SOS Water, written and illustrated by Yayo, has been selected as a 2025 White Raven pick. As stated on their website, this prestigious “catalogue features brief annotations of more than 200 notable new children’s and young adult books from about 50 countries and over 40 languages.” These selections focus on titles that have strong international […]
Congratulations to Julie Flett for wining The Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People! This award is presented by the 2025 Writers’ Trust Awards, and celebrates an exceptional body of work within the realm of children’s literature. Julie Flett is the incredibly talented illustrator behind two beautiful Tradewind titles. A Day With Yayah, and […]
Congratulations to Sheree Fitch for winning the Matt Cohen Award, presented by the Writers’ Trust Awards. The Matt Cohen Award celebrates a lifetime of work from a distinguished Canadian author. Read more about the award here. Tradewind Books is the proud publisher of Fitch’s two celebrated poetry books If I Had a Million Onions and […]
At a recent author event covered by the Vineyard Gazette, Tradewind Books proudly celebrated the launch of Wôpanâak Seasons, by Carrie Anne Vanderhoop of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). Hosted at the Aquinnah Cultural Center, the event drew community members, young readers, and tribal elders for a joyful gathering filled with storytelling, language, […]
New Tradewind Title Wôpanâak Seasons was featured in The British Columbia Review. The book is written by Carrie Anne Vanderhoop and illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley. The review remarks that “with lovely, striking images and a warm, exultant child’s voice that exclaims about nature, family, and family-in-nature, Carrie Anne Vanderhoop and Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley take readers to another imaginative […]
New Tradewind title The Cariboo Trek of Callum McBay has received praise from the British Columbia Review. The review praises author Colin Campbell’s “sensitivity to place and to the original peoples of the Fraser Canyon add to this tale of youthful adventure . . . I expect today’s young readers will enjoy joining Callum’s trek just as I did.” It’s 1862 and 17-year-old Callum leaves […]
New Tradewind title Jack and the Beanstalk has received a new review from Publishers Weekly. Written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Talleen Hacikyan, Publishers Weekly praises the “undeniable enchantment in this work… Rosen’s unsentimental but always theatrical voice, and Hacikyan’s stained-glass-like visuals replant a familiar folktale in rich imaginative ground, showing how old stories can […]
The Three Sisters, written by Paul Yee and illustrated by Shaoli Wang, has received an insightful review from the BC Review of Books. Facing a tyrannical emperor bent on war, three sisters in China, sublimely gifted in music, fend for themselves and their parents with the power and magic they create with their instruments. Can […]
Little Sanctuary by Randy Boyagoda has received a thoughtful review published by Kirkus Reviews. The review remarks that the Tradewind title is “a thought-provoking work for readers interested in exploring conflict and its aftereffects”. This compelling tale follows the story of children from the Global South living in a world that is falling apart, wracked by […]
Tradewind Books has announced three upcoming titles that will be added to their 2025 library. Wôpanâak Seasons: Seeqan, Neepun, Keepun, Pup8n, written by Carrie Anne Vanderhoop and illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, is a picture book following a young Wampanoag child who takes readers on a seasonal journey through Aquinnah, on Neope, known as Martha’s Vineyard. Spring […]