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Founded in 1984, Orca Book Publishers is an independent Canadian children’s book publisher.
Founded in 1984, Orca Book Publishers is an independent Canadian children’s book publisher.
Today’s Educator Newsletter is chock-full of books that make great read-alouds for your classroom!
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Can you imagine? Perfect picture book picks to read aloud 💫
Email from Orca Book Publishers Plus new curated school collections! Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. Art by Julie McLaughlin from Star Sailor Today’s picture books celebrate th
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Today’s Educator Newsletter is chock-full of books that make great read-alouds for your classroom!
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This Land Is a Lullaby has won the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award in the Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books category!
Our heartfelt congratulations to author Tonya Simpson and illustrator Delreé Dumont!
Our heartfelt congratulations to author Tonya Simpson and illustrator Delreé Dumont!
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This Land Is a Lullaby has won the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award in the Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books category!
Our heartfelt congratulations to author Tonya Simpson and illustrator Delreé Dumont!
Our heartfelt congratulations to author Tonya Simpson and illustrator Delreé Dumont!
Ever wondered why humans first started measuring time, communicating secrets or developing parks?
This week’s Educator Newsletter is all about the Orca Timeline series of nonfiction books that look at the past, present and future of a topic and how it has shaped humanity.
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This week’s Educator Newsletter is all about the Orca Timeline series of nonfiction books that look at the past, present and future of a topic and how it has shaped humanity.
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New STEAM books that explore how history shapes the future
Email from Orca Book Publishers Last chance to shop our Friends and Family Sale! Can‘t view images? Open this email in your web browser. Ever wondered why humans first started measuring time, communic
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November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Ever wondered why humans first started measuring time, communicating secrets or developing parks?
This week’s Educator Newsletter is all about the Orca Timeline series of nonfiction books that look at the past, present and future of a topic and how it has shaped humanity.
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This week’s Educator Newsletter is all about the Orca Timeline series of nonfiction books that look at the past, present and future of a topic and how it has shaped humanity.
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The highly anticipated follow-up to Kim Spencer’s acclaimed middle-grade debut, Weird Rules to Follow, is out now.
Check out the Orca Blog to hear from the author about writing book two, I Won't Feel This Way Forever.
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Check out the Orca Blog to hear from the author about writing book two, I Won't Feel This Way Forever.
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Kim Spencer on writing I Won't Feel This Way Forever
In this middle-grade, follow-up novel to Weird Rules to Follow, Mia's beloved grandmother gets sick and is sent to a Vancouver hospital.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The highly anticipated follow-up to Kim Spencer’s acclaimed middle-grade debut, Weird Rules to Follow, is out now.
Check out the Orca Blog to hear from the author about writing book two, I Won't Feel This Way Forever.
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Check out the Orca Blog to hear from the author about writing book two, I Won't Feel This Way Forever.
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Are you an educator looking for books for tech-savvy kids? We have a booklist for you in this week's Educator Newsletter!
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Books for tech-savvy kids 🤖
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October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Are you an educator looking for books for tech-savvy kids? We have a booklist for you in this week's Educator Newsletter!
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Did you know about 170,000 wood bison once roamed northern regions? This educational book for kids teaches them about the role of bison in our ecosystem and the call for their conservation. 🦬
Now available from @orcabook.bsky.social!
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Now available from @orcabook.bsky.social!
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October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Did you know about 170,000 wood bison once roamed northern regions? This educational book for kids teaches them about the role of bison in our ecosystem and the call for their conservation. 🦬
Now available from @orcabook.bsky.social!
#BCBooks
Now available from @orcabook.bsky.social!
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Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee has won the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award! 🏆
Congratulations to the creators Jennifer Leason and Norman Chartrand on this amazing achievement.
Read more about the winners here: bookcentre.ca/.../2025-ccb....
Congratulations to the creators Jennifer Leason and Norman Chartrand on this amazing achievement.
Read more about the winners here: bookcentre.ca/.../2025-ccb....
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee has won the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award! 🏆
Congratulations to the creators Jennifer Leason and Norman Chartrand on this amazing achievement.
Read more about the winners here: bookcentre.ca/.../2025-ccb....
Congratulations to the creators Jennifer Leason and Norman Chartrand on this amazing achievement.
Read more about the winners here: bookcentre.ca/.../2025-ccb....
My Life as a Diamond is featured in this baseball book roundup by CBC!
This middle-grade novel by Jenny Manzer follows talented baseball player Caspar Cadman who lives with a secret.
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This middle-grade novel by Jenny Manzer follows talented baseball player Caspar Cadman who lives with a secret.
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15 books about baseball to celebrate the Blue Jays in the World Series | CBC Books
Batter up! With the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series and an entire country cheering them on, CBC Books has put together this reading list of baseball-themed books by Canadian authors.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My Life as a Diamond is featured in this baseball book roundup by CBC!
This middle-grade novel by Jenny Manzer follows talented baseball player Caspar Cadman who lives with a secret.
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This middle-grade novel by Jenny Manzer follows talented baseball player Caspar Cadman who lives with a secret.
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Root, root, root for the home team! 🍁 Best of luck to the Toronto Blue Jays at the World Series!
Book featured: Lucy Tries Baseball by Lisa Bowes & James Hearne
Book featured: Lucy Tries Baseball by Lisa Bowes & James Hearne
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Root, root, root for the home team! 🍁 Best of luck to the Toronto Blue Jays at the World Series!
Book featured: Lucy Tries Baseball by Lisa Bowes & James Hearne
Book featured: Lucy Tries Baseball by Lisa Bowes & James Hearne
The World Series starts tonight! Who are you cheering for?
⚾ In Lucy Tries Baseball, Lucy and friends learn the fundamentals of the sport, including catching, hitting and fielding!
⚾ Written by Lisa Bowes and illustrated by James Hearne.
⚾ In Lucy Tries Baseball, Lucy and friends learn the fundamentals of the sport, including catching, hitting and fielding!
⚾ Written by Lisa Bowes and illustrated by James Hearne.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The World Series starts tonight! Who are you cheering for?
⚾ In Lucy Tries Baseball, Lucy and friends learn the fundamentals of the sport, including catching, hitting and fielding!
⚾ Written by Lisa Bowes and illustrated by James Hearne.
⚾ In Lucy Tries Baseball, Lucy and friends learn the fundamentals of the sport, including catching, hitting and fielding!
⚾ Written by Lisa Bowes and illustrated by James Hearne.
These two beautiful books are finalists for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards in the Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books category!
📚This Land is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson and Delreé Dumont
📚The Rock and the Butterfly by Kathy Stinson and Brooke Kerrigan
📚This Land is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson and Delreé Dumont
📚The Rock and the Butterfly by Kathy Stinson and Brooke Kerrigan
October 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
These two beautiful books are finalists for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards in the Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books category!
📚This Land is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson and Delreé Dumont
📚The Rock and the Butterfly by Kathy Stinson and Brooke Kerrigan
📚This Land is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson and Delreé Dumont
📚The Rock and the Butterfly by Kathy Stinson and Brooke Kerrigan
📩 Did you check your inbox for the Orca Educator Newsletter today? There might be something special waiting!
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Our Fall Friends & Family Sale is here!
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October 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📩 Did you check your inbox for the Orca Educator Newsletter today? There might be something special waiting!
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One week until my “Better With Bison” webinar at the North American Bison Discovery Center. Join me Oct. 25, 1PM CT, to learn about what makes bison so special.
✅ FREE to attend | virtual | kids and adults welcome
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✅ FREE to attend | virtual | kids and adults welcome
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@orcabook.bsky.social #bison #kidlit
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One week until my “Better With Bison” webinar at the North American Bison Discovery Center. Join me Oct. 25, 1PM CT, to learn about what makes bison so special.
✅ FREE to attend | virtual | kids and adults welcome
🔗 Join here: meet.google.com/ywx-uncf-nya...
@orcabook.bsky.social #bison #kidlit
✅ FREE to attend | virtual | kids and adults welcome
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@orcabook.bsky.social #bison #kidlit
These amazing books are nominated for the 2026 Forest of Reading awards! 🎉
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
These amazing books are nominated for the 2026 Forest of Reading awards! 🎉
The highly anticipated follow-up to Kim Spencer’s acclaimed middle-grade debut, Weird Rules to Follow, is here!
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The follow-up novel to Weird Rules to Follow is here!
Email from Orca Book Publishers Plus a chance to win a class visit with the author! The highly anticipated follow-up to Kim Spencer’s acclaimed middle-grade debut, Weird Rules to Follow, is here! NEW
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October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The highly anticipated follow-up to Kim Spencer’s acclaimed middle-grade debut, Weird Rules to Follow, is here!
Learn more in today's Educator Newsletter ✉️ conta.cc/4niO5eN
Learn more in today's Educator Newsletter ✉️ conta.cc/4niO5eN
Looking for books that say 😱👻🍂🎃? Try these Halloween stories for readers at all levels!
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Halloween stories for readers at all levels! 🎃
Email from Orca Book Publishers A mix of frights, chills and laughs Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. October is here and Halloween excitement has begun! Look no further for age-
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October 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Looking for books that say 😱👻🍂🎃? Try these Halloween stories for readers at all levels!
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Are you an educator looking for age-appropriate horror for your students? Look no further for stories that young readers will find scary and thrilling—and that meets them where they’re at.
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Halloween stories for readers at all levels! 🎃
Email from Orca Book Publishers A mix of frights, chills and laughs Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. October is here and Halloween excitement has begun! Look no further for age-
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October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Are you an educator looking for age-appropriate horror for your students? Look no further for stories that young readers will find scary and thrilling—and that meets them where they’re at.
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The youngest generations are already using AI technology every day, from chatbots to smart home devices.
But how does it work? And what concerns does it raise?
Hear from author Helaine Becker on her new book about AI for middle-grade readers, Smart Machines!
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But how does it work? And what concerns does it raise?
Hear from author Helaine Becker on her new book about AI for middle-grade readers, Smart Machines!
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Helaine Becker on AI and writing Smart Machines
Helaine Becker's new book Smart Machines introduces young readers to artificial intelligence (AI) and how this technology will influence...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The youngest generations are already using AI technology every day, from chatbots to smart home devices.
But how does it work? And what concerns does it raise?
Hear from author Helaine Becker on her new book about AI for middle-grade readers, Smart Machines!
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But how does it work? And what concerns does it raise?
Hear from author Helaine Becker on her new book about AI for middle-grade readers, Smart Machines!
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Waste can be a resource and tool to help the planet. In What a Waste, young readers discover cutting-edge projects and actions they can take to reuse and repurpose garbage.
Hear from the author, Karen Tam Wu, on her inspiration on the Orca Blog!
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Hear from the author, Karen Tam Wu, on her inspiration on the Orca Blog!
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Author Karen Tam Wu doesn't just talk trash, she reuses it!
Our garbage doesn't have to be trash. Waste can be a resource and tool to help the planet. In What a Waste, discover cutting-edge projects...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Waste can be a resource and tool to help the planet. In What a Waste, young readers discover cutting-edge projects and actions they can take to reuse and repurpose garbage.
Hear from the author, Karen Tam Wu, on her inspiration on the Orca Blog!
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Hear from the author, Karen Tam Wu, on her inspiration on the Orca Blog!
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September 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (and all year long) we've created a booklist to highlight the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers from across Canada.
Book list: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articles/truth-and-reconciliation-booklist
Book list: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articles/truth-and-reconciliation-booklist
Truth and Reconciliation Book List
For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (and all year long) we've created a booklist to highlight the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers from across Canada. We believe in the p...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (and all year long) we've created a booklist to highlight the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers from across Canada.
Book list: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articles/truth-and-reconciliation-booklist
Book list: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articles/truth-and-reconciliation-booklist
“One affirmation is ‘We are the children of Chiefs’ because it is a reminder of the strength, dignity and leadership carried within us through our ancestors.”
—Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their book Remember Who You Are.
Read the full Q&A on the Orca Blog
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—Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their book Remember Who You Are.
Read the full Q&A on the Orca Blog
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Bestselling authors on writing Remember Who You Are
From bestselling authors Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince comes a new picture book that empowers young readers to embrace their...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“One affirmation is ‘We are the children of Chiefs’ because it is a reminder of the strength, dignity and leadership carried within us through our ancestors.”
—Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their book Remember Who You Are.
Read the full Q&A on the Orca Blog
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—Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their book Remember Who You Are.
Read the full Q&A on the Orca Blog
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Educators, check out these new and current coming-of-age novels about family that middle-grade readers can relate to!
These books can support lessons on character studies and developing self-awareness, compassion, and resilience.
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These books can support lessons on character studies and developing self-awareness, compassion, and resilience.
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Coming-of-age stories about family, resilience and being true to yourself ❤️
Email from Orca Book Publishers Character studies fiction for gr. 4–8 Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. Check out these new and current coming-of-age novels about family that mid
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September 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Educators, check out these new and current coming-of-age novels about family that middle-grade readers can relate to!
These books can support lessons on character studies and developing self-awareness, compassion, and resilience.
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These books can support lessons on character studies and developing self-awareness, compassion, and resilience.
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“As Indigenous authors, we have seen how important it is for young readers to see themselves reflected in books that affirm their worth and belonging. This story grew from that vision.”
— Authors Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their new picture book.
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— Authors Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their new picture book.
blog.orcabook.com/leona-prince...
Bestselling authors on writing Remember Who You Are
From bestselling authors Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince comes a new picture book that empowers young readers to embrace their...
blog.orcabook.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“As Indigenous authors, we have seen how important it is for young readers to see themselves reflected in books that affirm their worth and belonging. This story grew from that vision.”
— Authors Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their new picture book.
blog.orcabook.com/leona-prince...
— Authors Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince on their new picture book.
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If you are in Victoria tonight join us in celebrating Bolen Books’ 50th anniversary with a group book launch! 🎉
Meet the creators, enjoy refreshments and get a book signed! All ages are welcome.
Where: Bolen Books
When: Sept. 17 at 7 p.m (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
RSVP: www.bolenbooks.com/events
Meet the creators, enjoy refreshments and get a book signed! All ages are welcome.
Where: Bolen Books
When: Sept. 17 at 7 p.m (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
RSVP: www.bolenbooks.com/events
September 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you are in Victoria tonight join us in celebrating Bolen Books’ 50th anniversary with a group book launch! 🎉
Meet the creators, enjoy refreshments and get a book signed! All ages are welcome.
Where: Bolen Books
When: Sept. 17 at 7 p.m (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
RSVP: www.bolenbooks.com/events
Meet the creators, enjoy refreshments and get a book signed! All ages are welcome.
Where: Bolen Books
When: Sept. 17 at 7 p.m (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
RSVP: www.bolenbooks.com/events