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Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social · Mar 6
Canadian stories. Canadian creators. Canadian owned. 🇨🇦

Founded in 1984, Orca Book Publishers is an independent Canadian children’s book publisher.
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With the start of the new term and a new season, we want to take a moment to share all the resources we have available for educators!

Read the latest Educator Newsletter for more ✏️
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The Educator Resource Roundup! ✏️
Email from Orca Book Publishers Plus a look ahead at our upcoming events Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. Educator Resources Request An Author Visit The Orca Blog Welcome back!
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January 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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What time is it? Time to read this fascinating book - Just a Minute by Kirstie Hudson and Monique Polak, illus. Paige Stampatori. Make every zeptosecond count this year! #KidLit #CanKidLit 📚👍 #LibrarianFashion @orcabook.bsky.social
A woman wearing a blouse with pictures of analog timepieces and clocks on it is holding a children's nonfiction book titled Just a Minute: Why Humans tell Time by Kirstie Hudson and Monique Polak, illustrated by Paige Stampatori.
January 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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In a forthcoming book by Gregor Craigie, young readers will discover tools to spot fake news.

Read the Orca Blog for a sneak peek on Sticking to the Facts and learn about the impact of the digital age on misinformation!

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Author Gregor Craigie on the dangers of misinformation in the digital age
With information quickly available at our fingertips, it's easier than ever to get caught up in fake news. In Sticking to the Facts, young readers discover tools to spot fake news and actions to take ...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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It has been a big year for Orca and our creators with 15 books receiving starred reviews! ⭐️

Read the full list and the reviews in our latest educator newsletter.
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Our 2025 All-Stars! ⭐️
Email from Orca Book Publishers Books with starred reviews for all ages Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. This is our last newsletter before the holiday break! Educators: thank y
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December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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We have four titles on Toronto Public Library's First & Best list! These books our TPL's top picks for building reading readiness in kids under five. 📚

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December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day was selected for Kirkus Reviews‘ Best Beginning Readers of 2025 list!

Written by Lana Button and illustrated by Suharu Ogawa.

Look for the full list on Kirkus' website!
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December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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CBC Books listed Kim Spencer's I Won't Feel This Way Forever on its best Canadian children's books of 2025 list!

In this middle-grade novel, Mia's has a summer of exploration, family and loss.

Find the full list on CBC's website!
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December 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt by Gabrielle Prendergast was featured in the Globe and Mail's 10 best kids books of 2025!

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The 10 best kids books of 2025
Canadian titles for children age four to twelve
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December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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This week’s educator newsletter takes a look at the collection of social-emotional learning books we have from Dr. Jillian Roberts!

These board books and picture books support parents, educators and kids through discussions about emotions, social issues and other tough topics.
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Social-Emotional Learning Books from Dr. Jillian Roberts
Email from Orca Book Publishers Support for tough topics with K–Gr. 3 readers Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. This week’s newsletter takes a look at the collection of social-em
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December 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Even though it’s technically late fall, turning the calendar to December feels like the beginning of winter. If you’re prepping winter bookshelves and winter read-alouds, here's a list of timely picture books for you!

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Go on a winter adventure with these picture books ❄️
Email from Orca Book Publishers Indigenous stories, concept books, winter sports and classic adventures Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. Even though it’s technically late fall,
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December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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📚✨ Storytime just got a local twist! The Read Local BC Kids Gift Box is aimed at children aged 6–9, and is perfect for curious minds and cozy nights. Tag someone who might want to add this to their kid’s holiday wishlist. 🙂
@greystonekidsbooks @heritagehousepublishing @orcabook Available for $40.00
box with books emerging, wilderness adventures await early readers book box two tricksters find friendship by Johnny Aitken and jess willows, a white girl and an indigenous boy running and holding hands in the forest barnacle bay by jana curll cute crabs and sea anemone floating in the water, Huxley's island adventure by Haley Healey, water colour of a black cat on a fallen log in the forest
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Katrina Chen was on Global News yesterday talking about her book A Stronger Home, co-authored with Elaine Su, and the importance of raising awareness around family violence.

Watch it here: globalnews.ca/video/115510...
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Watch Palma’s Picks: Family violence and the journey to recovery Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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This week's educator booklist is for the kids in your school or classroom who LOVE animals!

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These new animal books are the bee's knees!
Email from Orca Book Publishers STEM books for Gr. 1–8 Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. For the kids in your school or classroom who LOVE animals! These new nonfiction books for
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November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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A “must-read” recommendation for teen readers from Kirkus!

In No Brainer by Lea Beddia, Liv finds herself at the center of a feminist movement when she's teased and reprimanded for not wearing a bra.

Look for this starred-reviewed book in stores February 2026!

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November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Author Tonya Simpson was on Global News Edmonton today talking about winning the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award with illustrator Delreè Dumont for their picture book This Land Is a Lullaby!
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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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
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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!
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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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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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
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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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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
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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 🤖
Email from Orca Book Publishers Plus a special discount and an exciting giveaway opportunity! Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. Art by Meegan Lim from Cracking the Code Today’s r
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October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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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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October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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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....
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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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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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
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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
Graphic featuring cover of picture book Lucy Tries Baseball by Lisa Bowes & James Hearne
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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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.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM