Carrie Anne Vanderhoop’s Wôpanâak Seasons: Seeqan, Neepun, Keepun, Pup8n is a winner of the CBC Librarian Favorite and Teacher Favorite awards. About the Children’s Book Council (CBC) Awards Each year, thousands of children, teens, teachers, and librarians across 50 states read newly published K-12-grade books and vote for the ones they like best. Over 70 coordinators nationwide display hundreds of publisher-submitted […]
Yayo’s SOS Water was recently featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair! Published by Tradewind Books, Sos Water, with humour and a touch of poetry, features a sailor named Lalo, and Rosa, a goldfish, dealing with the pollution caused by plastic water bottles. Lalo wants to find a safe and clean place for his fish friend, but […]
The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children’s books. Given every other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognize lifelong achievement and are given to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children’s literature. The 2026 […]
Praise for SOS Water: “The message washing through the story is powerful and compelling, presented in Yayo’s signature illustration style and providing children with a tangible takeaway about the world and the special roles they play within it.” – Montreal Review of Books, October 2024 “Pairing understated text with satiric line drawings, (SOS Water) highlights the serious […]