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Joyce Grant
@jgcanada.bsky.social
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Author | Journalist | Critical Thinking educator
I write book reviews for Publishers Weekly (PW)
Currently writing a book about libraries!
Fiction rep’d by @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
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@owlkids.bsky.social published a fabulous non-fiction book about algorithms in October. Written by @jgcanada.bsky.social, illustrated by me. Here is a peek inside the book. Get it. Read it to your kids.
#CanKidLit #KidLitArt
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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TWUC Ontario Writers-In-The-Schools Program

Applications are now open for readings taking place this Spring/Summer. Get paid for your school visits taking place between April 1 and August 31, 2026. Deadline to apply: February 10, 2026, 11:59 pm EST.

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#CanKidLIt
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January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
jgcanada.bsky.social
In COVID my "One Good Thing," project gave kids positive news articles. It won an international award. With all that's going on now, should I start this project up again? A sample:
teachingkidsnews.com/2020/05/29/o...
BTW, it also boosts Cdn illustrators.
One Good Thing: Squirrel-Bandits - Teaching Kids News
Squirrels are One Good Thing. Especially when they're robbing teeny-tiny nut vaults!
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January 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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8 challenges we faced to create "Burst Your Bubble!"
TY to L.E. Carmichael for inviting me to her wonderful blog to talk about the journey.

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@owlkids.bsky.social @jandolby.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social #kidlit #algorithms
8 Challenges We Overcame to Create Burst Your Bubble!: Article on L. E. Carmichael's blog - Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker
Want to know how Burst Your Bubble! was created? Read this article on LECarmichael's wonderful literary blog
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January 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Here's to a new year of great Canadian picture books! Please follow our 2026 authors & illustrators on Bluesky who are participating in Picture Books, Eh! Check out our Starter Pack below!
Anyone interested in joining our little co-promotional community can get in touch at picturebookseh@gmail.com.
January 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Well, helloooooo 2026! 😘
@merriam-webster.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
jgcanada.bsky.social
Aaaaand this is yet another reason why kidlit is so important.
factpostnews.bsky.social FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · Dec 18
Trump has announced an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory."
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
jgcanada.bsky.social
Awesome indie bookstore The City & The City Books in Hamilton has SIGNED COPIES of Burst Your Bubble! Designed for kids--and adults--to understand how algorithms limit your worldview. C'mon down and get one while they last!
@jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @ward1wilson.bsky.social
The bookstore City and the City Books and the cover of Burst Your Bubble! by Joyce Grant and Jan Dolby
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I don’t know how to process the horrific fire hose of tragedy that has been omnipresent but has spiked this weekend, and I suspect I’m not alone. We aren’t meant to carry this much suffering and be able to function at “normal” capacity. Be gentle with yourself and others, if you can.
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Thank you @quillandquire.bsky.social for this wonderful review of Burst Your Bubble! #medialiteracy #criticalthinking #kidlit
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Picture Books, Eh’s FALL edition of The Great Canadian Picture Book Party is Dec 8 @ 7pm ET. Hear creators read their new books!
If you’re a CANSCAIP member, sign up through @canscaip.bsky.social. If not, message us at picturebookseh@gmail.com for the link. See you, eh! #CANkidlit #kidlit #edusky
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Call out to traditionally published Canadian picture book creators with books coming out in 2026! Picture Books, Eh! is inviting anyone interested in joining our co-promotional community to get in touch: picturebookseh@gmail.com.
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Cozy up with a warm drink and enjoy this stack of new books by members of @picturebookseh.bsky.social!
#kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit #picturebooks #librarians
The title reads Fall Releases. We see the covers of the new Canadian picture books along with the Picture Books, Eh! graphic and black and white graphics of corn, a pumpkin, leaves and a mug of tea. Little Hearts in the Snow - Andrew Katz, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel and Joseph Sherman I'm a Big Rig! - Nancy Cohen and Claire Manning Butterfly Sea - Cynthia Mackey and Marie-Laure Couet Charlotte's New Moccasins - Jenn Moudahi and Rhael McGregot Burst Your Bubble! - Joyce Grant and Jan Dolby Just in Case - Megan Clendenan and Brittany Cicchese Levi's Gift - Kathy Stinson and Ellie Arscott
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Happy book birthday to BURST YOUR BUBBLE! 🎉

From CanLit For Little Canadians: "Joyce Grant's latest book will enlighten every one of us to the power and perils of algorithms in framing our interactions online."

#CANkidlit #kidlit
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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It's #BookBirthday time for BURST YOUR BUBBLE! 🫧🎉

🧡 "A must-purchase for libraries." —⭐ SLJ, STARRED REVIEW
🧡 A California Reading Association Eureka! Honor Book (Silver)
🧡 Classroom Resource available at OwlkidsBooks.com 🔗

#ClassroomBooks #MediaLiteracy #BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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PYI RECORDED registration open until November 30!

Watch your PYI recordings until January 31!

$150 CANSCAIP Members & Friends | $175 non-members

Register today: www.canscaip.org/event-6251775

#PYI2025 #CANSCAIP #CanKidLit
PYI RECORDED registration open until November 30! Watch your PYI recordings until January 31! $150 CANSCAIP Members & Friends | $175 non-members Select any four sessions - you also get the two keynotes. Many of the sessions had handouts, and you'll get those too. Want more than four? Order additional sessions for $10. Links to the recordings are sent a few days after registering. View the recordings as often as you like until January 31. Register today: https://www.canscaip.org/event-6251775 #PYI2025
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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CANSCAIP Monthly Membership Meeting
Wed Nov 12
7pm ET

Elly Barlin Daniels
Olivia Daniels
@lenacoakley.bsky.social

#CANSCAIP
CANSCAIP Monthly Membership Meeting Wed Nov 12 7pm ET Elly Barlin Daniels Olivia Daniels @lenacoakley.bsky.social #CANSCAIP
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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On the BOOK BIRTHDAY 🎉of "Burst Your Bubble!" TY CanLit for LittleCanadians for this wonderful review.🫧
joycegrantauthor.com/2025/11/an-a...
#MediaLiteracy @jandolby.bsky.social @hkubiw.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @mediasmarts.bsky.social @mor10.com @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit
"An astonishingly fresh look at the power of algorithms" Review: CanLit for LittleCanadians - Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker
"... setting up opportunities to change the algorithms." Review: CanLit for LittleCanadians
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November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Have a great launch @jgcanada.bsky.social for BURST YOUR BUBBLE! OUTSMART THE ALGORITHMS AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE MISSING today. Lots to absorb in this NF book for #MG readers, with fab art by @jandolby.bsky.social We should all be reading this one! canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/11/burs...
Book cover of Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You're Missing by Joyce Grant, illustrated by Jan Dolby, depicts a boy with a tool bursting a large bubble.
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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amazonchique.bsky.social Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · Nov 7
I still remember my anthropology professor’s favorite joke from college:
“What did Watson and Crick discover?”
“Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”
hormiga.bsky.social Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · Nov 7
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
jgcanada.bsky.social
A reminder that my book launch is THIS SATURDAY at 1 pm, A Different Drummer Books in Burlington. Please come! There will be gazillions of bubbles and you’ll even get to hear me sing and play piano. True story!
@jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social
#medialiteracy #kidlit
November 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Happy #MediaLiteracyWeek!

Hear from author @jgcanada.bsky.social on these important books👇

▶️ ow.ly/4o5F50Xkv16

@kidscanpress.bsky.social #MediaLiteracy #CriticalThinking #Teachers #Classroom #Algorithm #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Influencer #FakeNews #Journalism #NationalInternetDay #BookSky
Think critically with these books! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?: HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS AND FIND THE FACTS (Kids Can Press) BURST YOUR BUBBLE!: OUTSMART THE ALGORITHMS AND SEE WHAT YOU’RE MISSING (Owlkids Books)
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Happy #MediaLiteracyWeek! Check out this adorable House Hippo by ceramic artist Naomi Frohlich!

@mediasmarts.bsky.social
#MediaLiteracy #misinformation @kidscanpress.bsky.social
@owlkids.bsky.social
@jandolby.bsky.social #criticalthinking #DigitalLiteracy #NationalInternetDay
A ceramic house hippo, a Canadian symbol of critical thinking
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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In Toronto and feeling witchy? Here's the event for you! @picturebookseh.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Want a reading "palate cleanser" -- a book you might not normally think to pick up? @bookgaga.bsky.social suggests "Burst Your Bubble!" along w/others including the latest poetry by @paulvermeersch.bsky.social
TY BookGaga!
@owlkids.bsky.social

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Image: BookGaga
Four books: Burst your Bubble!, Rebel with a Clause, Death When You're Feeling Blue, Remarkable Bright Creatures
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM