FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (September 30, 2024)—On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day honouring the Survivors of residential schools and the children who never made it home, along with their families and communities, IBBY Canada has released new resources to support reading and engaging with Indigenous stories. The Educators’ Resource and Children’s Activity Kit for the Third Edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books will help schools and libraries connect with the books from the catalogue in a more meaningful way.
The From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books project was launched in 2016 by IBBY Canada as a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action. The project is in keeping with IBBY Canada’s mission of bringing books and children together, and supports IBBY’s overarching commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child, specifically the right of every child to become a reader through access to high quality books.
“IBBY Canada is committed to the belief that all children should be able to walk into a library, classroom, or bookstore and see themselves and their lives reflected. It is always a joy for a child to read a book which includes folks who look like you and have experiences or worldviews similar to your own, as for too long this has not been the case.”
Colette Poitras (Métis Nation of Alberta)
Chair, From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books
1st Vice-President, IBBY Canada
To date, three editions of the From Sea to Sea to Sea catalogue have been published and, in total, feature 150 of the finest Indigenous picture books published between 1993 and 2022 by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit authors and illustrators.
These books reflect authentic voices and offer insight into the distinct histories and current realities of diverse communities, and represent a vast range of voices and stories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit from sea to sea to sea.Special attention has been given to including picture books that promote and support Indigenous languages. Titles included in the catalogues are available in bookstores and libraries across the country.
The Educators’ Resource and Children’s Activity Kit was written by librarian and educator Linda Lou Classens (Ojibwe). In introducing the resource, Classens shares:
The 2023 selection of books—published between 2020 and 2022—in the third edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books are a marvel of wisdom and knowledge and showcase a worldview which honours all creation.
The voices of Elders share traditional knowledge in beautiful form, often in their Indigenous languages. Children of all ages will be thrilled to learn the heritage of Canada’s First Peoples. Educators will appreciate the wealth of prime Indigenous literature increasingly available to fill gaps in ministry of education curricula while stirring excitement within their classrooms.
The 2023 selections capture the essence of the inter-relationships of life on Turtle Island—human, animal, land, sea and sky. Grandmothers and grandfathers of different species share their stories, their knowledge of how they once lived and the lessons learned while answering children’s questions lovingly and honestly. Change, inevitable with new technology, population growth, loss of natural resources, and climate change, must reflect and honour what once was and make resolutions to do better.
Free for educators and librarians, this new resource is filled with ideas, projects, and activities to engage children in the books both indoors and in nature. The kit can be downloaded for free here.
For more information, please contact:
Emma Hunter
Promotions Officer, IBBY Canada
promotions@ibby-canada.org
About IBBY and IBBY Canada
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) was founded in 1953 and represents an international network of people committed to bringing books and children together. IBBY Canada, one of over 80 IBBY national sections worldwide, is a volunteer organization promoting quality English, French and Indigenous Canadian children’s literature nationally and internationally. To become a member of IBBY Canada and to support our activities, please join us here.
IBBY Canada is grateful to IBBY’s Yamada Fund, as well as may other generous donors, for their support of IBBY Canada’s work to bring high-quality picture books to Indigenous communities throughout Canada with a community-centred approach.
Posted: December 2, 2024 by Admin
On this Giving Tuesday, Double Your Impact! Your Donation Will be Matched*
En français
On this Giving Tuesday, we’re bursting with gratitude for IBBY Canada’s dedicated members and donors. You’ve elevated our mission to bring books and children together and helped us welcome the world to Canada for the 2026 IBBY World Congress in Ottawa.
Here are just a few highlights from the past year that were made possible through your generous support:
You can support our 2025 programming and help us make the 2026 IBBY World Congress a historic event with a Giving Tuesday donation.
Donate before December 31 and gifts up to $1,000 will be matched to make twice the impact!
Together, we can connect young readers with the best books in the world. To make your gift, please visit CanadaHelps.
Thank you!
En ce Mardi je donne, doublez votre apport à IBBY Canada ! Votre don sera égalé*
Merci pour une année incroyable !
Alors que l’année 2024 touche à sa fin, nous sommes extrêmement reconnaissants envers les membres et donateurs dévoués d’IBBY Canada. Vous avez élevé notre mission de rapprocher les livres et les enfants et nous avez aidés à accueillir le monde au Canada pour le Congrès mondial IBBY 2026 à Ottawa.
Voici quelques faits marquants de l’année écoulée qui ont été rendus possibles grâce à votre généreux soutien :
Vous pouvez soutenir notre programmation 2025 et nous aider à faire du Congrès mondial IBBY 2026 un événement historique avec un don pour Mardi je donne.
Faites un don avant le 31 décembre et vos dons, jusqu’à 1 000 $, seront égalés pour doubler votre apport à IBBY Canada !
Ensemble, nous pouvons nous assurer que les meilleurs livres du monde se retrouvent entre les mains des enfants. Pour faire un don, rendez-vous sur CanaDon.
Merci !
Last Updated: October 18, 2024 by Admin
IBBY Canada Call for Proposals: 2024 Frances E. Russell Grant
En français
IBBY Canada is now accepting proposals for the 2024 Frances E. Russell Grant. The $1,000 grant is intended “to initiate and encourage research in young people’s literature in all its forms” and is given in support of research for a publishable work (a book or a paper) on Canadian children’s literature.
The deadline for proposals, which may be submitted in English or in French, is February 15, 2025.
The grant supports scholarly work only; works of fiction are not eligible. The types of works that are eligible for the 2025 Frances E. Russell Grant include:
The following materials are required: a proposal, a curriculum vitae, a synopsis of methods and stages by which the applicant will pursue the research, and a summary of what the funds are to be used for. The competition is open to Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. Please send proposals as e-mail attachments to: Frances E. Russell Grant Chair, at russell@ibby-canada.org.
Proposals can also be sent by mail to:
IBBY Canada
c/o The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
500-30 Wellington Street West
Box 129, Commerce Court
Toronto, ON M5L 1E2
Attention: Chair, Frances E. Russell Grant
ABOUT IBBY AND THE FRANCES E. RUSSELL GRANT
The Frances E. Russell Grant was established by the late Marjorie Russell in memory of her sister, a long time supporter of IBBY Canada. For more information about the Frances E. Russell Grant, please visit the IBBY Canada web site at www.ibby-canada.org or write to info@ibby-canada.org.
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) believes in the ability of children’s books to bridge cultures and, ultimately, to promote peace. Jella Lepman, founder of the International Youth Library, started IBBY in 1953 in postwar Germany. Her goal was to promote international understanding through children’s books. Established in 1980, IBBY Canada is one of more than seventy sections worldwide.
IBBY Canada Appel de candidature pour la bourse Frances E. Russell 2024
IBBY Canada accepte maintenant les soumissions pour la bourse Frances E. Russell 2024. La prix de 1000 $ est remis pour un travail de recherche publiable (un livre ou un article) portant sur la littérature canadienne pour la jeunesse.
La date d’échéance pour la remise des soumissions qui peuvent être présentées en anglais ou en français, est le 15 février 2025.
La subvention s’adresse à des travaux d’expert seulement, les œuvres de fiction ne sont pas admissibles. Les types de travaux qui sont admissibles à la bourse Frances E. Russell 2024 comprennent:
Les documents suivants sont exigés: une proposition, un curriculum vitae, un résumé des méthodes et des étapes par lesquelles la requérante poursuivra la recherche, et un résumé de l’utilisation des fonds. Le concours est ouvert aux citoyens canadiens ou immigrants reçus.
Faites parvenir vos propositions en pièces jointes à:
Frances E. Russell Grant président, à russell@ibby-canada.org.
IBBY Canada
a/s The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
500-30 Wellington Street West
Box 129, Commerce Court
Toronto, ON M5L 1E2
a / s : Présidente, Bourse Frances E. Russell
IBBY ET LA BOURSE FRANCES E. RUSSELL
La bourse Frances E. Russell a été établi par feu Marjorie Russell en mémoire de sa sœur Frances qui a longtemps appuyé IBBY-Canada. Pour plus de renseignements sur IBBY et sur le prix Frances E. Russell, veuillez visiter le site Web d’IBBY Canada au www.ibby-canada.org ou écrivez à info@ibby-canada.org.
L’Union internationale pour les livres de jeunesse (IBBY) croit que les livres pour enfants peuvent rapprocher les cultures et, en bout de ligne, peuvent promouvoir la paix. Jella Lepman, fondatrice de la International Youth Library, a créé IBBY en 1953 dans l’Allemagne d’après-guerre. Son objectif était de promouvoir la compréhension internationale par le biais des livres pour enfants. Fondé en 1980, IBBY-Canada compte parmi plus de soixante-dix sections présentes partout dans le monde.
Posted: October 14, 2024 by Admin
Call For Nominations: Claude Aubry Award 2024
En français
The Canadian National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY Canada) is now inviting nominations from members for the 2024 Claude Aubry Award.
IBBY Canada presents two Aubry Awards biennially: one for distinguished service within the field of Canadian children’s literature in English, and one for distinguished service within the field of Canadian children’s literature in French.
Eligible nominees include authors, publishers, illustrators, translators, designers, editors, librarians, booksellers, teachers, or any individuals who have made a significant contribution to Canadian children’s literature.
The deadline for 2024 Aubry Award nominations, which may be submitted in English or in French, is January 31, 2025.
Nominations should include a short biographical profile of the nominee, highlighting his or her contributions. Send nominations to Susane Duchesne and Lisa Doucet, Award Co-Chairs, at aubry@ibby-canada.org.
The honourees selected will be announced at the annual Meeting of Members in April 2025.
ABOUT IBBY AND THE CLAUDE AUBRY AWARD
Claude Aubry, director of the Ottawa Public Library from 1953 until his retirement in 1979, was also an award-winning children’s book author and translator who travelled nationally and internationally to promote his own work and that of other Canadian authors. Aubry was named to the Order of Canada and made an officer of the Ordre International du Bien Public (France). To recognize his many achievements, IBBY Canada established the Claude Aubry Award in his honour in 1981. For a complete list of previous award winners, please visit our website at: https://www.ibby-canada.org/awards/claude-aubry-award/
IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People (www.ibby.org), was founded in 1953 to promote understanding and bridge cultures through children’s books. IBBY represents an international network of people in over 80 countries, committed to bringing books and children together. IBBY Canada (www.ibby-canada.org) was founded in 1980, and promotes quality French and English Canadian children’s literature nationally and internationally.
Appel De Candidature Pour Le Prix Claude Aubry 2024
La Section nationale d’IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Canada accepte maintenant les candidatures soumises par les membres pour le prix Claude Aubry 2024.
IBBY Canada présente deux prix Aubry tous les deux ans: l’un pour services distingués dans le domaine de la littérature jeunesse canadienne en anglais, et l’autre pour services distingués dans le domaine de la littérature jeunesse canadienne en français. Les auteurs, éditeurs, illustrateurs, traducteurs, designers, bibliothécaires, libraires, enseignants, ou toute personne ayant apporté une contribution importante à la littérature canadienne pour la jeunesse sont admissibles.
Le 31 janvier 2025 est la date limite pour les nominations du prix Aubry qui peuvent être soumis en anglais ou en français.
Les candidatures doivent inclure un court profil biographique du candidat, en soulignant ses contributions. Faire parvenir les candidatures à Susane Duchesne and Lisa Doucet, co-présidentes du prix Aubry, à aubry@ibby-canada.org.
Les lauréats sélectionnés seront annoncés lors de la réunion générale annuelle de IBBY en avril 2025.
IBBY ET LE PRIX CLAUDE AUBRY
Claude Aubry, directeur de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa, de 1953 jusqu’à sa retraite en 1979, était également auteur de livres primés pour enfants et traducteur qui a voyagé à l’échelle nationale et internationale pour la promotion de son propre travail et celui des autres auteurs canadiens. Aubry a été nommé à l’Ordre du Canada et fait officier de l’Ordre International du Bien Public (France). Afin de reconnaître ses nombreuses réalisations, IBBY Canada a créé le Prix Claude Aubry en son honneur en 1981. Pour une liste complète des récipiendaires précédents et leurs biographies, consultez le site Web de IBBY Canada au https://www.ibby-canada.org/awards/claude-aubry-award/
IBBY, l’Union internationale pour les livres de jeunesse (www.ibby.org), a été fondée en 1953 pour promouvoir la compréhension et rapprocher les cultures à travers les livres pour enfants. IBBY représente un réseau international de personnes dans plus de 80 pays, qui cherchent à favoriser la rencontre des enfants et des livres. IBBY Canada (www.ibby-canada.org) a été fondé en 1980, et promeut la littérature jeunesse de qualité en français et en anglais à l’échelle nationale et internationale.
Last Updated: October 6, 2024 by Admin
IBBY Canada Launches an Educators’ Resource and Children’s Activity Kit for From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, Third Edition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (September 30, 2024)—On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day honouring the Survivors of residential schools and the children who never made it home, along with their families and communities, IBBY Canada has released new resources to support reading and engaging with Indigenous stories. The Educators’ Resource and Children’s Activity Kit for the Third Edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books will help schools and libraries connect with the books from the catalogue in a more meaningful way.
The From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books project was launched in 2016 by IBBY Canada as a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action. The project is in keeping with IBBY Canada’s mission of bringing books and children together, and supports IBBY’s overarching commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child, specifically the right of every child to become a reader through access to high quality books.
“IBBY Canada is committed to the belief that all children should be able to walk into a library, classroom, or bookstore and see themselves and their lives reflected. It is always a joy for a child to read a book which includes folks who look like you and have experiences or worldviews similar to your own, as for too long this has not been the case.”
Colette Poitras (Métis Nation of Alberta)
Chair, From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books
1st Vice-President, IBBY Canada
To date, three editions of the From Sea to Sea to Sea catalogue have been published and, in total, feature 150 of the finest Indigenous picture books published between 1993 and 2022 by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit authors and illustrators.
These books reflect authentic voices and offer insight into the distinct histories and current realities of diverse communities, and represent a vast range of voices and stories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit from sea to sea to sea.Special attention has been given to including picture books that promote and support Indigenous languages. Titles included in the catalogues are available in bookstores and libraries across the country.
The Educators’ Resource and Children’s Activity Kit was written by librarian and educator Linda Lou Classens (Ojibwe). In introducing the resource, Classens shares:
The 2023 selection of books—published between 2020 and 2022—in the third edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books are a marvel of wisdom and knowledge and showcase a worldview which honours all creation.
The voices of Elders share traditional knowledge in beautiful form, often in their Indigenous languages. Children of all ages will be thrilled to learn the heritage of Canada’s First Peoples. Educators will appreciate the wealth of prime Indigenous literature increasingly available to fill gaps in ministry of education curricula while stirring excitement within their classrooms.
The 2023 selections capture the essence of the inter-relationships of life on Turtle Island—human, animal, land, sea and sky. Grandmothers and grandfathers of different species share their stories, their knowledge of how they once lived and the lessons learned while answering children’s questions lovingly and honestly. Change, inevitable with new technology, population growth, loss of natural resources, and climate change, must reflect and honour what once was and make resolutions to do better.
Free for educators and librarians, this new resource is filled with ideas, projects, and activities to engage children in the books both indoors and in nature. The kit can be downloaded for free here.
For more information, please contact:
Emma Hunter
Promotions Officer, IBBY Canada
promotions@ibby-canada.org
About IBBY and IBBY Canada
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) was founded in 1953 and represents an international network of people committed to bringing books and children together. IBBY Canada, one of over 80 IBBY national sections worldwide, is a volunteer organization promoting quality English, French and Indigenous Canadian children’s literature nationally and internationally. To become a member of IBBY Canada and to support our activities, please join us here.
IBBY Canada is grateful to IBBY’s Yamada Fund, as well as may other generous donors, for their support of IBBY Canada’s work to bring high-quality picture books to Indigenous communities throughout Canada with a community-centred approach.
Posted: October 6, 2024 by Admin
Children-in-Crisis Fund: Call for support
Crisis relief through books in Lebanon
Dear IBBY Members, dear Friends,
I write to you with deep concern and a feeling of great emergency. These past couple of years, all of us have watched with bated breath the horrors of war, as the children of the world have suffered the untold misery of terror, destruction, and death.
It has been IBBY’s tradition to rally around its own when trouble calls. It is now time to rally around Lebanon, where, in just a few days, nearly one million people were forced to leave their homes and their lives behind them.
Our colleagues of the Lebanese Board on Books for Young People (LBBY) have developed a relief project to support the children displaced this war, many of whom are refugees from Palestine and Syria.
LBBY has launched an appeal for donations. The current needs are dire, and, as the escalation of war continues in the region, we must be ready for further actions wherever we can provide support.
Thank you for your support and let’s join hands to provide some respite to the children who need our love and empathy urgently.
With my best regards,
Basarat Kazim
IBBY President
To learn more about the Children in Crisis program and the many projects it supports please visit IBBY International. Donations can be made directly to Children in Crisis through IBBY International.
If you require a Canadian tax receipt, donations also can be made through IBBY Canada. Please select Children in Crisis from the dropdown menu and specify project in notes sections.
Posted: September 13, 2024 by Admin
Call for Submissions for the 2024 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
En français
IBBY Canada is pleased to invite publishers across Canada to submit picture books for the annual Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award (Cleaver Award).
Every year, IBBY Canada presents the Cleaver Award to a Canadian illustrator in recognition of outstanding artistic talent in a Canadian picture book. The recipient will receive $1,000 and a certificate. The submission deadline is November 1, 2024. Please see below for full submission guidelines.
The Cleaver Award was established in 1985 in memory of one of Canada’s pre-eminent illustrators, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver. View a list of previous winners https://www.ibby-canada.org/awards/elizabeth-mrazik-cleaver-award/ . IBBY Canada (International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian Section) is a non-profit organization committed to bringing books and children together as a way to foster understanding and friendship between children of different cultures.
Three members of IBBY Canada form the Cleaver committee and administer the award. The committee members for the 2024 award are: Shannon Babcock, Chair, Lorisia MacLeod and Joanne Schwartz.
Criteria:
• The recipient of the Cleaver Award must be a Canadian illustrator of a picture book published in Canada in English or French between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
Submission information:
• A submission fee of $25.00 must be paid by November 1, 2024, for each title submitted to the Cleaver Award. This fee is non-refundable, even if your submission is determined to be ineligible, so please read the submission guidelines carefully. The fee will be used to offset the administration costs, as well as costs associated with the presentation of the award.
Fred Horler, Trésorier, c/o 161 Rhodes Ave, Toronto, ON M4L 3A2
Publishers may submit PDFs by email if they do not yet have physical books available to send, but they must follow up with the physical book by November 30, 2024.
Thank you,
Shannon Babcock, Chair, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award /
Prix Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver pour le meilleur album illustré canadien
cleaver@ibby-canada.org
Appel de candidatures : le Prix Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver 2024 pour le meilleur album illustré canadien
IBBY Canada invite les maisons d’édition canadiennes à soumettre la candidature d’un ou de plusieurs albums illustrés pour le Prix Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver du meilleur album illustré canadien (Prix Cleaver).
Chaque année depuis 1986, IBBY Canada remet le Prix Cleaver à un illustrateur canadien afin de reconnaître un talent remarquable. Le lauréat reçoit, au cours d’une cérémonie de remise de prix, un chèque de 1 000 $ ainsi qu’un certificat. Les candidatures doivent être soumises pour le 1er novembre 2024. Vous trouverez les critères de sélection plus bas.
Le Prix Cleaver a été créé en 1985 en mémoire de l’une des grandes illustratrices canadiennes, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver. Pour connaitre la liste des lauréats précédents, voir https://www.ibby-canada.org/awards/elizabeth-mrazik-cleaver-award/. IBBY Canada (Union internationale pour les livres de jeunesse, Section canadienne) est un organisme à but non lucratif qui vise à réunir les livres et les enfants comme moyen de promouvoir la compréhension et l’amitié entre les enfants de cultures diverses.
Le comité responsable du Prix Cleaver est composé de trois membres de IBBY Canada. Cette année, les membres du comité du Prix Cleaver 2024 sont Shannon Babcock, présidente du jury, Lorisia MacLeod et Joanne Schwartz.
Critères de sélection.
• Le candidat au prix Cleaver doit être citoyen canadien et doit avoir illustré un livre publié au Canada en français ou en anglais au cours de l’année 2024 (entre le 1er janvier 2024 et le 31 décembre 2024).
Informations quant aux soumissions:
• Pour chaque titre soumis au Prix Cleaver, des frais de 25 $ sont exigés et doivent être payés au plus tard le 1er novembre 2024. Ces frais ne sont pas remboursables, même si les titres soumis ne sont pas admissibles. Il est de votre responsabilité de lire attentivement les conditions. Ces frais servent à couvrir les frais administratifs et les coûts associés à la cérémonie de remise de prix. Vous pouvez payer avec ces trois méthodes :
Fred Horler, Trésorier, c/o 161 Rhodes Ave, Toronto, ON M4L 3A2
Merci,
Shannon Babcock, Présidente du jury, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award / Prix Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver pour le meilleur album illustré Canadien
cleaver@ibby-canada.org