It's Publishing Day! Congratulations to the creators of these amazing books 📚
New Picture Books
-Kohkom's First Drum by Monique Gray Smith, Karlene Harvey
-Ayah and the Big World Outside by Souad Shehab, Julie Sedivy, Barkha Lohia
-Nature's Partners by Eugenia Perrella, Lucilla Tubaro
-A Garden of Berries and Crows by Rosalie Nyce, Marie-Ève Turgeon
-A Whale of a Dream by Maïlys Cart-Lamy
-Let's Eat by Rina Singh, Flo Leung
New Board Book
-One, Two, I Love You by Julie Thompson
New Chapter Books
-The Three Wolves by Eric Walters, Olga Barinova
-This Book Stinks by Danielle Saint-Onge,
Jeff Szpirglas, Alyssa Waterbury
New Nonfiction
-Why Trust a Scientist? by Kate MacDonald, Teddy Kang
-Choose Happy by Elizabeth MacLeod, Julie McLaughlin
-Beyond Earth by Yolanda Ridge,
Oliver Ridge
New Hi-Lo Books
-Fast Break by Anjali Joshi
-Kat vs. Dogs by Jocelyn Shipley
-Trust No One by Karen Bass
-Delta Oblivion by Elizabeth J.M. Walker
New Picture Books in French
- Le premier tambour de Kohkom by Monique Gray Smith, Karlene Harvey
- Ayah et le vaste monde by Souad Shehab, Julie Sedivy, Barkha Lohia
New bilingual book
Kohkom’s First Drum / nôhkom nistam omistikwaskihkoma by Monique Gray Smith, Karlene Harvey, Dorothy Thunder
Look for them in bookstores and libraries near you, or order online at orcabook.com!
#pubday #newbooks #kidlit #canlit
The Polestar Calendars line is joining the Orca pod! 🗓️
These practical and stunning calendars are now being published and distributed by Orca.
Orca and Polestar together gives the brand a strong home, expanded reach and the support to keep these beloved calendars thriving.
Find them online at orcabook.com!
This Land Is a Lullaby has won the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award in the Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books category!
This beautiful picture book evokes the sights and sounds of a prairie evening and conveys a powerful message of reconciliation and reclamation as ancestors dance and sing a lullaby to a child.
Our heartfelt congratulations to author Tonya Simpson and illustrator Delreé Dumont!
#GGBooks #PicturebookforKids
North, south, east and west, everywhere—a foodie fest!
This delightful rhyming picture book sweeps through the homes of a diverse neighborhood as kids, families and neighbors prepare a buffet of delicious dishes.
With fun rhymes and colorful illustrations, Let's Eat welcomes kids to a diverse world of food.
Find it on shelves now, or online at our website for the little foodies in your life!
#FunbooksforKids #PictureBook #FoodBook
Like the hippopotamus and the red-billed oxpecker, some species are better together!
In Nature's Partners, young readers explore the unusual and unexpected ways animals, insects and plants team up to help ensure their survival.
This illustrated nonfiction picture book is beautifully illustrated by Lucilla Tubaro and written by Eugenia Perrella.
Find it in bookstores, or online at orcabook.com!
#TeachingFriendship #Symbiosis #NonfictionforKids
Decodable books for reading success!
The Meg and Greg books are designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader.
The stories have special features to help a child with dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty find reading success.
➡️ Comment *decodable* to learn more about Meg and Greg and check your DMs for the link!
#LearningtoRead #Phonics #EarlyReaders #BeginnerReaders #TeachingPhonics
Kat's feelings have been unleashed in this dog-filled rom com for teen readers!
🩷 Despite her fear of dogs, seventeen-year-old Kat takes a job at her aunt's pet store. When she meets dog-loving Hiro, Kat questions whether she can fall for dogs as hard as she's fallen for him.
🐶 Kat vs. Dogs is high-interest, low-reading-level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!
Find it in bookstores or online at orcabook.com.
#TeenRomance #QuickRead #ShortRomance
There are lots of things that can make us happy. But have you ever thought about why?
😄 In Choose Happy, young readers will discover the history and science behind happiness, plus steps they can take to make themselves happier.
😊 An illustrated nonfiction book, Choose Happy is the first in the new Feel Good, Do Good series for middle-grade readers.
Find it in libraries and bookstores near you, or online at our website!
#FindingHappiness #KidLit #ScienceofHappiness
There is a world outside Ayah has never known 🩵
In this moving picture book, Ayah, who has always lived in a refugee camp, is trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. Then she dreams of a swallow who shows her there are places without fences, and without war, she realizes she wants to be free like him.
Written by Souad Shehab and Julie Sedivy. Illustrated by Barkha Lohia.
Find it in bookstores and libraries today.
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Looking for more middle-grade nonfiction that can inspire curiosity, critical thinking and a deeper understanding of the world? Check out the link in our bio.
#Nonfiction #STEAMbooks
Already planning for the fall? Our Original Student Calendar is here!
For 40+ years, this back-to-school bestseller has helped students get organized.
➡️ Developed especially for university, college and high-school students.
#Planners #agendas #studentlife
A picture book pick for little artists!
In A Whale of a Dream, a whale takes Lena on an adventure to study modern art and she rediscovers her passion for drawing.
➡️ Immersive illustrations portray Lena and the whale moving through the museum in the style of famous impressionist artists.
Find it in bookstores and libraries near you, or online on our website.
#ArtHistory #PicturebooksforKids #KidLit
