Family Literacy Day & Canadian KidLit with Chapters Indigo

Yes, you can keep your elbows up when you’re reading with the kids, too! 🍁 This week on the podcast, Jenna & Tosh chat with Hilary Scroggie Glover (Senior Category Manager, Kids Books at Indigo) and Lindsay Gauthier (Customer Operations Manager, Indigo Kids, Consignment & Events at Chapters Dieppe) about the importance of supporting quality children’s writing and what new Canadian titles you can find in the kids’ section this Family Literacy Day.

Canadian KidLit on the shelves at Chapters Indigo for Family Literacy Day

Whether or not you consider yourself a bibliophile, picking up a children’s book and reading with a little can be a magical time. You create moments of connection, sharing laughs or quiet cuddles. You transport yourself for a few moments into another world, perhaps one created from fantasy or one that’s simply a slice of life shared from another viewpoint. And within the short time it takes to read aloud, you’ve helped boost vocabulary, spark curiosity, and encourage learning with your child.

Each year, Canadians marks Family Literacy Day on January 27, a chance to remind ourselves the power of reading together, whether it’s recipes, road signs, or amazingly well-written and illustrated kids’ books! Hilary and Lindsay joins us to talk about some of the incredible Canadian titles on the children’s book shelves right now, what goes into choosing which books land on the store shelves, and some of our favourite Canadian children’s books to read and share.

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Canadian KidLit Books Mentioned in this Episode

Drew and the Magic Pencil
Lily and the Magic Notebook
By Anne Laurie Ph.D
Illustrated by Robin C. Grant

Albert in the Alley
By Marissa Furry
Illustrated by Eleanor Maber

Nocturnal Animals
Written and illustrated by Ashley Anne Clark

My Mommy, my Mama, my Brother and Me
By Natalie Meisner
Illustrated Matilde Cinq-Mars

I’m a Big Rig!
By Nancy Cohen (NB author)
Illustrated Claire Manning

A Fleurlings Field Guide
Written and illustrated by Kaitlin Hoyt

10 Shocking Facts about Capybaras
Written and illustrated by Melanie Watt

Touching Grass
By Kristy Jackson
Illustrated by Rhael McGregor

Carson Crosses Canada
By Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Kass Reich

The Pony and the Starling
By Jennifer McGrath (NB author)
Illustrated by Kristina Jones

Lumberjack’s Alphabet
By Mike Bravener (NB author)
Illustrated by Virginia Alecia

RELATED: If you love reading local and listening to podcasts, Jenna also hosts the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick’s podcast, WordCraft. Listen to conversations with local novelists, poets, playwrights, industry professionals, and more!

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