Author Nicola Campbell’s beautiful and didactic story A Day with Yayah has been included in the list of picture books for the BC First Peoples 12 Teacher Resource Guide. Developed by the First Nations Education Steering Committee and the First Nations School Association, this guide is designed “to bring relevant and appropriate learning materials to […]
Emily Seo joined journalist Gloria Makarenkonew, of the CBC News team, on this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science to speak about her best-selling book The Science of Books. A compellingly crafted story, Seo describes how each chapter has a science lesson, concept, or theory interwoven into the narrative. This teaches young […]
Tradewinds’ title The Science of Boys receives a glowing review from 49th Kids. Following science nerd Emma Sakamoto, this book joins Emma as she attempts to apply scientific laws and theories to a perplexing subject—boys. The results are unpredictable in this heartwarming story about the struggles of fitting in and the complexities of friendship. As […]
In this gut-wrenching memoir, author Liliane Leila Juma gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart by the twin nightmares of civil war and invasion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It then follows Juma on her immigration to Canada, contrasting “her vibrant pre-war life in the Congo to […]
Tradewind title Peggy’s Impossible Tale, authored by Roy and Slavia Miki and illustrated by Mariko Ando, has been included as a nominee in the Chapter Book/ Early Novels category for the 2023 Chocolate Lily Awards. Described as a “simple, endearing story” with “universal appeal”, this charming tale follows the adventures of guinea pig Peggy as she […]
Tradewinds title Anna Carries Water receives a charming review from Echo Induced Cohesion, a historian’s eye view of the world. Set in Jamaica, home country of author Olive Senior, this book tells the story of Anna as she fetches water each day for her family. As writer Nathanal Bright describes, “There is something heart-warming about […]
Part of the Global Read Webinar Series, Tradewinds author Arushi Raina was invited to speak with hosts of the Children’s Africana Book Award about her book When Morning Comes. Written from the points-of-view of four young people living in 1976 Johannesburg, this book explores the roots of the Soweto Uprising and the edifice of Apartheid […]
Tradewind Books is excited to announce that two of our illustrators have been included in the New York Times/ New York Library’s list of best-illustrated children’s books of 2022. Both Gracey Zhang, illustrator of The Science of Boys, and Julie Flett, illustrator of Dolphin SOS and A Day with Yayah, are among the talented list of creatives […]
In August of this year, Vassar College invited alumnae and Tradewinds author, Arushi Raina, to speak on the topic of The Versatility of a Vassar Degree. Having recently received the 2022 AAVC Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award from the college, she was invited back to discuss not only her young adult novel When Morning Comes, which began […]
Ever wanted a sneak peek inside author Michael Rosen’s celebrated children’s book Aesop’s Fables, a retelling of classic Aesop’s tales? You’re in luck! Illustrator Talleen Hacikyan’s stunning drawings are brought to life through this animated short, created in partnership with Tradewinds books. A seasoned storyteller, Rosen retells the fable of the Cockerel, Dog and Fox, […]