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Interview with the Author & Illustrators of ‘Haunted Canada: The Graphic Novel’

What inspired you to write your book? / Where did the idea for your book come from? Joel A. Sutherland: My love of reading started with comic books, mostly Batman…

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Scholastic Book Clubs • October 1, 2024 Topicsauthor interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books illustrator interview October

Interview with the Authors of ‘Today I Am’

What inspired you to write your book? Where did the idea for your book come from? Jael Richardson: Scholastic approached me about the idea and what made me really excited…

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Scholastic Book Clubs • September 16, 2024 Topicsauthor interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books September

7 Things to Do Before Reading (and Any Other) Homework

Creating a homework-friendly home is a great way to sidestep some of the big obstacles you and your children face with homework. Whatever subject they’re working on, make sure your…

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Scholastic Parents Staff • September 13, 2024 Topicsback to school homework parents reading September teachers

4 Ways to Keep Kids Motivated to Learn This School Year

If your kids are like most, their motivation to complete nightly schoolwork starts off strong and wobbles as the year progresses. Homework? They don’t want to do it. School projects?…

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Scholastic Parents Staff • September 4, 2024 Topicsback to school Book Clubs Book Fairs parents September teachers

Interview with the Author & Illustrator of ‘I Am Cherished’

What inspired you to write your book? Where did the idea for your book come from? Onome Ako: This book was inspired by lived experiences. Mine, my daughter’s and many…

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Scholastic Book Clubs • September 3, 2024 Topicsauthor interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books illustrator interview September

Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? Prepare Them with These 20 Skills

New friends, new skills, and all-day fun: There’s a lot to look forward to in kindergarten! And there’s lots to do to get ready for the first day.  Your child…

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Scholastic Parents Staff • August 7, 2024 TopicsAugust back to school Book Clubs classroom kindergarten parents teachers

Interview with Adrienne Kress, Author of ‘Bendy: Fade to Black’

What inspired you to write your book? Where did the idea for your book come from? The book is based on the Bendy and the Ink Machine horror video games….

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• April 19, 2024 TopicsApril author interview Book Clubs books

Everything You Need to Know About the New Dog Man Book

Dog Man fans across the country can’t wait to get their paws on the new book from best-selling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey! Dog Man #12: The Scarlet Shedder follows…

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Scholastic Parents Staff • February 16, 2024 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books Dav Pilkey Dog Man families

Interview with Mahtab Narsimhan, Author of ‘The Boy and the Banyan Tree’

What inspired you to write your book? Where did the idea for your book come from? When life slowed down during the pandemic, we all reached out to family and…

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• February 5, 2024 Topicsauthor interview Book Clubs books February

Scholastic Canada Launches 2022–2023 Philanthropic Impact Report

We are thrilled to announce an exciting milestone in our company’s ongoing commitment to improving literacy across the country and fostering a joy of reading: the launch of the SCHOLASTIC…

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• February 1, 2024 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books parents philanthropy teachers

Interview with Ruth Ohi, Illustrator of ‘We Belong Here’

What inspired you to illustrate the book? Where did you draw inspiration from? Frieda’s manuscript was inspired by conversations she and I shared about our family histories. We were both…

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• January 8, 2024 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books illustration illustrator interview January

Interview with Richard Scrimger, Author of ‘At the Speed of Gus’

What inspired you to write your book? Where did the idea for your book come from? Ideas fall onto my head like boulders or pianos onto Wile E Coyote. Total…

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• December 15, 2023 Topicsauthor interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books December

Which Pug Are You?

Pig the Pug has been a winner, a tourist, a stinker, an elf, and a MONSTER! But which Pig are you? Take the quiz to find out! You can shop…

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Guest Blogger • November 20, 2023 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books Pig the Pug reading

Interview with Frieda Wishinsky, Author of ‘We Belong Here’

What inspired you to write your book? Where did the idea for your book come from? We Belong Here was inspired by a conversation with my friend Ruth Ohi. We…

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• November 10, 2023 Topicsauthor interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books November

Interview with Dharmali Patel, Illustrator of ‘The Boy and the Banyan Tree’

What inspired you to illustrate the book? Where did you draw inspiration from? The joy of exploring emotions, the satisfaction of problem-solving, and the connection a visual can forge with…

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• October 12, 2023 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books illustration illustrator interview October

Exclusive Chat with ‘The Party Diaries’ Author Mitali Banerjee Ruths

What inspired you to write The Party Diaries series? I grew up around weekend parties organized by my parents and their friends. Our relatives lived far away, so our community…

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• May 11, 2023 Topics2023 author interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books May

Exclusive Chat with Author Sunshine Quem Tenasco

What inspired you to write Smile So Big? I have four children and my hope is that they love themselves. I also wanted to talk about the beauty of brown…

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• May 5, 2023 Topics2023 author interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books May

Exclusive Chat with ‘Scholastic Canada Biography’ Author Elizabeth MacLeod

What inspired you to write Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie? Buffy is often in the news and I thought kids should know more about this amazing Canadian and all that she has…

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• May 1, 2023 Topics2023 author interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books May

Magical Moments from Spring Book Fairs

Originally published by On Our Minds on June 16, 2021Versioned for Scholastic Canada As the school year winds down, we’re taking a look back at some of the magical Book…

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Guest Blogger • April 6, 2023 TopicsBook Fairs books chairpeople chairperson parents Share Your Fair Spring teachers

Five Ways to Run an Awesome Book Fair

Originally published by Scholastic Blog UK on March 1, 2020Versioned for Scholastic Canada Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Lucas Maxwell has been working in school libraries in the UK for…

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Lucas Maxwell • December 7, 2022 TopicsBook Fairs books chairpeople chairperson

‘Baby-sitters Club’ Exclusive Chat with Adapter Chan Chau and Editor Cassandra Pelham

Originally published by Scholastic Parents on September 22, 2022 Versioned for Scholastic Canada The latest graphic novel adaptation, The Baby-sitters Club: Jessi’s Secret Language released earlier this month. We are…

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Guest Blogger • November 4, 2022 Topicsauthor interview Book Clubs Book Fairs books comics graphic novel parents

Get a Sneak Peek of Mermaid Days #1: The Sunken Ship!

Dive under the sea with Mermaid Days, a new Acorn series that is perfect for beginning readers! Originally published by On Our Minds on April 4, 2022 Swim along with…

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Sara Conway • October 19, 2022 TopicsAcorn Book Clubs Book Fairs books early reader new trending

Get a Sneak Peek of Bug Scouts #1: Out in the Wild!

From New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Lowery comes a wild and hilarious Graphix Chapters series featuring the amazing Bug Scouts! Originally published by On Our Minds on March 25,…

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Sara Conway • October 4, 2022 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books graphic novel trending

20 Things You Didn’t Know About Dragon Masters by Tracey West

Originally published by On Our Minds on November 1, 2021 Dragon Masters is a New York Times bestselling series written by Tracey West and perfect for newly independent readers. This…

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Tracey West • August 31, 2022 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books Branches trending

Dav Pilkey Inspires Creativity with New ‘Dog Man’ and Free Comic Club for Kids

Originally published by On Our Minds on August 18, 2022 We have some SUPA EPIC NEWS: Dog Man is back! Mark your calendar for March 28, 2023 when DOG MAN:…

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Guest Blogger • August 31, 2022 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books comics Dav Pilkey Epic Comic Club graphic novel

The Baby-Sitters Club: Friends and Entrepreneurs

Originally published by On Our Minds on March 21, 2022 Are you a Kristy, a Mary Anne, a Claudia, or a Stacey? Part of the appeal of Scholastic’s well-loved series,…

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Michele Pastor • August 31, 2022 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books trending

Get a Sneak Peek of Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein!

Originally published by On Our Minds on July 1, 2022 For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel with text in English and Spanish about five very different…

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Sara Conway • August 31, 2022 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books new trending

Get a Sneak Peek of Mimi and the Cutie Catastrophe by Shauna J. Grant!

Originally published by On Our Minds on June 21, 2022 Rising star Shauna J. Grant makes her Graphix Chapters debut with this humorous and wholesome series! Meet Mimi: She’s charming!…

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Sara Conway • August 31, 2022 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books new trending

Gordon Korman Publishes His 100th Book with Scholastic

Originally published by On Our Minds on June 15, 2022 On June 28, author Gordon Korman is publishing his 100th book with Scholastic. You read that right– The Fort is…

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Amanda Livingston • August 31, 2022 TopicsBook Clubs Book Fairs books new trending