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An Ottawa Book Launch for Our New Kittens and My Puppy Patch

November 18th, 2019

Join author Theo Heras and illustrator Alice Carter on Saturday, December 14th at Dovercourt Recreation Centre to celebrate the publication of their picture books My Puppy Patch and Our New Kittens! Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/581081075963060/

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Our New Kittens is “Highly Recommended” by CM Magazine

November 13th, 2018

CM Magazine “Alice Carter’s illustrations are warmly created with colored pencil and watercolours as well as digital art. The characters and the setting are realistically represented with a slight cartoonish flair. Overall, the pictures allow the readers to infer more details in addition to the text, thereby extending the storytelling of how the relationship between […]

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Our New Kittens “[will] stoke a child’s excitement about…getting a pet” says Kirkus Reviews

August 16th, 2018

“Illustrations in colored pencil, watercolor, and digital media feature soft lines and colors and emphasize the relationships between the boys and their pets…Endpapers list in crayon-styled hand printing things to have before bringing a kitten home and what to give your kitten each day….[will] stoke a child’s excitement about the idea of getting a pet […]

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Best Pirate “is a treasure of a fine tale” says CanLit for LittleCanadians

August 25th, 2017

“First she was a Bad Pirate (2015) and then she was a Good Pirate (2016) but now Augusta, daughter of Captain Barnacle Garrick, is on her way to becoming an even better pirate…. Readers will certainly learn a lesson from Augusta and Kari-Lynn Winters about determination and fulfilment that comes from success without the need for accolades. She may be a […]

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Kirkus Reviews says “Best be filling yer ditty bag with more of this sort—Tuna Lubbers and Frilly Dogs ahoy!” of Best Pirate

July 6th, 2017

“A pirate lassie decides merely going from a Bad Pirate (2015) to a Good Pirate (2016) isn’t enough….Following the format she set forth in the book’s two predecessors, Winters once again fills her text with piratical lingo while highlighting three adjectives (in this case, ‘crafty,’ ‘nimble,’ and ‘fearless’), allowing her heroine to embody them in her own way. Augusta […]

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Cat Champions Nominated for Red Cedar Book Award

May 12th, 2014

Pajama Press extends its heartfelt congratulations to Rob Laidlaw, whose book Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends has been nominated for the 2014–2015 Red Cedar Book Award. A young reader’s choice book program for the province of British Columbia, the Red Cedar Book Award encourages thousands of children between grades 4 and 7 to […]

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Cat Champions nominated for Hackmatack Award

March 21st, 2014

Pajama press is proud to announce that Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends   by Rob Laidlaw has been nominated for the 2014/2015 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award. This award is an annual reading program that encourages literacy and the love of reading among children in grades 4, 5, and 6 in Atlantic Canada. […]

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