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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 13h

It was moving and impactful to watch the documentary THE LIBRARIANS, which is about freedom to read and the fight against banned books, in a roomful of librarians and writers.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
@debbieohi.com @jgcanada.bsky.social

Film title THE LIBRARIANS on a screen with audience members watching.

Smiling photo of Joyce Grant, Karen Krossing and Debbie Ohi.

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 1d

Cover reveal! Dorothy Leung and I are so excited for you to meet Tansy, whose life is disrupted one blustery day, by a pesty cloud that just won’t go away.

☁️ THE CLOUD THAT STUCK ☁️ officially comes out April 14, 2026, and is available for pre-order now.
@charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit

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Authors' Booking Service @authorsbooking.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations Amanda West Lewis for being shortlisted for the 2025 Lane Anderson Award. Amanda is available for school and library visits!

laneandersonaward.ca/2025-shortli...

2025 Shortlists -

We’re excited to introduce the shortlists for the 2025 Lane Anderson Award! Young Reader: I Am Wind: An Autobiographyby Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Rachel Wada(Tundra Books) In this beautifully il...

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 7d

Hooray!

Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 7d

On Sunday, Oct 5 at 2:15 PM, you can find me at the Telling Tales Festival as I read from MY STREET REMEMBERS. This storytime will invite young listeners to discover the deep past beneath our feet. What does your street remember?
Link: tellingtales.org/festival-reg...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 9d

Thanks so much, Faith! I’m honoured that it touched you so deeply.

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 9d

What I’ll be reading tomorrow on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 12d

Please join me & 9 creators at the Summer Edition of the Great Canadian Picture Book Party on Sept 29 @ 7pm ET. Hosted by @picturebookseh.bsky.social & @canscaip.bsky.social. Zoom sign up: www.canscaip.org/event-6332525. Hear new picture books presented by their creators! See you there, eh!

Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 26d

Next Great Canadian Picture Book Party happening Monday Sept 29 at 7 pm on Zoom! Hear new #cankidlit read by the creators, with surprise 🇨🇦 musical guest! Look for the @canscaip.bsky.social invite or write to [email protected] for the link.

#canlit @debbieohi.com @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social

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Patricia Storms @stormsy.bsky.social · 12d

Hey! I'll be hosting the CBC Kids' Tent from 1:00pm - 4:30 Saturday afternoon. This year Word on the Street will be held at David Pecaut Square, 215 King Street W. The festival runs Saturday, September 27, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and Sunday, September 28, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. See ya! #wots2025

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 12d

See you there! 😀

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 12d

Please join me & 9 creators at the Summer Edition of the Great Canadian Picture Book Party on Sept 29 @ 7pm ET. Hosted by @picturebookseh.bsky.social & @canscaip.bsky.social. Zoom sign up: www.canscaip.org/event-6332525. Hear new picture books presented by their creators! See you there, eh!

Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 26d

Next Great Canadian Picture Book Party happening Monday Sept 29 at 7 pm on Zoom! Hear new #cankidlit read by the creators, with surprise 🇨🇦 musical guest! Look for the @canscaip.bsky.social invite or write to [email protected] for the link.

#canlit @debbieohi.com @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 12d

TOMORROW!!!!

Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 17d

Join Willie Poll and me at Toronto WOTS on Saturday, September 27 at 1:35 pm for a fun-filled storytime event! David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W in Toronto.
#TorontoWOTS #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 12d

Thanks for borrowing MY STREET REMEMBERS! Libraries are awesome. 😀

Caroline Fernandez @parentclub.bsky.social · 12d

📚👍Recommended reading: MY STREET REMEMBERS by @karenkrossing.com @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social Cathie Jamieson

It's about how land has memory and is inspired by Danforth Ave.

#picturebooks #kidlit

Recommended reading: MY STREET REMEMBERS by @karenkrossing @jamiesoncathie @groundwoodbooks

It's about how land has memory and is inspired by Danforth Ave.

Available for borrow at @torontolibrary (or any school or public librbary) or buy the book wherever you buy books.

#picturebooks #kidlit

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 15d

For those of you who have read The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz, can you think of other YA or MG novels that include an intrusive narrator using similar techniques? I would love title suggestions. #kidlit

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 17d

Join Willie Poll and me at Toronto WOTS on Saturday, September 27 at 1:35 pm for a fun-filled storytime event! David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W in Toronto.
#TorontoWOTS #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 20d

In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science.

Join Canada's research & science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024.

Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 19d

You can listen to an interview with Cathie Jamieson & me on CBC/Radio's Up North with Jonathan Pinto! I was also interviewed on CBC’s Here & Now Toronto, & you can find the link to both interviews below. We’re grateful for this positive attention for MY STREET REMEMBERS!
Link: lnk.bio/KarenKrossing

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Ellie Arscott @elliearscott.bsky.social · 23d

Attended @karenkrossing.com and Cathie Jamieson’s fun and informative book launch yesterday!
I learned so much about our neighbourhood and all that came before us living here and love it even more! Congratulations👏🏻
If you have littles who are curious about where they live - this book is for you!

Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 23d

Gratitude for all who came to our launch for MY STREET REMEMBERS! We read, we enjoyed Cathie Jamieson's original illustrations, and we painted moccasins on the sidewalk with Moccasin Identifier at Create Art Studio. Thank you for the community love and support. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 23d

Thanks for these kind words, Ellie! I’m glad it was so informative!

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Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social · 23d

As we bid farewell to these last hot summer days, I remember childhood, when I used to sing into the fan and hear a warbly alien voice sing back. Did you ever do that? Daily dose of #positivity, including #peace, #hope, #love, or #wonder to bring smiles to your faces. Feel free to share the love.

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 23d

Gratitude for all who came to our launch for MY STREET REMEMBERS! We read, we enjoyed Cathie Jamieson's original illustrations, and we painted moccasins on the sidewalk with Moccasin Identifier at Create Art Studio. Thank you for the community love and support. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 23d

Thanks for coming to the launch!

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 23d

Thanks for hosting me, @picturebookseh.bsky.social!
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit

Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 23d

New blog! "Karen Krossing Introduces My Street Remembers" @karenkrossing.com

"My Street Remembers peels back the history of one city street in North America to reveal the greater story of the land on which we live."

#cankidlit #kidlit

picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/septemb...

Karen Krossing Introduces My Street Remembers

Karen Krossing

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 27d

Thanks for sharing!

Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 28d

Thank you, @quillandquire.bsky.social, for this review of MY STREET REMEMBERS!

"An invitation for further learning.” Quill & Quire

Link: quillandquire.com/review/my-st...

#CANkidlit #kidlit #picturebook
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

My Street Remembers - Quill and Quire

As a treaty person, have you ever wondered about the history of your street? My Street Remembers, written by Karen Krossing and illustrated by Cathie Jamieson, tells part of the story of one particula...

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