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 […]
Karim Alrawi recently visited the London Book Fair and is pictured with a copy of his book, Arab Fairy Tale Feasts. Published by Tradewind Books, Arab Fairy Tale Feasts is the latest title in the highly acclaimed Fairy Tale Feasts series in which prominent writers of diverse cultures have created enchanting tales paired with traditional recipes easily accessible to […]
SOS Water, has been praised by the Montreal Review of Books: “Dedicated to Mother Earth, SOS Water is a gentle journey from bottle to tap, where water becomes a source of environmental inspiration for making small, consistent, impactful changes for the good of all.” Read the full review here. With humour and a touch of poetry, SOS Water […]
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 […]