@article{Pearce_2019, title={We’ve Got Lots of Good News for You!}, volume={8}, url={https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/deakinreview/index.php/deakinreview/article/view/29424}, DOI={10.20361/dr29424}, abstractNote={<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Greetings everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to another issue and a round-up of children’s literature news. It has been a long and cold winter in Edmonton, but it seems to be finally winding down. There are some award and event news to share with you as well as some podcasts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I happen to be a big podcast lover and and my favourite ones help me get through the winter darkness with insightful ideas and discussions. It thought it would be fun to highlight a few children’s literature podcasts that may interest our readers. Here’s wishing you all a warm spring!</span></p> <p><strong>AWARDS</strong></p> <p><strong>Alberta Literary Awards </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">were announced by the </span><a href="https://writersguild.ca/2019-alberta-literary-awards-and-city-of-edmonton-book-prize-shortlists-announced/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Writers’ Guild of Alberta</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The books shortlisted for the R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature include: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jenny Keith (Edmonton) –</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Day Cat, Night Cat</span></em></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mike Kerr (Calgary) –</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Crafty Llama</span></em></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nhung Tran-Davies (Calmar) – </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ten Cents a Pound</span></em></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shortlist reading events will be held this spring in Edmonton on May 5 and in Calgary on May 15.</span></p> <p><strong>The BC Book Prize</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> shortlists have been announced, and titles shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize include: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learning to Breathe</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Janice Lynn Mather </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journey Forward, A Novella on Reconciliation: When We Play Our Drums</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">They Sing!</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> / </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lucy and Lola</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Monique Gray Smith and Richard Van Camp </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nice Try, Jane Sinner</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Lianne Oelke </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Fixed Address</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Susin Nielsen</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Very Rich</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Polly Horvath</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Those shortlisted for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize include: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Nameless City: The Divided Earth</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Faith Erin Hicks, </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Margriet Ruurs Illustrated by Robert Bateman, </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sir Simon: Super Scarer</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Cale Atkinson; </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sparks! </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">by Ian Boothby Illustrated by Nina Matsumoto</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sterling, Best Dog Ever</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Aidan Cassie</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Full details can be found at the </span><a href="https://bcbookprizes.ca/winners-finalists/2019-bc-book-prizes-shortlist-nominees/#children"><strong>BC Book Prize Website.</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>EVENTS</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Me and Mr. Carnegie: 16th Albert Lahmer Memorial Lecture</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">April 25, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">See more at:</span><a href="http://bookcentre.ca/events/albert-lahmer-memorial-lecture-2019"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Canadian Children’s Book Centre</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CHILDREN’S AND YA PODCASTS</strong></p> <p><a href="http://kidsbookcentre.buzzsprout.com/"><strong>YA Write</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every month, Amy Mathers talks to YA writers about their inspiration as a writer and their latest books.</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/picturebooking/"><strong>Picturebooking</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Podcast About Creating and Sharing Picture Books</span></p> <p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yarn/id1028877816?mt=2"><strong>The Yarn</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A narrative adventure. The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature, and lets them look at all the threads that must be weaved together to create a book.</span></p> <p><a href="https://lgbpodcast.libsyn.com/"><strong>The Children’s Book Podcast</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hosted by Matthew Winner, elementary school librarian and co-founder of All The Wonders. The Children's Book Podcast features insightful and sincere interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from a drawing board to bookshelf.</span></p> <p><a href="https://mgbookvillage.org/books-between-podcast/"><strong>Books Between</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A podcast about books for tweens around the ages 8-12. The podcast offers trending topics, author interviews, and recommendations. </span></p> <p><br><br><br></p>}, number={3}, journal={The Deakin Review of Children’s Literature}, author={Pearce, Hanne}, year={2019}, month={Apr.} }