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Annick Press
Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999. Annick Press publishes approximately thirty books of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults per year. Annick Press is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers, the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, and IBBY Canada. It was recently made a part of the Canadian government's "Read Up On It" programme through Library and Archives Canada. Notable authors * Priscilla Galloway, children's book author, winner of the Bologna Ragazzi award in 2000 * K.V. Johansen, winner of the Ann Connor Brimer Award *Robert Munsch, a member of the Order of Canada and "Canada's best-selling author," who "sells more books than any other Canadian author every year". *Bill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Connor Brimer Award
The Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature is a $2,000 annual award given to an Atlantic Canadian writer deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to literature for young people. Starting in 2016, the prize alternates annually between young adult and children's fiction published in the previous two years. In celebration of the award's 25th anniversary, Gavin Brimer, Ann's son, generously donated two $250 prizes for the running-up books. The Ann Connor Brimer Award is administered by The Ann Connor Brimer Award Society. Nomination information can be found on the websites of the Atlantic Book Awards and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. The award is named for Ann Elisabeth Connor Brimer. Brimer was a teacher, as well as executive director of the Canadian Learning Materials Centre, a research associate with the Atlantic Institute of Education, a program coordinator in continuing education at Dalhousie University, a founding member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bare Naked Book
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Stinson
Kathy Stinson (born 1952) is a Canadian children's writer. Life Stinson was born in Toronto, taught elementary school there and studied at the University of Toronto. She lives in Rockwood, Ontario with her partner Peter Carver, a retired editor. Reception ''A Season of Sorrow'' was said to be "delightfully written with very down-to-earth and realistically portrayed characters" by Tracy's Book Nook. In 2015, '' Today's Parent'' magazine named ''Red is Best'' one of the 8 best Canadian books for babies and toddlers. Bibliography *''Red is Best'' (1982, Anniversary Edition, 2006) *''Big or Little'' (1983, Anniversary Edition 2009) *''Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore'' (1984, Revised Edition 2007) *''Those Green Things'' (1985, Revised Edition 1995) *''The Bare Naked Book'' (1986, Anniversary Edition 2006, Revised Edition 2021) *''Seven Clues in Pebble Creek'' (1987, Revised Edition 2005) *''Teddy Rabbit'' (1988) *''The Dressed Up Book'' (1990) *''Who is Sleeping in Aun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mole Sisters
''Mole Sisters'' is an animated TV series released on February 28, 2003. It teaches preschoolers to respect the natural world around them. It is based on the book series written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz, and follows the adventures of two moles as they explore their environment. The series is produced by Funbag Animation Studios Funbag Animation Studios, also known as Funbag Studios or Funbag, was a Canadian animation studio headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. It was well known for working on animated television series such as ''Undergrads'', '' Freaky Stories'', '' Toad P ... and Helix Animation. The show was commended for not only teaching respect for the environment, but for teaching respect for those around people, which is demonstrated in the sisters' relationship and the way they help each other throughout the series. External links ''Mole Sisters'' website on Treehouse TV 2000s British animated television series 2010s British animated television series 2003 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roslyn Schwartz
Roslyn Schwartz (born 29 September 1951) is a Canadian children's author and animator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, she was raised in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Schwartz is the author of ''The Mole Sisters'' series, ''The Smoker's Addictionary'' (1985), ''Rose and Dorothy'' (1981), and ''Tales from Parc la Fontaine'' (2006). ''The Mole Sisters'' was made into a T.V. cartoon series. She also created two short animated films with the National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary fi ..., ''I'm your Man'' and ''The Arkelope''. Schwartz credits much of her success to her younger brother Mark, creator of the traditional winter Poutinikkah festival in Quebec. References External linksAnnick Press biography 1951 births Living people Anglophone Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal For Humour
The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, also known as the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Leacock Medal, is an annual literary award presented for the best book of humour written in English by a Canadian writer, published or self-published in the previous year."Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour" at . The silver , designed by sculptor Emanuel Hahn, is a tribute to well-known Canadian hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Richardson (broadcaster)
Bill Richardson (born 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author. Richardson received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg in 1976. After spending a year in Montpellier, he moved to Vancouver, where he completed a Master of Library Science at the University of British Columbia. He received an honorary doctorate from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, June 2017. He was a long-time broadcaster on CBC Radio One, beginning in 1992 as a regular contributor and guest host on Vicki Gabereau's show. When Gabereau left to host a television show on CTV, Richardson moved over to CBC Radio Two to host ''As You Like It'', a classical music request show. In 1997 he returned to CBC Radio One to become host of ''Richardson's Roundup''. He began hosting a new show, '' Bunny Watson'', in 2004, and was replaced as host of ''The Roundup'' by Tetsuro Shigematsu. During the CBC staff lockout of 2005, he noted in the ''CBC Unplugged'' staff podcast that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation, the three-tiered order was established in 1967 as a fellowship that recognizes the outstanding merit or distinguished service of Canadians who make a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of endeavour, as well as the efforts by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions. Membership is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, , meaning "they desire a better country", a phrase taken from Hebrews 11:16. The three tiers of the order are Companion, Officer, and Member; specific individuals may be given extraordinary membership and deserving non-Canadians may receive honorary appointment into each grade. , the reigning Canadian monarch, is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Munsch
Robert Norman Munsch (born June 11, 1945) is an American-Canadian children's author. Personal life and career Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 1945. He grew up in a family of 9 children. He graduated from Fordham University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and from Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original cam ... in 1971 with a Master of Arts degree in anthropology. He studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after having jobs at orphanages and Day care, daycare centres. In 1973, he received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. In 1975, he moved to Canada to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. He also taught in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna Ragazzi Award
The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world. Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy. It is the meeting place for all professionals involved with creating and publishing children's books, and is mainly used for the buying and selling of rights, both for translations and for derived products like movies or animated series. It is also the event where a number of major awards are given, the BolognaRagazzi Awards, in four categories (Fiction, Non-fiction, New Horizons (for the non-Western world) and Opera Prima (for first works). During the fair, but separate from it, some major awards are announced, including the biannual Hans Christian Andersen Awards and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Since 1967, the Illustrators Exhibition within the Bologna Children's Book Fair presents the works of the illustrators selected by the jury which consists of five in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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