The Fuzzy Forensics book tour launches is less than a week and I’m up to my eyeballs in last-minute details, so today’s post will be a brief tribute to a friend of mine who’s also touring Canada this summer, ... Read More  

Alberta-born author and scientist Dr. Lindsey Carmichael is about to release her 11th children’s science book. Fuzzy Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting Gets Wild is based in part on forensic cases Carmichael investigated while pursuing her PhD at the University of Alberta. ... Read More  

I am thrilled to announce that Fox Talk has won silver in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards! *takes a victory lap around the office* The award ceremony was in New York, so I unfortunately couldn’t attend, but the lovely ... Read More  

I’m pleased to announce that Heather Burgess is the winner of the Children’s Book Week Giveaway! Heather’s receiving a ebook copy of Fox Talk and a copy of Fuzzy Forensics. Thanks so much to everyone who entered! In honour of ... Read More  

  It’s TD Children’s Book Week in Canada, which means Canadian authors, illustrators, and storytellers are touring the country, sharing their work in schools and libraries and anywhere else kids hang out. I still remember the day Sheree Fitch ... Read More  

And it is awesome. I take no credit for this – Mary Dunford at Ashby-BP Publishing is the responsible party. http://youtu.be/lTb-VM5tw4o Check it out and if you’re so inspired, spread it around! Read More  

And it’s so pretty! This is the work of Michael Penman, who also designed Fox Talk. I can’t recommend him highly enough – he’s not only talented, but a pleasure to work with. My contribution was locating just the ... Read More  

First – apologies for the weirdness over the previous week. Hackers hit the site December 29, but since the back end was working, I didn’t realize there was a problem until I tried to post Thursday. Fortunately, I had ... Read More