Archive for November, 2017

Pajama Press is excited to announce that Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy’s Story of Survival by author Marsha Forchuk Skyrpuch with Tuan Ho, and illustrator Brian Deines is the recipient of the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada 2017 Information Book Award Honour Book. The Information Book Award “is given annually to a book that arouses […]

“…when I’d recently read Iris Baby Cakes, by Theo Heras and Renne Benoit, she’d declared, ‘That’s such a good book, Mommy.’ Mostly because she’s obsessed with cupcakes, but still. Plus there was a recipe for cupcakes in the endpapers; I said, ‘We’ve got to make these.’ And so on Saturday night, we did. This book would […]

“The poetic text is accompanied by expressive artwork that examines the importance of water throughout the world.” Click here to read the full review

“This picture book shows a young child and the family cat helping mom make cupcakes….The illustrations are cute and everyone looks like they are having fun. It’s a nice idea for kids who like to help in the kitchen….[T]here has been much discussion of late of more children’s books where the children can see themselves […]

“[4/4 stars]…Wendy Orr’s Dragonfly Song is a work of beauty. From the stunning cover to the mythological imagery and lyrical prose, readers are drawn in and carried along on an intense ride. Since Aissa is mute for much of the story, her thoughts and observations are inserted in the form of short poetic phrases. This change in […]

“From morning to bedtime, this little girl is go, go, go! She’s not just a wild thing, she’s the Wild One!… Wild One is Jane Whittingham’s first picture book and it’s a charming recount of a child’s day filled with play and activity. Kids love pretending that they are animals–how often do they imagine themselves to be bears […]

Goodreads Book Giveaway Wild One by Jane Whittingham Giveaway ends December 06, 2017. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

Goodreads Book Giveaway Baby Cakes by Theo Heras Giveaway ends December 06, 2017. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

Goodreads Book Giveaway The Night Lion by Sanne Dufft Giveaway ends December 08, 2017. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

Pajama Press is excited to announce that My Beautiful Birds by author-illustrator Suzanne Del Rizzo is the winner of the 2017 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature. The Malka Penn Award “is given annually to the author of an outstanding children’s book addressing human rights issues or themes, such as discrimination, equity, poverty, […]