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Water’s Children “is destined to become a new classic” says CM Magazine

April 4th, 2017

“…Because the book is beautifully illustrated in vibrant colours, readers can vividly see how children live around the world. Gérard Frischeteau, a well-known animator, commercial artist and illustrator from Montreal, QC, is billed as a perfectionist, and it shows in the authenticity of the children and their environments on each double-page spread….Both the text and […]

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Raising Mom says she wrapped up reading time with her three-year-old with Water’s Children by “brainstorming ways that we can help conserve the water around us and in our household, specifically”

March 6th, 2017

“…DESCRIPTION: This unique title reads like a crossover between a picture book, poem(s), and a non-fiction title. The necessity of water is focused through the lens of its vital importance to twelve children from different countries….The ultimate goal of the book is to spark discussion (and hopefully a plan for conservancy) about the vital role that water plays to each […]

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Four Pajama Press titles featured in Best Books for Kids & Teens 2016 Fall Edition

January 20th, 2017

Elliot by Julie Pearson, illustrated by Manon Gauthier “Elliot’s parents love him, but they don’t know how to take care of him. When a social worker name Thomas comes, Elliot’s world turns upside down….” Going for a Sea Bath by Andrée Poulin, illustrated by Anne-Claire Delisle “When Leanne complains that bath time is boring, her […]

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Under the Umbrella gets a Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews

January 17th, 2017

“A grumpy man fights a rainstorm and other pedestrians but learns a lesson when his umbrella goes flying. Pithy poetry pairs with artful illustrations in this Canadian import, translated from the French….Arbona’s fantastical illustrations play with perspective, shape, and pops of bright color that enliven scenes primarily composed of black, gray, and white. Buquet’s text […]

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Elliot “something very, very special”—CanLit for LittleCanadians

March 2nd, 2016

“As soon as I read Elliot, I knew it was something very, very special.  And then I learned that Elliot was a translation (capably handled by Pajama Press’ Managing Editor Erin Woods) of a 2014 French-language picture book from Les 400 coups that had already won Le Prix du livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal […]

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