Tara Anderson Bear on the Homefront 9781927485132 Picture Book Written by Stephanie […]
Posted in A Brush Full of Colour, Bear on the Homefront, Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That
May 28th, 2015
Pajama Press author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch was honoured on May 22, 2015, by the Armenian Prelacy of Canada. Among Skrypuch’s many books for children and teens are six that are set during or after the Armenian Genocide, an event whose centennial anniversary is being marked this year. Above: Bishop Meghrig Parikian, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Father […]
Posted in Dance of the Banished
May 26th, 2015
A dusty road leads to a schoolhouse nestled under a canopy of giant trees. A little girl stays in to do her homework at lunch, because by the time she walks the long way home, it will be too dark to see. Thus we are welcomed gently into Anna’s world in rural Tanzania, where the […]
Posted in In a Cloud of Dust
May 26th, 2015
“…Many of the fictional Max’s experiences really happened to Hartmann Nagel, a friend of Bass’s father whom she consulted in researching Uncertain Soldier. Nagel also provided information about logging camp life in that era. Christmas, who plays a pivotal role in finding Max, is based on a Cree man who worked part-time on Bass’s grandfather’s […]
Posted in Uncertain Soldier
May 26th, 2015
Despite the title, a boy named Ben is feeling anything but big—his older, school-age siblings get report cards, can swim, and have no trouble using chopsticks when the family goes out for dinner. Luckily, siblings Robin and Joe sense the preschooler’s unhappiness, and they create a report card just for Ben. His subjects include feeding […]
Posted in A+ for Big Ben
May 26th, 2015
On Friday, May 29, Uxbridge, Ontario, will be showing the world how much it loves to read. That day marks the beginning of the town’s first-ever town-wide book fair, a multi-day event that will support local schools and showcase Canadian authors. Friday’s kick-off will see Brock Street closed for an hour-long flash-mob read-in event attended […]
Posted in Giraffe Meets Bird
May 15th, 2015
On Wednesday, May 13th, the WestJet stage at the Toronto Harbourfront was a chilly place to be, but things heated up as the authors and illustrators nominated for the 2015 Forest of Reading Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award filed onstage, to the cheers of the excited children in the audience. One of the nominees was Rob […]
Posted in Cat Champions
