Elaine Kachala is a new voice in the Kidlit scene. Superpower? The Wearable-Tech Revolution is her first book. It will be part of Orca Think, a nonfiction series for middle-grade readers introducing them to issues making the headlines. Elaine’s also a health-policy researcher, writer and adviser. She has over 20 years of writing experience with […]
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Sara Cassidy has worked as a newspaper reporter and a tree planter in five Canadian provinces. Her children’s books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize (Nevers, Genius Jolene), the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize (Skylark, Nevers), the Silver Birch Express Award (A Boy Named Queen, Genius Jolene), […]
Rachel Wada was born in Japan, grew up briefly in Hong Kong and China, and now lives and works in Vancouver. Her illustrative style is characterized by rich textures, colours and details executed both traditionally and digitally. Her children’s book debut, The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden written by Heather Smith (Orca Book Publishers), […]
Eric Walters is one of Canada’s best-known and most prolific writers of fiction for children and young adults. His books have won over 120 awards, including thirteen separate children’s choice awards, as well as the Africana Children’s Book Award, the UNESCO Award for Literature in Service of Tolerance and The Christopher Award. His books have been […]