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Whoot!!
We're pleased to announce the 2022 Book Awards winners!
🏆General category:
The Invisible Siege, by Dan Werb @dmwerb. @CrownPublishing.
🏆Children’s category & Paradigm Prize:
The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, by Rachel Poliquin & Clayton Hanmer. @ravishingbeasts @GreystoneKids
Rachel Poliquin retweeted
Albino animals as seen in one of seven Darwinian display case created by Henry Flower, director of the Natural History Museum in London, between 1887 and 1891. More in @ravishingbeasts's unlocked article from Issue 47 (“Logistics”). cabinetmagazine.org/issues/4…
Whoo hoo!
THE MUSEUM OF ODD BODY LEFTOVERS: A TOUR OF YOUR USELESS PARTS, FLAWS, AND OTHER WEIRD BITS by @ravishingbeasts, ill. @cton, published by @GreystoneKids | nominated by @FallingLetters
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We are thrilled to share that books by @carolmatas Natasha Deen, @ravishingbeasts @ClaytonHanmer Cyndi Marko and Elise Gravel with @DandQ have been included in the 2023 TD Summer Reading Club!
@AmyJoT2 @genuinefi @s_haywood
Learn more: bit.ly/43AR6xz
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How to Promenade With a Python (And Not Get Eaten) has won the English Non-Fiction @HackmatackAward! Congratulations Rachel Poliquin (@ravishingbeasts) and @KathrynDurst 🎉
Full list: bit.ly/3IWTMNJ
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Congratulations to THE STRANGEST THING IN THE SEA, written by @ravishingbeasts and illustrated by @byronegg, the winner of the 2022 Shining Willow Award! Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards is a volunteer-run, non-profit, registered charity begun in 2001.
ALT An illustration of the ocean. On the left is the book cover for The Strangest thing in the Sea. Underneath is the Kids Can Press 50th Anniversary logo. Main text to the right reads "Winner of the 2022 Shining Willow Award." Below is the Willow Award seal.
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Yay! Congratulations to everyone!!
The Silver Birch Express honour books go to The Strangest Thing in the Sea: And Other Curious Creatures of the Deep by Rachel Poliquin, and Flipping Forward and Twisting Backward, by Alma Fullerton. Congrats!
@ravishingbeasts @KidsCanPress
@AlmaFullerton @PeachtreePub
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Rachel Poliquin retweeted
FINDING THE FUN IN CHILDREN'S NONFICTION
Tues, May 23, 7:30PM ADT
Virtual workshop
$14
Hackmatack nominee Rachel Poliquin will discuss how character development, world-building, and dialogue can create wildly entertaining and educational books for kids!
eventbrite.ca/e/finding-the-…
ALT Event banner image with a gradient green and blue background shows the following text in white font: "Finding the Fun in Children's Nonfiction, with Rachel Poliquin, Hackmatack Nominee. Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 to 8:30 PM Atlantic, Online Workshop". Picture of author Rachel Poliquin in a circle on the right-hand side.
Congrats everyone!
📚 THE ASTRONOMER WHO QUESTIONED EVERYTHING, written by Laura Alary, illustrated by Ellen Rooney
📚 SNOOZEFEST, written by @tanyakyi, illustrated by Valéry Goulet
📚 THE STRANGEST THING IN THE SEA, written by @ravishingbeasts, illustrated by @byronegg
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THE MUSEUM OF ODD BODY LEFTOVERS: A TOUR OF YOUR USELESS PARTS, FLAWS, AND OTHER WEIRD BITS by @ravishingbeasts, ill. @cton, published by @GreystoneKids | nominated by @FallingLetters
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Rachel Poliquin retweeted
New projects coming from @ElbalLuz, @noranickumbooks, @itskalenamiller, @ravishingbeasts + more pwne.ws/3iFAmCH
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🤩 @jeffrey_canton recommends Still This Love Goes On and The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers in the @globebooks’ kids gift guide! 🎁✨
@ravishingbeasts @cton @BuffySteMarie @julie_flett
theglobeandmail.com/arts/boo…
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🤩 LOVE the STARRED review for The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers in @quillandquire! 💫⭐️
“Accessible and enjoyable… Sure to become a favourite of kids and educators alike.”
@ravishingbeasts @cton
quillandquire.com/review/the…
Rachel Poliquin retweeted
TOMORROW! Join @ravishingbeasts and @collagecollage to celebrate the launch of The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers from 1-3pm. 🤩✨
Next Saturday, October 15: Join author @rachelpoliquin and @collagecollage for a celebration of The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers and lots of crafty fun! 🤩🎉
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Eta7bv
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The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers from @ravishingbeasts and @cton is a @cbcbooks’ Most Anticipated Middle-Grade book this Fall! 🤩🍂
cbc.ca/books/36-canadian-mid…
Woot! Woot!
The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers from @ravishingbeasts and @cton is a @cbcbooks’ Most Anticipated Middle-Grade book this Fall! 🤩🍂
cbc.ca/books/36-canadian-mid…
What a lovely lineup 😍
A DREAMY day for new books! 🎉✨
📕I Hear You, Ocean, the second in the #SoundsofNature series, from Kallie George & @carmenmokstudio
📕 Still This Love Goes On from @BuffySteMarie & @julie_flett
📕 The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers from @ravishingbeasts & @ClaytonHanmer
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Rachel Poliquin retweeted
Current favorite #childrensbook in our house is How to Promenade with a Python. Such a fun way to get python facts!
@ravishingbeasts thanks for the great read!
#homeschooling
#readersoftwitter #kidsbooks #kidsbookswelove #snakes
