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As part of House of Anansi, we aim to publish books of the highest quality.

In honour of the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, we're revisiting A BOY IS NOT A BIRD and A BOY IS NOT A GHOST by Edeet Ra...
05/08/2025

In honour of the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, we're revisiting A BOY IS NOT A BIRD and A BOY IS NOT A GHOST by Edeet Ravel. In these books based on a true story, a young boy finds his world overturned when his family is uprooted and exiled to Siberia during the occupation of the Soviet Ukraine by N**i Germany.

Learn more about Edeet Ravel and his books: https://houseofanansi.com/search?type=product&q=tag%3A%27Ravel,%20Edeet%20%27

Happy to the reissuing of THE YEAR OF FIRE! 🐎Originally published in 1992 with incredible illustrations from Ian Walla...
05/06/2025

Happy to the reissuing of THE YEAR OF FIRE! 🐎

Originally published in 1992 with incredible illustrations from Ian Wallace, this classic children’s book recounts the great fire of 1919 with a perspective of hope from wildfire recovery.

Learn more about this title here: https://ow.ly/s4Re50VKU5h

🍎 Highlighting one of our favourite picture book teachers during : this teacher from A FAMILY IS A FAMILY IS A FAMILY w...
05/05/2025

🍎 Highlighting one of our favourite picture book teachers during : this teacher from A FAMILY IS A FAMILY IS A FAMILY written by Sara O'Leary and illustrated by Qin Leng! 💛

This book reminds us of how instrumental teachers are in fostering inclusive, accepting classrooms where differences are celebrated and every child is cherished. Thanks for the work you do, teachers! 🎉

About the book: https://houseofanansi.com/products/a-family-is-a-family-is-a-family?_pos=1&_sid=a768feb69&_ss=r

❤️ Happy ! Here are some Groundwood titles we're reading to celebrate. 🔗 Visit https://ow.ly/oFsH50VKJqE to explore the...
05/01/2025

❤️ Happy ! Here are some Groundwood titles we're reading to celebrate.

🔗 Visit https://ow.ly/oFsH50VKJqE to explore these titles and more!

🇨🇦⛸️ SKATING WILD ON AN INLAND SEA author Jean E. Pendziwol and illustrator Todd Stewart celebrating the Governor Genera...
04/29/2025

🇨🇦⛸️ SKATING WILD ON AN INLAND SEA author Jean E. Pendziwol and illustrator Todd Stewart celebrating the Governor General Literary Awards and signing a special edition of the book for the Canadian Parliamentary Library!

⚡ On our last of the month, we’re sharing a sneaky excerpt from Shannon Bramer’s forthcoming poetry collection NIGHTMA...
04/25/2025

⚡ On our last of the month, we’re sharing a sneaky excerpt from Shannon Bramer’s forthcoming poetry collection NIGHTMARE JONES, illustrated by Cindy Derby! Available October 7th.

🔗Learn more and preorder this collection: https://ow.ly/Uhpo50Vw8WM

📚📖 A glance into our bookstore on !
04/23/2025

📚📖 A glance into our bookstore on !

🎨 ♻️ Blessing your feed with another excerpt from our studio tour with Roozeboos, the illustrator of LOOP DE LOOP by A...
04/23/2025

🎨 ♻️ Blessing your feed with another excerpt from our studio tour with Roozeboos, the illustrator of LOOP DE LOOP by Andrea Curtis.

🐶 “My number one favorite studio companion is our rescue dog Mila. She’s been with my boyfriend and me for two years now, and we’ve loved every second of it! She grew up on the streets in Serbia and was adopted by a Dutch family, but when they could no longer care for her, she came to live with us. She’s very chill and loves sleeping, cuddling and eating carrots."

📓"Some of my most treasured possessions are my travel sketchbooks, filled with memories from around the world. Last year, my boyfriend and I traveled through Southeast Asia to Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam. This drawing was made in Ubud, Bali."

🚕 "Another favorite is my collection of little trinkets scattered around the studio. They don’t serve any purpose other than to make me smile. This tiny taxi cab, for instance, came from New York, where I installed a window display at a wonderful children’s bookstore in Manhattan two years ago.”

👀 Check out the full tour on our blog: https://houseofanansi.com/blogs/anansi/studio-tour-with-roozeboos

🏆🌱 WALKING TREES by Marie-Louise Gay is the winner of The Nature Generation's Green Earth Book Award for Picture Books –...
04/22/2025

🏆🌱 WALKING TREES by Marie-Louise Gay is the winner of The Nature Generation's Green Earth Book Award for Picture Books – Primary Readers!

🎉 Congratulations Marie-Louise Gay!

🎨 ♻️ Here's another excerpt from our studio tour with Roozeboos, the illustrator of LOOP DE LOOP by Andrea Curtis. 🖌️ ...
04/22/2025

🎨 ♻️ Here's another excerpt from our studio tour with Roozeboos, the illustrator of LOOP DE LOOP by Andrea Curtis.

🖌️ “I usually start by experimenting in my sketchbook to explore which colors and materials might suit the project. I love this stage, there’s still so much to discover! For example, when I made a small collage of a sunflower in my sketchbook, I immediately knew it would become a key visual element in the book."

✂️ "Next, I move on to sketching the characters and other important elements. When I’m figuring out the layout of a page, I like to work on tiny pieces of loose paper that I can cut up and rearrange easily to test different compositions."

🖍️ "For the final artwork in LOOP DE LOOP, I used a mix of gouache, crayons, markers, colored pencils and a touch of digital editing. I like working on large sheets of paper so I can add lots of lush, little details.”

👀 Check out the full tour on our blog: https://houseofanansi.com/blogs/anansi/studio-tour-with-roozeboos

🌳 Happy ! Here are some book recommendations on climate justice, the environment, and our connection to nature. Find ...
04/22/2025

🌳 Happy ! Here are some book recommendations on climate justice, the environment, and our connection to nature. Find all these titles and more here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/environment-and-climate-change

🌱MOTHER ASPEN written by Annette LeBox and illustrated by Crystal Smith
🌱MY BOOK OF FROGS AND TOADS written and illustrated by Geraldo Valério
🌱LOOP DE LOOP written by Andrea Curtis and illustrated by Roozeboos
🌱BIRDS ON THE BRAIN written by Uma Krishnaswami
🌱ALL THAT GROWS written and illustrated by Jack Wong
🌱MII MAANDA EZHI-GKENDMAANH / THIS IS HOW I KNOW written by Brittany Luby,
illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, and translated by Mary Ann Corbiere

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