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Publishing today… SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY 📖

Written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn, SHIRLEY tells the true story of a young girl who is taken to live at the Shingwauk Residential School at just five years old.

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Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn Tell the Crucial Story of a Young Girl's Resilience and Survival At five years old, Shirley is taken from her family and sent to a residential school, a strange place that she does not understand. The long walk up the ...

Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn Tell the crucial story of a young girl's resilience and survival in SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY (@secondstory.bsky.social). We interviewed them here!
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We love librarians! We had a blast at @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social Super Conference in #Toronto!

Thanks to everyone who visited the SSP booth and to all the #authors and #illustrators who stopped by to sign some books 🎉📚

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Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with these titles that will uplift young readers ✨

These titles find their inspiration in influential Black trailblazers, including a poet, athletes, and a group of revolutionary Black women and women’s collectives that you may be discovering for the very first time!

Stolpersteine—stumbling stones—are plaques that are embedded into cobblestones across Europe that serve as a memorial for Holocaust victims. In LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, author Kathy Kacer shares the stories of 13 Holocaust victims, as well as the stones that mark their last known address. For ages 9-12.

Discover the inspiration behind award-winning #author Kathy Kacer’s forthcoming book, LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: THE STUMBLING STONES OF EUROPE in our latest author Q&A 🌍

Publishing March 10, 2026. Available for pre-order now.

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Sal Sawler discusses new 'Ellis On Guard' picture book True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Sal Sawler about 'Ellis On Guard'

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Check out @salsawler.bsky.social on @truenorthcomics.bsky.social as they talk about their new picture book, Ellis on Guard!

Happy #BookBirthday to ELLIS ON GUARD written by Sal Sawler (@salsawler.bsky.social) and illustrated by Nandita Ratan! 🎉

Available now! For ages 6-8.

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LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: THE STUMBLING STONES OF EUROPE has a starred review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social!

“A profoundly moving tribute to both the Stolpersteine Project and the victims themselves, lest their names be forgotten.” —Booklist

Available March 10, 2026⭐

HIDDEN LIVES: STORIES FROM CHILD SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST, edited by Rachelle Goldstein, has been shortlisted in the Holocaust Memoir category for the National Jewish Book Awards!

The winners of the National Jewish Book Awards will be announced in February.

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Come visit us at @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social Super Conference from January 29-30, 2026! 📚✨📖

Find us at booth #423 for book signings, giveaways, and more! Swipe through to see when our SSP authors and illustrators will be stopping by the booth 🖊️

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Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honour the millions of victims of the Holocaust and recognize the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. This day reminds us of the importance of engaging in Holocaust history through listening, learning, and reading. 🕯️

An Elder remembers her friends and their fun during difficult times “When you're a child, you're not living in the past. You're not living in the future. You're living with your everyday people, everyday things that you do… We were so busy doing things and that was ou...

Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn discuss SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY with @windspeaker.bsky.social

Read the full article here: windspeaker.com/news/windspe...

Publishing February 10, 2026. Simultaneously publishing in #French

Guess what? We've been cooking up a lil preorder surprise for indie bookstore fans! While supplies last, anyone who preorders Ellis on Guard or Ellis prend garde from @woozlesbooks.bsky.social, @anotherstoryto.bsky.social, or Iron Dog Books will get a signed bookplate! cc: @secondstory.bsky.social

On #InternationalEnvironmentalEducationDay, inspire children with the leadership of Indigenous water protectors, in Joanne Robertson’s THE WATER WALKER 🌊

THE WATER WALKER tells the story of Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin who walks to raise awareness about protecting water 💧

My author copies have arrived!! Thank you so much to everyone who helped bring Ellis to life—Nandita Ratan, Isabelle Montaignier, and everyone at @secondstory.bsky.social, including April Masongsong, @mojoryder.bsky.social, @chloecoome.bsky.social, and so many others.

January 24 marks the International Day of Education!

This year’s theme, The Power of Youth in Co-creating Education, recognizes the influence that youth have on their own learning.

Get inspired with these #books that show how youth can create their own educational pathways! 🎒

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This graphic novel follows best friends Mila and Kit as they take part in a school-wide food drive challenge! But when Kit has a meltdown over a “best before” date, a bag of apples, and a dented can, and Mila realizes there’s something important she might have missed about her friend… For ages 9-12.

Meet Dian Day, one half of the duo behind the upcoming graphic novel SHY CAT AND THE STUFF-THE-BUS CHALLENGE 🍎

In this Q&A, Dian tells us her favourite part of the story, why she wanted to write a graphic novel, and one way we can all combat food insecurity!

Pre-order your copy today! #booksky

⭐ A Starred #Review from School Library Journal @slj.com for SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn! ⭐

Available February 10, 2026. Simultaneously publishing in #French.

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There’s a movie being filmed in Windy Lake First Nation! As Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee help with the movie's catering, a truck filled with specialty props and equipment disappears. Filming is halted—a disaster for everyone—and Windy Lake’s reputation is suddenly at stake. #booksky

Lights, camera, Q&A! 🍿

Get to know more about Mighty Muskrats author Michael Hutchinson and the sixth #book in the award-winning series, THE CASE OF THE MOVIE MAYHEM 🎬

Available March 3, 2026 — available for pre-order now! 🎥

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Separated from her brothers and sisters, she is truly on her own. Shirley keeps going despite the sadness. She makes friends and has adventures. And most of all, she looks ahead to summertime, when she will be able to return to her family and the happiness of home. For ages 9-12.

In this true story, SHIRLEY follows a young girl’s tale of resilience and survival when she is taken to live at the Shingwauk Residential School. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is hard and full of rules.

Learn more about SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY written by Joanne Robertson with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn 📖

Available February 10, 2026. Simultaneously publishing in #French as SHIRLEY: UNE HISTOIRE DE PENSIONNAT INDIEN.

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ELLIS ON GUARD by Sal Sawler (@salsawler.bsky.social) is featured in @quillandquire.bsky.social's 2026 Spring Preview for #PictureBooks!

See the full preview here: quillandquire.com/omni/2026-sp...

Publishing February 3, 2026 🐶 For ages 6-8

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SHY CAT AND THE STUFF-THE-BUS CHALLENGE has a starred #review from @slj.com! ⭐

In this new graphic novel, co-creators Dian Day and Amanda White provide young readers with a nuanced look at food insecurity. For ages 9-12.

Publishing March 3, 2026! 🍎 #booksky

ELLIS ON GUARD explores childhood anxiety in protagonist Ellis, who sees danger in places other people don’t. They worry about talking to new people. And they’re especially worried about losing their puppy, Peanut. But sometimes, our worries can be put to surprisingly good use.…

Get to know ELLIS ON GUARD author Sal Sawler @salsawler.bsky.social as we kick off our Winter/Spring 2026 author previews! 🐕

Illustrated by Nandita Ratan, ELLIS ON GUARD will be available on February 3, 2026. For ages 6-8.

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