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Hello! I'm Elise Gravel. I'm an author and illustrator. I have published many picture books and graphic novels for kids, both in English and in French. I also love to illustrate free printables for parents and teachers: my goal is to promote diversity, tolerance, respect and empathy. You can find my books, free printables and other cool things in my Boutique.

Here's a free printable comic I made to let kids know that developing curiosity and empathy for people who don't have the same life experience will probably make them fell better. People who are open and curious about diversity are generally happier, less anxious and healthier, because constantly feeling threatened is exhausting!

To open your mind, you can:

* Talk to people who live different lives
* Read tons of books from diverse authors
* Don't take your first impressions too seriously and always consider that you might be wrong
* Try to find things that you have in common with most people you meet.

Teachers and parents, you can download it here and print it for school or home use (no commercial uses allowed).

For more free printable posters, visit my boutique in the "free printable stuff" section. To see my books, click here. If you want to license this image, contact my agent (Contact form above).

Here's my latest book on disinformation, media literacy and conspiracy theories: Killer underwear invasion!

Two jellybean-shaped creatures, one blue, one pink, delve into the intricacies and duplicity behind one of the most insidious and pervasive issues of our time, and the first chapter of this middle-grade comic dives right in: "What Is Fake News?" Gravel does a fine job breaking down complex ideas, beginning with the definition of news ("information about important stuff that's happening in the world right now") and explaining that while disinformation is not new ("Hear ye, hear ye! An evil magician turned the king into a goat!"), the internet and other modern technologies have made it much easier to make lies look real and to intentionally spread them. The hows and whys are explored using specific, goofy fictional case studies; and people's motives (e.g., "Reason 1: To make money...Reason 2: To make money and get famous," etc.) are plainly laid out. Though the examples aren't necessarily serious, the consequences are: "So far, I have given you a bunch of silly examples of fake news," says the pink protagonist, "but fake news is not funny at all. It can actually be very dangerous." The tone is non-blame-y of consumers (but not purveyors) of fake news, with acknowledgment of the ease of being duped ("Admit it-you'd be curious, too") and useful advice about thinking critically, examining sources, etc. Well-delineated panel illustrations featuring blobby critters and pastel colors make these thorny concepts relatively easy to get and should leave many readers feeling empowered.- ELISSA GERSHOWITZ, Horn Book

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This middle grade graphic nonfiction is an ingenious introduction to media literacy for kids. Using humor and super fun illustrations, author and illustrator Elise Gravel shows how kids can spot fake news and conspiracy theories. This is a must in today's news cycle, where so much absolute nonsense is passed off as news. I used to teach introductory research and writing to college Freshmen, and if this book had existed then, I probably would've had them read it! At the same time, my 4-year-old enjoyed reading excerpts for the illustrations and silly jokes. It's a really fantastic, accessible introduction that would work great in middle school classrooms. - Margaret Kingsbury, Book Riot

My new book is in stores today! Let's teach our kids that their gender shouldn't define who they are, what they like and who they love. Buy it here!

Here's a starred review from the School Library Journal:

"In her signature style, Gravel ( What Is a Refugee? and others) and Blais provide an accessible introduction to gender and gender stereotypes. Beginning with smart, open-ended questions, the authors challenge readers to think about gender stereotypes, why they exist, and if they are true or fair. The book progresses to an overview of sex versus gender, complete with helpful visual aids, an exploration of pronouns, and ultimately, a few examples of how gender is treated in different communities. At each step, the authors ask readers what they think and how they feel. This engagement, coupled with the accessible presentation of the material, makes for an excellent resource. The folks depicted throughout vary in appearance, and include many skin tones, ages, and family structures. A few folks wear hijabs, and two others use wheelchairs. Gravel's illustrative style is wildly appealing, and the comic-style presentation helps to endear the book to readers.

Here's my new book, written with Mykaell Blais. Pink, Blue and You: Questions for kids about gender stereotypes. You can preorder it HERE.

Here's the starred review it got from the School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2-In her signature style, Gravel ( What Is a Refugee? and others) and Blais provide an accessible introduction to gender and gender stereotypes. Beginning with smart, open-ended questions, the authors challenge readers to think about gender stereotypes, why they exist, and if they are true or fair. The book progresses to an overview of sex versus gender, complete with helpful visual aids, an exploration of pronouns, and ultimately, a few examples of how gender is treated in different communities. At each step, the authors ask readers what they think and how they feel. This engagement, coupled with the accessible presentation of the material, makes for an excellent resource. The folks depicted throughout vary in appearance, and include many skin tones, ages, and family structures. A few folks wear hijabs, and two others use wheelchairs. Gravel's illustrative style is wildly appealing, and the comic-style presentation helps to endear the book to readers.

Here's a free printable comic I made to teach kids that there are many different ways to show kindness and to make people around you happier.

Teachers and parents, you can download it here and print it for school or home use (no commercial uses allowed).

Activity ideas for teachers:

* Ask your students to add other kind gestures and illustrate them.

* At the end of each day, ask your students to think of the ways they showed kindness and the ways they received it. This has the double benefit of reinforcing kindness and gratitude.

For more free printable posters, visit my boutique in the "free printable stuff" section. To see my books, click here. If you want to license this image, contact my agent (Contact form above).

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STATEMENT BY GORD DOWNIE Ogoki Post, Ontario

September 9, 2016

Mike Downie introduced me to Chanie Wenjack; he gave me the story from Ian Adam's Maclean's magazine story dating back to February 6, 1967, "The Lonely Death of Charlie Wenjack."

Chanie was a young boy who died on October 22, 1966, walking the railroad tracks, trying to escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School to walk home. Chanie's home was 400 miles away. He didn't know that. He didn't know where it was, nor know how to find it, but, like so many kids - more than anyone will be able to imagine - he tried. I never knew Chanie, the child his teachers misnamed Charlie, but I will always love him.

Chanie haunts me. His story is Canada's story. This is about Canada. We are not the country we thought we were. History will be re-written. We are all accountable, but this begins in the late 1800s and goes to 1996. "White" Canada knew - on somebody's purpose - nothing about this. We weren't taught it; it was hardly ever mentioned.

All of those Governments, and all of those Churches, for all of those years, misused themselves. They hurt many children. They broke up many families. They erased entire communities. It will take seven generations to fix this. Seven. Seven is not arbitrary. This is far from over. Things up north have never been harder. Canada is not Canada. We are not the country we think we are.

I am trying in this small way to help spread what Murray Sinclair said, "This is not an aboriginal problem. This is a Canadian problem. Because at the same time that aboriginal people were being demeaned in the schools and their culture and language were being taken away from them and they were being told that they were inferior, they were pagans, that they were heathens and savages and that they were unworthy of being respected - that very same message was being given to the non-aboriginal children in the public schools as well...They need to know that history includes them." (Murray Sinclair, Ottawa Citizen, May 24, 2015)

I have always wondered why, even as a kid, I never thought of Canada as a country - It's not a popular thought; you keep it to yourself - I never wrote of it as so. The next hundred years are going to be painful as we come to know Chanie Wenjack and thousands like him - as we find out about ourselves, about all of us - but only when we do can we truly call ourselves, "Canada."

"Do we want to live in a haunted house the rest of our lives?" - Joseph Boyden

Proceeds from the sale of Secret Path will go to The Gord Downie Secret Path Fund for Truth and Reconciliation via The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at The University of Manitoba.

Gord Downie began Secret Path as ten poems incited by the story of Chanie Wenjack, a twelve year-old boy who died fifty years ago on October 22, 1966, in flight from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario, walking home to the family he was taken from over 400 miles away. Gord was introduced to Chanie Wenjack (miscalled "Charlie" by his teachers) by Mike Downie, his brother, who shared with him Ian Adams' Maclean 's story from February 6, 1967, "The Lonely Death of Charlie Wenjack."

The stories Gord's poems tell were fleshed into the ten songs of Secret Path with producers Kevin Drew and Dave Hamelin. Recording took place over two sessions at the Bathouse in Bath, Ontario, November and December 2013. The music features Downie on vocals and guitars, with Drew and Hamelin playing all other instruments, except guest contributions by Charles Spearin (bass), Ohad Benchetrit (lap steel/guitar), Kevin Hearn (piano), and Dave "Billy Ray" Koster (drums).

In winter 2014, Gord and Mike brought the recently finished music to comic artist Jeff Lemire for his help illustrating Chanie's story, bringing him and the many children like him to life.

Secret Path acknowledges a dark part of Canada's history - the long-supressed mistreatment of Indigenous children and families by the residential school system - with the hope of starting our country on a road to reconciliation.

The ten song album will be released by Arts & Crafts accompanied by Lemire's eighty-eight page graphic novel published by Simon & Schuster Canada. Secret Path will arrive on October 18, 2016, in a deluxe vinyl and book edition, and as a book with album download.

Downie's music and Lemire's illustrations inspired The Secret Path, an animated film broadcast by CBC in an hour-long commercial-free television special in Sunday, October 23. The Secret Path and Road to Reconciliation panel discussion can be watched at cbc.ca/secretpath.

1. The Stranger
2. Swing Set
3. Seven Matches
4. I Will Not Be Struck
5. Son
6. Secret Path
7. Don't Let This Touch You
8. Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them
9. The Only Place To Be
10. Here, Here and Here

STATEMENT BY JEFF LEMIRE
I first met Gord Downie and his brother Mike back in the winter of 2014. They wanted to discuss a potential project and, over coffee, they told me the story of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack. Gord was then in the final stages of recording his incredible songs based on Chanie's life and he shared the rough mixes with me in the hopes that I would be interested in creating a graphic novel to accompany his album. Before we left the coffee shop I knew I was going to do it. I had to. Chanie's story is one that will not let you go once you hear it. It's a story that can't be ignored. And yet, somehow, it has been ignored. By nearly all of us.

Growing up white in Southern Ontario, I never learned about Chanie Wenjack or about any of the tens of thousands of other indigenous children like him who were part of Canada's residential school system. This is such a massive part of our country's history, yet our schools didn't teach us about it. Why? Maybe because it's easier to live with ourselves if we pretend stories like Chanie's never happened. But they did happen, and still happen. Chanie Wenjack lived and died, and no one knows his story.

I've spent the last three years living with Chanie's story and living inside Gord's music. Gord's haunting songs introduced me to Chanie Wenjack. Music is universal. It crosses languages and cultures and speaks to everyone, and I've always felt the medium of comics could do the same. It's our hope that one day Secret Path will be taught in schools and that it will help to shed a light on this all too often ignored part of Canada's past. I think, above all else, that's what Gord and I wanted to create: something that can't be ignored. Every Canadian should know Chanie Wenjack's name and I hope Secret Path helps to make that a reality.

The Secret Path is an animated film adaptation of Gord Downie's album and Jeff Lemire's graphic novel. Working with Downie's poetry and music, Lemire has created a powerful visual representation of the life of Chanie Wenjack. The film is divided into ten chapters, each a song from Downie's musical retelling of Chanie's story - from his escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School, to his subsequent and heartbreaking death from hunger and exposure to the harsh weather. The final product is a uniquely immersive emotional experience - an insight into the life of a little boy who, as Gord has said, he never knew, "but will always love."

The Secret Path was created, written, and directed by Gord Downie, composed by Gord Downie with Kevin Drew and Dave Hamelin, and illustrated by author Jeff Lemire. The film is executive produced by Mike Downie, Patrick Downie, Gord Downie, and Sarah Polley. The Secret Path is produced by Entertainment One (eOne) and Antica Productions Ltd. in association with CBC, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Jocelyn Hamilton is executive producer for eOne Television and Stuart Coxe is executive producer for Antica Productions. Animation is directed by Justin Stephenson, produced at Solis Animation Inc. and composited by Even Steven Inc.

The Secret Path was broadcast by CBC in an hour-long commercial-free television special in Sunday, October 23. The Secret Path and Road to Reconciliation panel discussion can be watched at cbc.ca/secretpath.

Proceeds from the sale of Secret Path go to the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and have supported initiatives such as The Gord Downie Secret Path Fund for Truth and Reconciliation via The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at The University of Manitoba.

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is a registered national charity that aims to build cultural understanding and create a path towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. With two national programs, Legacy Schools and Legacy Spaces, DWF aims to improve the lives of Indigenous people by building awareness, education, and connections between all peoples in Canada.

DWF's ability to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous peoples is sustained by the generosity of our supporters. Every dollar raised directly supports the development of resources for DWF programming such as Legacy Schools, Legacy Spaces, and events that will improve awareness, and increase education and connections throughout Canada. Please visit www.downiewenjack.ca for information on how you can #DoSomething to further reconciliation.

For Willo, Clare, Louis, Clemens

For the place called 'Canada' - past, present, future

All of us.

Words by
GORD DOWNIE

Graphic Novel & Illustrations by
JEFF LEMIRE

Songs by GORD DOWNIE
with KEVIN DREW & DAVE HAMELIN

Produced and Mixed by
KEVIN DREW & DAVE HAMELIN

Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars by GORD DOWNIE
All other instrumentation by KEVIN DREW & DAVE HAMELIN

Guest Musicians:
CHARLES SPEARIN - Bass
OHAD BENCHETRIT - Lap Steel & Additional Guitar
KEVIN HEARN - Additional Keys
DAVE "BILLY RAY" KOSTER - Drums

Engineered by NYLES SPENCER

Recorded and Mixed at The Bathouse Recording Studios, Bath, ON, Canada
November 3 - November 10, 2013
November 27 - December 2, 2013

Mastered by ERIC BOULANGER, The Bakery, Culver City, CA, USA

Art Direction by JONATHAN SHEDLETZKY
Design & Layout by ISIS ESSERY
Website Design by IAN PORTER

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Peril has been loyal to Queen Scarlet, who used her fatal firescales to kill countless dragons in the SkyWing arena. Now, Peril is loyal to Clay, the only dragonet who has ever been her friend. So when Scarlet threatens Jade Mountain Academy, Peril sets off to find her former queen, stop her, and save the day, no matter what it takes.

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Rachel Renée Russell is the author of the #1 New York Times Best Selling book series, Dork Diaries. She's an attorney who prefers writing tween books to legal briefs. Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers aren't allowed in court.

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Can you share a little about your background?

I grew up in Saint Joseph, Michigan, a small city located on the shore of Lake Michigan. I have 2 younger sisters and 2 younger twin brothers. I wrote and illustrated my first book in 6th grade as a birthday present for my brothers. I'm an attorney but my passion is writing children's books. I currently reside in Northern Virginia with my very spoiled Yorkie who actually believes she is half human and half cat.

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I have two daughters, Erin and Nikki. Although Nikki Maxwell is named after my youngest daughter, Nikki, her personality is a combination of myself, Erin and Nikki.

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The Dork Diaries series was inspired by my dorky daughter, Nikki, who also illustrates the books. Many of the dramatic tales, zany escapades, and exciting adventures chronicled in the books are based on real-life experiences from our own middle-school years. I am thrilled to know that girls and boys around the world enjoy my book series and are inspired to embrace their uniqueness and be kind to others. So, just keep reading, and always let your inner Dork shine through!

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The Companion Book to New Kid

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid , winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! In this full-color contemporary graphic novel, the gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris, for an international education like you've never seen before ...

Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can't wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights.

But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected-and hilarious-turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home.

Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the "new kid"?

The Companion Book to New Kid
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. This time, it's Jordan's friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.
Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying "You have to work twice as hard to be just as good." His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn't afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted?

To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together.

As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?

New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft's powerful Class Act.

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.

As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds-and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?

Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to New Kid, with LeBron James' The Spring Hill Company on board to develop and produce. Craft will be an Executive Producer.

Winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal
Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Award
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature
Finalist for Audie Award - Middle Grade Book of the Year
San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller
NEIBA, NAIBA, MPIBA, NCIBA, SCIBA and PNBA Bestseller
Indie Bestseller for Early & Middle Grade Readers
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Middle Grade Books of 2019
New England Independent Booksellers Association Best Children's Book of 2019
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association 2019 Book of the Year for Middle Readers
Top 10 Spring 2019 Indie Next List Pick
Amazon Best Book of the Month, Ages 9-12
2020 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids Nominee
2019 Harvey Award for Best Children's Book Nominee
One of Booklist's 2019 Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Youth
One of P ublishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Children's Books, Spring 2019
#1 Indie Comics & Graphic Works Bestseller
One of the Best Graphic Novels of 2019 - School Library Journal
One of the 5 Best Fiction Books of 2019 - Washington Post
One of the Best Graphic Novels of 2019 - Washington Post
2020 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children - Honor Book
30 of the Most Influential Children's Books of All Time - Bookriot.com
One of the Best Books of the Year - Time.com
Best Books of 2019 - New York Public Library
Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2019 - Chicago Public Library
25 Best Children's Books of 2019 - New York Times
Best Multicultural Children's Books of 2019 - Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature
The Best New Gift Books for Kids - Kirkus - Best Middle Grade Graphic Novels of 2019
100 Scope Notes Best Books of 2019
Shelf Awareness - Best Middle Grade Books of 2019
Today.com - Best Graphic Novels of 2019
2022 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice
2022 Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona)
2022 Charlie May Simon Award (Arkansas)
2021 Nutmeg Book Award (Connecticut)
2020 Connecticut Book Awards (Connecticut)
Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2020-2021 (Florida)
2021 Nene Award (Hawaii)
2021 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois)
2021 Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana)
2020-2021 Iowa Children's Choice Award (Iowa)
2021-2022 Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards (Louisiana)
2021 Maine Student Book Award (Maine)
2020 - 2021 Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan)
2021 Minnesota Youth Reading Award (Minnesota)
2019 - 2020 Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire)
2022 North Carolina Children's Book Award (North Carolina)
2021 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Pennsylvania)
2020-2021 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)

Meet Connecticut-based children's book author and illustrator Jerry Craft. Mr. Craft explains how his identity as an African American man influences his work, and how he hopes young readers are affected by his books.

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I'm Kallie George, a children's editor, creative writing teacher, and author of a number of children's books. You can find everything you need to know about me on my site, but for more fun, be sure to check out the websites for my two series: Heartwood Hotel and The Magical Animal Adoption Agency.

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BIOGRAPHY

DAVID A. ROBERTSON (he, him, his) is the 2021 recipient of the Writers' Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award. He is the author of numerous books for young readers including When We Were Alone, which won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award, the McNally Robinson Best Book for Young People Award, and was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. His acclaimed YA series, The Reckoner, has won the McNally Robinson Best Book for Young People Award, the Michael Van Rooy Award for Genre Fiction, and the Indigenous Writer of the Year Award at the High Plains Book Awards. The Barren Grounds, the first book in the middle-grade The Misewa Saga series, received a starred review from Kirkus, was a Kirkus and Quill & Quire best middle-grade book of 2020, was a USBBY and Texas Lone Star selection, was shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association's Silver Birch Award, and is a finalist for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award. His memoir, Back Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory, was a Globe and Mail and Quill & Quire book of the year in 2020, and won the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction as well as the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award at the 2020 Manitoba Book Awards. His second picture book, On The Trapline, illustrated by Julie Flett, has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publisher's Weekly. Dave is also the writer and host of the podcast Kíwew, winner of the 2021 RTDNA Praire Region Award for Best Podcast. He is a member of Norway House Cree Nation and currently lives in Winnipeg.

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"Memories are footprints in the sand. They're defined one moment, but gone the next."

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CBC Kids Reads is back with the announcement of its longlist today.

The third edition of " Canada Reads for kids" will celebrate five of Canada's best picture books. The shortlist of five books in the running to be crowned this year's champion will be revealed on Sept. 17.

Each book will be championed by a CBC Kids character - Gary the Unicorn, Cottonball the Cat, Mr. Orlando the Moose, Stuffy the Dog and Mosey Monster - and read by a notable Canadian.

The winner will be announced on a special TV broadcast on Saturday, Oct. 4, on CBC TV and CBC Gem at 10:20 AM ET, in a live-to-tape special recorded at the Civic Centre Resource Library in Vaughan, Ont., where an audience of kids and families will vote for the winning book.

The special will also be replayed as a radio broadcast on Monday, Oct. 13.

The 2025 longlist is:

Shark Girl by Kate Beaton

The Only Lonely Fairy by Lana Button, illustrated by Peggy Collins

So Loud! by Sahar Golshan, illustrated by Shiva Delsooz

Mad at Dad by Janie Hao

Benny and the Bananasaurus Rex by Sarabeth Holden, illustrated by Emma Pedersen

Cone Dog by Sarah Howden, illustrated by Carmen Mok

How to Staycation Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab, illustrated by Kelly Collier

When You Meet a Dragon by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Udayana Lugo

The Mango Monster by Derek Mascarenhas, illustrated by Meneka Repka

I am a Rock by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard, illustrated by Pelin Turgut

Oh! Look, a Boat! by Andrew J. Ross

The Hockey Skates by Karl Subban, illustrated by Maggie Zeng

The Little Green Envelope by Gillian Sze, illustrated by Claudine Crangle

Getting Glam at Gram's by Sara Weed, illustrated by Erin Hawryluk

When You Can Swim by Jack Wong

Last year's winner was picture book Still My Tessa by Sylv Chiang, illustrated by Mathias Ball, championed by Gary the Unicorn. Still My Tessa is a book about practicing with pronouns and accepting people for who they are. Gary the Unicorn picked this title because "it feels like a warm hug for the heart!"

Learn more about the 15 books on the CBC Kids Reads 2025 longlist below.

Shark Girl by Kate Beaton

Kate Beaton's picture book, , blends humour with ethical fishing practices, while subverting the classic mermaid tale. When Shark Girl, who is part human and part shark, gets caught up in the nets of greedy Captain Barrett's fishing boat, she realizes that the Captain is catching fish that he has no intention of eating. So Shark Girl decides to get revenge!

is for ages 3 to 6.

Beaton is a cartoonist from Nova Scotia who launched her career by publishing the comic strip Hark! A Vagrant online, which eventually turned into a bestselling book. Other books by Beaton include Step Aside, Pops!, The Princess and the Pony and, which won Canada Reads 2023, defended by champion Mattea Roach.

LISTEN | Kate Beaton on The Next Chapter:

The Only Lonely Fairy by Lana Button, illustrated by Peggy Collins

Leah's only wish is to find a friend to play fairies with her at school, but when none of her classmates say yes she is left all alone. In the picture book, The Only Lonely Fairy, Leah is in turmoil as she realizes she is the only one reading fairy tales and becomes overwhelmed with sadness when suddenly she catches the faint voice of someone, or something, who might want to be her friend after all.

The Only Lonely Fairy is for ages 3 to 6.

Lana Button is a children's writer and educator based in Burlington, Ont. Her other books include Willow Finds a Way which was shortlisted for the Blue Spruce Award and Percy's Perfect Friend.

Peggy Collins is a children's author and illustrator of over 35 books including Hungry for Math and In the Garden. She is currently living in Newburgh, Ont.

So Loud! by Sahar Golshan, illustrated by Shiva Delsooz

In this picture book about owning your voice, Rudābeh, or Rudy, is known for being lively and joyful which makes many of the adults around her often say she's being too loud. Māmān Bozorg, comes to visit from Iran and Rudy decides to try to be quieter for her grandmother but realizes she might be so loud too. is Rudy's journey of embracing the noise and knowing when to take up space.

is for ages 4 to 7.

Sahar Golshan is a writer and filmmaker living in Mississauga, Ont. She previously received the 2019 Air Canada Short Film Award for her documentary Kar.

Shiva Delsooz is an Ontario-based Iranian-Canadian illustrator.

Mad at Dad by Janie Hao

is a lift-the-flap picture book that explores big feelings and managing anger in healthy ways. A little girl gets mad at her dad, but quickly realises she doesn't like the feeling of being mad, except she doesn't know how to stop it.

is for ages 2 to 6.

Janie Hao is an illustrator and writer. She has a degree in illustration from Sheridan College and lives in Toronto.

Benny and the Bananasaurus Rex by Sarabeth Holden, illustrated by Emma Pedersen

In the picture book, Benny the Bananasaurus Rex, Benny knows that if he eats too many bananas, he might turn into one - but that's not going to stop him. After eating bananas morning, noon and night, he becomes a Bananasaurus Rex and silly chaos ensues.

Benny the Bananasaurus Rex is for ages 3 to 5.

Sarabeth Holden is an Inuk author who grew up between Nova Scotia, Nunavut, New Brunswick and Ontario. She is currently the president of the Toronto Inuit Association. Benny the Bananasaurus Rex won the 2024 Blue Spruce Award.

Emma Pedersen is a storyteller and illustrator from Ontario. She also illustrated the picture books The Blizzard, written by Heather Main, and Life Cycles of Caribou, written by Monica Ittusardjuat.

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Cone Dog by Sarah Howden, illustrated by Carmen Mok

After a visit to the veterinarian in a dog named Emma has to wear a plastic cone and quickly learns that there are both advantages and disadvantages to wearing it - it dulls her digging, but also helps scare off the neighbourhood squirrel. She ultimately learns however, that cone or no cone, it's her inventive spirit that makes her who she is.

is for ages 3 to 7.

Sarah Howden is an author from Toronto. Her previous works include Cone Cat, The Tunnel and 5-Minute Stories for Fearless Girls.

Carmen Mok is a Toronto-based illustrator. Some of her other works of illustrations include When I Listen to Silence by Jean E. Pendziwol, Cone Cat by Sarah Howdenand A Stopwatch from Grampaby Loretta Garbutt.

How to Staycation Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab, illustrated by Kelly Collier

In the follow-up to How to Party Like a Snail, introverted snail is back and this time he is planning the ultimate staycation with his friend Stump. Snail finds big holidays overwhelming - he much prefers the feeling of returning home at the end of the vacation. So when he and Stump decide to plan a holiday at home, he couldn't be more excited. How to Staycation Like a Snail explores finding joy and adventure in your own backyard.

How to Staycation Like a Snail is for ages 4 to 7.

Naseem Hrab is a Toronto-based writer and storyteller. She is the author of How to Party Like a Snail, Otis & Peanut, Weekend Dad, which was a finalist for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Prize for young people's literature - illustrated books, and The Sour Cherry Tree, which won the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature - illustrated books.

Kelly Collier is a Toronto artist and illustrator. She is the author-illustrator of A Horse Named Steve, Team Steve and the graphic novel Steve, A Pretty Exceptional Horse. Collier is also the illustrator of numerous books including Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle, , Izzy's Dog Days of Summer and How to Party Like a Snail.

When You Meet a Dragon by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Udayana Lugo

When You Meet a Dragon is a picture book that shows the power of a community working together. When a child sees a dragon in their town they know they couldn't defeat it by themselves, so with a little help from their family and their neighbours, they work together to save their town from the dragon.

When You Meet a Dragon is for ages 3 to 5.

Tanya Lloyd Kyi has written more than 30 books for children and teenagers, including The Best Way to Get Your Way, This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes,, Mya's Strategy to Save the World and Bompa's Insect Expedition, co-written with David Suzuki.Kyi lives in Vancouver.

Udayana Lugo is an illustrator who lives in Richmond, B.C. Lugo has illustrated over 15 books, including Jungle Cat, No Huddles for Heloise, City Beet and the CBC Kids Reads 2023 contender .

The Mango Monster by Derek Mascarenhas, illustrated by Meneka Repka

In The Mango Monster Marianne and her cousin Zoe are trying to solve the mystery of who is stealing the mangoes from their mango tree. They have waited all year for mango season, so when mangos start to disappear from the lower branches of their trees, they are determined to find out who is responsible. Could it be a mango monster?

The Mango Monster is for ages 4 to 7.

Derek Mascarenhas is a Toronto writer. His previous books include the short story collection, , and the picture book, 100 Chapatis, which was illustrated by Shantala Robinson.

Meneka Repka is Sri Lankan-Canadian illustrator and teacher. The Mango Monster is her first children's book. Repka lives in Victoria.

I am a Rock by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard, illustrated by Pelin Turgut

At bedtime, Pauloosie asks his Anaana, or mother, what rocks would say to us if they could. In , Pauloosie's pet rock, Miki Rock describes all that it can see, feel and hear as part of the land in the Arctic from the winds to the animals, the northern lights and more.

is for ages 3 to 5.

Ashley Qilavaq-Savard is an Inuk writer and artist from Iqaluit. She is the author of Where the Sea Kuniks the Land and is her first picture book. Qilavaq-Savard also makes sealskin and beaded jewellery and studies Inuktitut. CBC Books named Qilavaq-Savard a writer to watch in 2024.

Pelin Turgut is a children's book illustrator from Turkey.

Oh! Look, a Boat! by Andrew J. Ross

Oh! Look, a Boat! follows the journey of an inquisitive mouse who discovers a little boat and decides to hop on board. The boat drifts off and the mouse realizes it is too late to get off. The boat takes the mouse on a journey through the sea, encountering a storm, a waterfall and other perils, before safely bringing the mouse back home.

Oh! Look, a Boat! is for ages 3 to 7.

Andrew J. Ross is a writer, an illustrator, a designer and a storyboard artist. He has previously illustrated two picture books, Birthday on Mars! and Heart on Pluto. Ross lives in Toronto.

The Hockey Skates by Karl Subban, illustrated by Maggie Zeng

Inspired by his NHL hockey player son P.K. Subban, Karl Subban shares the story of young P.K. waiting for his new skates in The Hockey Skates. With each new delivery that arrives not being the right skates - whether it's the wrong colour or size, P.K. learns to persevere and remain optimistic in this comical story.

The Hockey Skates is for ages 4 to 7.

Karl Subban has been a coach, teacher, principal and the father to three NHL hockey players. Subban, who resides in Ontario, is also the author of How We Did It: The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life.

Maggie Zeng is a Montreal-based student at Concordia University. She is an illustrator, animator and concept artist of children's books. The first picture book she illustrated is This Is the Boat That Ben Built.

LISTEN | Kark Subban on The Next Chapter:

The Little Green Envelope by Gillian Sze, illustrated by Claudine Crangle

In The Little Green Envelope, Olive has a little green envelope that wants to be chosen to be delivered to Olive's friend that has moved away. Just like Olive, the little green envelope also longs to travel. But will the envelope's wish come true?

The Little Green Envelope is for ages 3 to 6.

Gillian Sze is a Montreal-based writer and teacher who is originally from Winnipeg. Some of her other books for children include The Night Is Deep and Wide, My Love for You Is Always and You Are My Favorite Color, which was a finalist for the Quebec Writers' Federation Award. Her poetry collections include Quiet Night Think, which won the 2023 Pat Lowther Memorial Award.

Claudine Crangle is a Toronto-based author and multidisciplinary artist whose previous picture books include writing and illustrating Priscilla Pack Rat, Woolfred Cannot Eat Dandelions and The House Next Door.
LISTEN | Gillian Sze shares her inspiration for the book with CBC Montreal's Let's Go:
Getting Glam at Gram's by Sara Weed, illustrated by Erin Hawryluk

In Getting Glam at Gram's Alex and their cousins love Sunday dinner at their Gram's house - the whole family gets together and puts on a playful fashion show borrowed from Gram's different outfits from across the decades. Getting Glam at Gram's celebrates gender expression and learning to be yourself and getting glamorous!

Getting Glam at Gram's is for ages 3 to 8.

Sara Weed is a queer writer and educator. Weed lives in rural Ontario.
WATCH | Sara Weed and Erin Hawryluk share their book, Getting Glam at Gram's, on CBC Kids Book Club:
Erin Hawryluk is an Ontario-based illustrator, artist and designer.

When You Can Swim by Jack Wong
WATCH | The Canada Reads 2025 contenders meet Gary the Unicorn:
is a picture book that encourages children to overcome their fears of the water. In the book, an adult explains to a young girl the joys and surprises of swimming.

Jack Wong is a Halifax-based author and illustrator who was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Vancouver. He won the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature - illustrated books for his picture book , which he wrote and illustrated.

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By Amy Cowen on November 4, 2022 4:00 PM
Inspire students of all ages to enjoy STEM when you let them loose in a creative makerspace! These hands-on engineering activities use simple materials and encourage students to brainstorm, problem solve, and innovate.
Enabling Exploration

Community makerspaces are collaborative spaces where people of all ages can get hands-on with science and engineering. With an array of materials available, a visit to a local makerspace is an invitation to play with science and engineering and really see how things work.

You may have a makerspace in your school or at the library, or maybe you have an area of your classroom dedicated to maker activities students can explore or certain days of the week on which you turn the room into a makerspace. With a few materials and a surface to work on, garage or basement spaces can easily be recast as home makerspaces, too!

You don't have to have expensive materials to start up your own makerspace. With an assortment of craft supplies, electronics parts, and recycled materials, you can set up a makerspace full of inspiring STEM that kids can explore. Figuring out what will work with the materials available is part of the challenge and part of the fun!

Bookmark or pin these projects to add to your makerspace!

Update! This post has been updated for 2022!

Free Projects and Activities for Your Makerspace

Try one of these STEM projects for creative hands-on science and engineering with a DIY "maker" flair:

1. Make Cardboard Automata: Plan and build an automaton from cardboard and craft materials.

2. Build a Wind-Powered Car: Add a sail to a DIY toy car and experiment to see how changes to the sail make a difference in the car's stability and speed.

3. Build a Differential from K'Nex®: Use the K'Nex® toy building system to build a model differential.

4. Build A Wall Marble Run: Use cardboard tubes and other simple materials to build a wall marble run.

5. Make an Awesome Paper Lantern: Design and make a paper lantern that holds a battery-operated tealight candle or uses a night light circuit.

6. Flippy, the Dancing Robot: Build a simple dancing robot and use the engineering design process to improve it.

7. Build a Paper Roller Coaster: Build a paper roller coaster and try to add a loop.

8. 3D Print with Sand: No 3D Printer Required!: Use sand and glue to simulate one type of 3D printing.

9. DIY Mini Propeller Car: Make a small toy car with a simple circuit and a propeller.

10. Build a Robot Hand: Use craft materials to design and build a robotic hand.

11. Build a Mini Trebuchet: Use craft sticks, rubber bands, and other craft materials to make and explore the physics behind a miniature trebuchet.

12. DIY Light Up Unicorn Headband: Make a unicorn horn headband with a paper circuit that lights an LED at the tip.

13. Build a Rubber Band-Powered Car: Build a car with an axle made from straws and rubber bands that store potential energy when wound.

14. Build a Popsicle Stick Catapult: Make a small catapult from craft sticks and rubber bands.

15. Duplicate Your Drawings with a Machine: Make and experiment with a pantograph, a device that can be used to make a larger or smaller copy of a drawing.

16. Make a Paper Circuit: Learn how to make simple circuits from paper, copper tape (or aluminum foil), and a battery. (See Paper Circuits Science Projects for additional ways to explore.)

17. Make a Cotton Ball Launcher: Use a recycled cardboard tube to make a launcher that can launch lightweight materials.

18. The Impossible Arrow Illusion: 3D print and explore the "impossible arrow" illusion - the arrow's reflection in a mirror always points the other way!

19. Make Your Own Harmonica!: Explore how a harmonica creates sound waves by making a small one from wooden sticks, rubber bands, and a straw.

20. DIY Mini Drone: Make a basic mini drone. (Add additional parts to explore a series of questions related to drone flight.)

21. Build a Balloon Car: Use a balloon to power a homemade toy car.

22. Study Kinetic Energy with a Rube Goldberg Machine: Use assorted materials to create a set of chain reactions in a machine designed to perform a simple task.

23. Build a Cardboard Scissor Lift: Use craft materials to make a scissor lift and explore simple machines.

24. Junkbots: Robots from Recycled Materials: Design and build simple robots made from recycled and craft materials.

25. Build a Paper Speaker: Make a working speaker from paper and neodymium magnets.

26. Make a Night-Light: Build a working night-light with an intermediate circuit project and design the custom housing, too!

Makerspace Learning in Action

The following STEM videos demonstrate some of the highlighted activities:

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