Writer Roy MacSkimming chronicled this country's publishing history in his much-lauded book The Perilous Trade (2003), but until now no in-depth study of children's publishing in Canada has existed. Gail Edwards and Judith Saltman explore this often-fascinating industry in a new book, Picturing Canada: A History of Canadian Children's Illustrated Books and Publishing.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Guardian children's fiction prize shows wealth of literature for under-10s
After years of domination by teen fiction, a resurgence in quality writing for younger children has packed the line-up for this year's Guardian children's fiction prize with stories for the under-10s, full of ogres, wolves and mysterious Green Men.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Funding cuts leave trained school librarians on the shelf
ACT schools are using the increasing popularity of the internet as an excuse to wind back funding and staffing for school libraries, a parliamentary inquiry heard yesterday.
Babes in bookland
Picturing Canada seeks to clean up the reputation of this country's 'Kiddie Litter'
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Librarian closes chapter on four-decade career
There were no computers in public libraries when Vancouver city librarian Paul Whitney began his career in Burnaby in 1974. Visitors and staff searched for items in card catalogue. One branch didn't know what was in the collection of another branch.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Reconsider school counsellor cuts, Surrey teachers urge
A handful of school librarians travelled to Victoria to meet with MLAs Thursday to draw attention to planned cuts to teacher-librarian positions.
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