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Fall 2019 Vol $4.95 FALL 2019 VOL. 42 NO. 3 RECOMMENDED BOOKS + OPINIONS + PROFILES + NEWS + REVIEWS Monique Gray Smith talks about My Heart Fills With Happiness Richard Van Camp Prolific Author, Dynamic Storyteller Bookmark! Celebrating Indigenous Voices Reviews of 35+ books by S.K. Ali, Tanaz Bhathena, Marianne Dubuc, Ashley Spires and more PRINTING OF THIS ISSUE DONATED BY FRIESENS Ad 2.pdf 1 2019-03-22 9:55 AM Books Matter. FRIESENS.COM | 1.866.324.6401 CONTENTS THIS ISSUE booknews Hackmatack 2019 winners: Diane Carmel Léger, L’Acadie en baratte Fall 2019 Volume 42 No.3 (French Fiction), Joanne George (with Sunny the therapy dog), Smiley: A Journey of Love (English Non-fiction), Charis Cotter,The Painting Editor Sandra O’Brien and Daphne Greer for Camped Out (tied in the English Fiction category). Copy Editor and Proofreader Shannon Howe Barnes The French Non-fiction winners, Karin Gottot and Maxim Cyr for Design Perna Siegrist Design Les Dragouilles en vacances ! were not in attendance. Advertising Michael Wile This informative magazine published quarterly by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre is available by yearly subscription. Single subscription – $24.95 plus sales tax (includes 2 issues of Best Books for Kids & Teens) Contact the CCBC for bulk subscriptions and for US or overseas subscription rates. Fall 2019 (September 2019) Canadian Publication Mail Product Sales Agreement 40010217 Published by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre ISSN 1705 – 7809 For change of address, subscriptions, or return of undeliverable copies, contact: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre 40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 217 Toronto, ON M4R 1B9 Tel 416.975.0010 Fax 416.975.8970 Email [email protected] Website www.bookcentre.ca Review copies, catalogues and press releases should be sent to the Editor at: [email protected] or to Sandra O’Brien c/o the above address. For advertising information, contact: Michael Wile at [email protected] or 647.677.7948 4 14 Feature: My Heart Fills With Happiness Feature: Lived Realities Inhabit Monique Gray Smith’s My Heart Fills With Northern Reflections Happiness, illustrated by Julie Flett, has been Inhabit Media, based in Iqaluit, Nunavut chosen for the 2019 TD Grade One Book on Baffin Island, is the first Inuit-owned, Giveaway. Monique shares where her inspira- independent publishing company in the tion for the book came from and ways in which Canadian Arctic. It has become the ultimate teachers have used it in the classroom. creation story for founders Neil Christopher, his partner Louise Flaherty, and brother 7 Danny Christopher. Chatting with Marylynn COVER: Illustration from My Heart Fills With News Roundup Miller Oke, Neil reveals what it’s really like to Happiness written by Monique Gray Smith and Members of the Nova Scotia Reading Circle work and survive in the challenging terrain illustrated by Julie Flett. ©2016 Julie Flett. Reproduced with permission from Orca Book for Project Bookmark Canada celebrated Budge of Northern publishing. Publishers. For more information visit Wilson’s 92nd birthday on Thursday, May 2nd, www.orcabook.com. at Woozles in Halifax. Read about the festivities 20 and speeches in this issue. Bookmark! Indigenous Titles MEDIUM: Gouache on paper and digital media. In this issue CCBC Library Coordinator, ABOUT THE ILLUStrator: Julie Flett is a 8 Meghan Howe, has compiled a list of books Cree-Métis author, illustrator and artist. She studied Keep Your Eye On... Jay Odjick with Indigenous themes for students from fine arts at Concordia University in Montreal and Kindergarten to Grade 12. Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver. Julie has received many awards including the 2017 10 Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Profile: Richard Van Camp 22 Literature (Illustration) for her work on When We Richard Van Camp is one of the most dynamic We Recommend Were Alone by David Robertson, the 2016 American storytellers and prolific authors in Canada Reviews of the latest Canadian books for kids. Indian Library Association Award for Best Picture and he is a proud member of Dogrib (Tlicho) Titles given Red Leaf Literature status are Book for Little You by Richard Van Camp and she is Nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. indicated with a red maple leaf. These books the three-time recipient of the Christie Harris He started his career as a writer for the CBC are thought to be of the highest quality and Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. For more television series North of 60 and now has 23 signify titles of exceptional calibre. information, visit julieflett.com. books published in several languages. Learn more about Richard and the many genres he 40 writes in this interview with Colette Poitras. Index of Reviews FALL 2019 CANADIAN CHILDREN’S BOOK NEWS 1 HC 9781459819986 HC 9781459816855 upcoming topics: Nonfiction for ages 9 to 12 Sea OtterS • Birds • Elephant Seals • ConservatiOn CaninEs • Elephants FROM THE EDITOR SANDRA O’BRIEN Board of Directors Zain Velji, President Sylvia Moretti, Vice President Robin Taylor, Treasurer Jane Kilburn Boyle Margaret Bryant Nancy Hartry Carol-Ann Hoyte Dr. Dave Jenkinson Heather Kuipers Michael Martin Carol McDougall Karen McMullin Staff Rose Vespa Executive Director Shannon Howe Barnes Program Coordinator Meghan Howe Library Coordinator Emma Hunter Marketing and Communications Coordinator As 2019 has been designated the International Year of Indigenous Languages by the Patrons United Nations, I am thrilled to present you with an issue that features some of Canada’s fabulous Indigenous writers, illustrators and publishers. Marilyn Baillie Dave Jenkinson My Heart Fills With Happiness was chosen for the 2019 TD Grade One Book Giveaway. Ian and Deb Wallace The book will be given to students this fall and it will be written in English and Plains Cree Sponsors or French and Plains Cree. There will also be room under the Plains Cree to translate the book into another language should families wish to do so. Author Monique Gray Smith Charles Baillie Fleck Family Foundation tells us where the inspiration for My Heart Fills With Happiness came from and shares Friesens how the book can support literacy and connection at home, as well as in classrooms. She Mary Macchiusi Perna Siegrist Design explains how it can be used to create a sense of happiness, a sense of community and Rawlinson Moving & Storage can also be used as a tool to foster social and emotional literacy. I am so grateful for the John Spray Sylvan Learning wonderful piece Monique wrote for us and I hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I did. TD Bank Group Richard Van Camp is one of Canada’s most prolific Indigenous authors and dynamic storytellers. Starting his career as a writer for the CBC television series North of 60, he Funders has written books in many different genres, has taught creative writing courses and has Canada Council for the Arts Canadian Heritage (Canada Book Fund) been the Writer in Residence for the University of Alberta, MacEwan University and the Manitoba Department of Culture, Edmonton Metro Libraries. Many of Richard’s stories include themes of love, forgiveness, Heritage and Tourism healing and the power of redemption. Colette Poitras caught up with Richard between Ontario Arts Council Ontario Arts Foundation screenings for his new movie Three Feathers (based on his popular graphic novel) and we Toronto Public Library are happy to share their discussion with you. Our Thanks Neil Christopher, his partner Louise Flaherty, and brother Danny Christopher opened Inhabit Media in 2006. Based in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island, the company became We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. the first Inuit-owned, independent publishing company in the Canadian Arctic. Their mission is to preserve the North’s language, legends and oral history and to honour the lived realities of the Nunavummiut community, elders and storytellers. In a chat with Marylynn Miller Oke, Neil reveals what it’s really like to work and survive in the challenging We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council terrain of Northern publishing. for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada We’d also like to introduce you to Jay Odjick, illustrator of Robert Munsch’s Bear for de son soutien. Breakfast/Makwa kidji kijebà wìsiniyàn, in our ‘Keep Your Eye On…’ column. We have a great list of Indigenous titles in our ‘Bookmark!’ section and we’ve reviewed 39 new titles for you to enjoy this fall. I hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as I enjoyed putting it together. We acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), an agency of the Government of Ontario. Sandra O’Brien In 2018-19, the OAC invested $61.1 million in 228 communities across Ontario through 2,252 grants to individual artists and 1,424 grants to organizations. Your feedback is important! Thank you to Friesens for generously sponsoring the EMAIL COMMENTS TO [email protected] printing of this magazine. Like us! facebook.com/kidsbookcentre Follow us! @kidsbookcentre WWW.BOOKCENTRE.CA FALL 2019 CANADIAN CHILDREN’S BOOK NEWS 3 FEATUREPROFILE My Heart Fills With Happiness BY MONIQUE GRAY SMITH it was always about relationships, experiences, love and culture. A couple weeks after witnessing that love exchange between Kookum and her grandson, I was in a meeting and the whole book came. Literally, it was like a gift that poured out of me and onto the page. A story reminding us of the simple ways we can fill our hearts, and the hearts of those we love, with happiness. Acts like holding the hand of someone we love, walking barefoot in the grass, the smell of bannock baking in the oven and dancing are just a few of the heart happiness examples in the book.
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