March 10th 2025 is the release date for the highly anticipated debut picture book by Canadian author Suzanne Elson, Calm Down Counting. The story follows a little girl whose anxiety around bugs would keep her from enjoying a family camping trip, if not for the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique her mother teaches her for managing anxious
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The second I saw this book, I knew I had to review it! What could be more apropos for an editor like me than a book about words? And truly, this picture book did not disappoint. Swiss power-duo Rebecca Gugger and Simon Röthlisberger wrote and illustrated the story of Oscar, a boy who uncovers a
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When I heard Leroy Fontaine talking about his first children’s book on the radio ahead of National Truth and Reconciliation Day 2024, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. And the book did not disappoint! Sekweha the Superkid, heavily inspired by the author’s own upbringing between the two worlds of Indigenous
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Once again, DC Canada’s writing contest was an overwhelming success. We blew away our record from previous years with a whopping 557 submissions from kids across the nation. To think that in 2022, we thought 350 was a lot… Boy did our judges have their work cut out for them this time! Here are some
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Let me preface this review by specifying that I am an only child… but this book made me wish I had a big sister! Nelly Buchet, herself a middle sister, takes on the voice of a small child to tell this adorable story in very few words. Big Sister and Little Sister keep having to
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By Jena Benton Originally published on the following blog: How do you explain unseen illness, injury, or trauma to a child? Exactly the way this book...
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