BC book prizes shortlist announced!

Yippee! Two of Simply Read's picture books are on the BC book prize shortlist--How To by Julie Morstad and Wild Berries by Julie Flett! Congratulations to them and to all the other nominees!

Cozy Classics Quiz!

Too cute! Here's a quiz done by The Lady Magazine, where you have to guess the Cozy Classic characters! Can you get them all right?

Horn Book review for The Wild Berries

A beautiful review from The Horn Book for Wild Berries by Julie Flett

“The muted earth tones of the watercolor and collage illustrations in browns, grays, and reds perfectly complement the quiet tone of the story, as they offer a sense of the natural world in which Clarence is at home." Thanks, Horn Book!

New Simply Read Catalog - Spring 2014

Check out our new Simply Read Spring Catalog!

It is full of some beautiful upcoming titles including...

If I Wrote a Book About You
by Stephany Aulenback and illustrated by Denise Holmes

The Goodnight Book
by Lori Joy Smith

And... Bluebird
by Lindsey Yankey

Yay! I Want to Go to the Moon by Tom Saunders and illustrated by Cynthia Nugent was chosen as a Canadian Toy Testing Council 2014 Award-Winner! 
Check out the list of the Recommended titles too--there are lots of Simply Read gems on there!

CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens 2013

We are so proud to have four books picked by the CCBC for their 2013 'Best Books for Kids and Teens'.
Anna May's Cloak by Christiane Cicioli and illustrated by Susan Pearson
Dreamboats by Dan Bar-el and illustrated by Kirsti Anne Wakelin
And two of our titles even received stars!
How To by Julie Morstad
Murilla Gorilla by Jennifer Lloyd and illustrated by Jacqui Lee

Shaun Tan Fairy Tales

This is amazing: Grimms' tales retold by Pulman, and illustrated with sculptures by Shaun Tan. Thanks to Jules of 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast for the link.