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At Groundwood we believe all children deserve access to good books. Proudly part of . Our books are read and loved by children all over the globe.
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As part of House of Anansi, we aim to publish books of the highest quality.

12/08/2024

💛 It's Sunday, the perfect time to share SUNDAYS ARE FOR FEASTS by Leila Boukarim and illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa. In this delicious picture book celebrating Lebanese cuisine, little Yasmine is tasked with making the hummus for Sunday lunch. But will hummus à la Yasmine impress her grumpy Ammo Farouk?

✨SUNDAYS ARE FOR FEASTS publishes February 4th. Preorder wherever you get your books.

🔗 Learn more about the book here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/upcoming/products/sundays-are-for-feasts

12/08/2024

✨ Our holiday shipping deadline approaches! Make sure your very good books arrive on time.

🔗 Shop now: https://houseofanansi.com

12/07/2024

✨ Today's the day, besties!

🎁 Join us for our annual Friends & Family Sale! We're staying open an extra day this week and offering 40% off all in-store purchases, along with complimentary treats and gift wrapping! See you soon! 👋

12/06/2024

✨ A cozy holiday shopping event! ✨

🎁 Our annual Friends & Family sale is happening THIS SATURDAY! Drop by the bookshop for:

✅ 40% off all in-store purchases
✅ Hot cocoa
✅ Complimentary gift-wrapping
✅ Holiday treats

✍️ Check out some of our very good books before you visit! https://houseofanansi.com

12/05/2024

⏰ 2 DAYS until our annual Friends & Family Sale!

🎁 Come for the 40% off, stay for the holiday treats, hot cocoa, and very good books.

✍️ Make a wishlist before the big day (and check it twice): https://houseofanansi.com

12/04/2024

✨ The Friends & Family Sale is Back! ✨

🎁 Join us on Saturday, December 7th from 10:00am to 4:00pm for 40% off all *in-store* purchases, sweet treats, hot cocoa, and complimentary gift wrapping!

📍 Our bookshop is located 128 Sterling Road (Lower Level) in Toronto.

12/04/2024

✨ On this year's NYPL Best Books for Kids list: TAMING PAPA by Mylène Goupil and translated by Shelley Tanaka, and THE OUTSMARTERS by Deborah Ellis! 🙌

🔗 Learn more about these books at GroundwoodBooks.com.

12/03/2024

✨ WILDFUL by Kengo Kurimoto is a Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2024! ✨

💛 "A gentle, poignant tale of awakening to the subtle, healing wonders of the wild." — Kirkus Reviews

🔗 Learn more about this gorgeous graphic novel exploring grief, friendship, and the healing power of nature here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wildful?_pos=2&_sid=e3b7de40e&_ss=r

12/02/2024

✨ THE OUTSMARTERS by Deborah Ellis is a Kobo Canada Best Kids Book of 2024! ✨

⭐ "A compelling and poignant book that celebrates a courageous young girl's journey toward growing up." — STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal.

🔗 Learn more about the book: https://ow.ly/AtjN50UjbWa

11/30/2024

🎁 Use promo code BLACKFRIDAY24 to save 30% off ALL our books, all weekend long!

🔗 Start your cart: https://houseofanansi.com

11/29/2024

🗄 From the archives: more classic picture books illustrated by Ian Wallace!

📚 THE NAME OF THE TREE (1989), THE MUMMER'S SONG (1993), and VERY LAST FIRST TIME (1985). We have some fond memories of these books. Do you? 💛

11/29/2024

🎉 LOOK! LOOK! is a Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year!

⭐ "A gorgeous and inspiring imagining of a collective response to climate change." — STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

💛 Congratulations to author Uma Krishnaswami and illustrator Uma Krishnaswamy! Learn more about this book here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/look-look?srsltid=AfmBOoqxUQf1WIlqig-FFmQEa9LuDs9XMxS8baM4gjQxWeRSY39K6gBS

11/28/2024

Time-travel with us! ⌛

Author and illustrator Ian Wallace's very first book with Groundwood, CHIN CHIANG AND THE DRAGON'S DANCE (1984) and a more recent title, THE CURIOSITY CABINET (2017).

Learn more about these books at GroundwoodBooks.com.

11/27/2024

✨ A new edition of the classic picture book THE YEAR OF FIRE is coming May 2025! Here are the old and new covers, side-by-side.

📖 While making maple syrup, a grandfather tells his granddaughter about the great fire of 1919, when the whole county caught fire and burned for a year. No one knew how it started, but every able-bodied man, woman and child tried to fight the fire. The grandfather and his brother — children at the time — helped fill buckets of water from the creek. Only the snow finally seemed able to smother it. But the next spring they were all amazed to discover that the fire had kept going all winter in the soil, destroying the roots of the trees as it burned.

📖 Now a new forest has grown over the scar, but the grandfather can still see the traces of the fire and show them to his grandchild.

📖 This timely classic from beloved children's book creators Teddy Jam and Ian Wallace recounts an event that changed the lives of all who experienced it — and brings a perspective of hope in its portrayal of recovery after the fire.

🔗 Learn more about the book here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/the-year-of-fire?srsltid=AfmBOorHLBy3CfnJ0YoEONN68_DVH6lObyI1lOU6B3IOXK2GKcj5n9Bb

11/27/2024

🐴 💞 📖 THE PONY AND THE STARLING by Jennifer McGrath and illustrated by Kristina Jones is a gorgeous picture book about the unlikely but enduring friendship between a horse and a starling. On shelves February 4th, 2025!

🔗 Learn more here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/upcoming/products/the-pony-and-the-starling?srsltid=AfmBOopLBuCURNJQNiZIZiCGnHAdfZpEL0PmRFxNaoOvpNciFw30gUOo

11/26/2024

✍ New on the Blog

📚 Groundwood Books has been working with award-winning author Ian Wallace since 1984, and we've got a stack of over 20 books to prove it!

🎉 To celebrate 40 years of Ian Wallace, and the forthcoming new edition of THE YEAR OF FIRE, which Ian illustrated, we interviewed the acclaimed creator about his life in children's books.

🔗Read the full interview at GroundwoodBooks.com.

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128 Sterling Road
Toronto, ON
M6R2B7

Opening Hours

Monday	1pm - 5pm
Tuesday	1pm - 5pm
Wednesday	1pm - 5pm
Thursday	1pm - 5pm
Friday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

416-363-4343

Website

http://www.groundwoodbooks.com/

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Studio Tour with Claudine Crangle, illustrator of The Little Green Envelope

Ever wanted to take a peek at an illustrator's studio space? 😍 Take a studio tour with Claudine Crangle, illustrator of THE LITTLE GREEN ENVELOPE. Learn more about the book, written by Gillian Sze, here: https://bit.ly/3v6QNhq