Susan Hughes (@childbkauthor) 's Twitter Profile
Susan Hughes

@childbkauthor

editor/coach/author specializing in kidlit | upcoming: MG hi-lo, '25; MG bio '26; 2 x pbs '27; recent: HOORAY FOR TRUCKS!; SAME HERE; WALKING FOR WATER

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linkhttp://www.susanhughes.ca calendar_today25-03-2013 20:49:32

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After over 50 years as Kids Can Press, it’s time for us to have a new name, inspired by paw-fect books like CHESTER, BINKY THE SPACE CAT, KITTEN’S SPRING and WHAT IF I’M NOT A CAT? We think that this is purr-cisely what our company needs as we move forward. KITTIES UNITE!

After over 50 years as Kids Can Press, it’s time for us to have a new name, inspired by paw-fect books like CHESTER, BINKY THE SPACE CAT, KITTEN’S SPRING and WHAT IF I’M NOT A CAT?

We think that this is purr-cisely what our company needs as we move forward. KITTIES UNITE!
Mara Farcasanu (@marafarcasanu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BlyManor&MGothic #PitDark #A #H Two sisters renovate a haunted Transylvanian mansion for their dad with Alzheimer’s—when one dies, the other must decide if she should stay in the enigmatic home where her dad can’t get better but seems to live forever or build herself a life away

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Auntie Lexie, a good witch 🧙‍♀️ Her magic Wisdom Book that has all the answers 📔 The evil genie Evilette who holds Lexie prisoner and wants to steal her book 🧞‍♀️ Alex, a brave kid of 7 and Ratilda, an awesome and talented rat must save Lexie 👦 🐀 #F #CB #KidLitPit

Auntie Lexie, a good witch 🧙‍♀️
Her magic Wisdom Book that has all the answers 📔
The evil genie Evilette who holds Lexie prisoner and wants to steal her book 🧞‍♀️
Alex, a brave kid of 7 and Ratilda, an awesome and talented rat must save Lexie 👦 🐀
#F #CB #KidLitPit
Susan Hughes (@childbkauthor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just rec'd copies of our board books soon to be distributed free to thousands of kids by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library -- my Upsy-Daisy, Baby! (illus #AshleyBarron) in December '24 and #GeraldValerio's Canadian Animals in Colour in Oct '24. Thrilling! Owlkids Publishing Picture books, eh!

Just rec'd copies of our board books soon to be distributed free to thousands of kids by Dolly Parton's <a href="/dollyslibrary/">Imagination Library</a> -- my Upsy-Daisy, Baby! (illus #AshleyBarron) in December '24 and #GeraldValerio's Canadian Animals in Colour in Oct '24. Thrilling! 
 <a href="/owlkids/">Owlkids Publishing</a>  <a href="/picturebookseh/">Picture books, eh!</a>
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Dropped into my amazing local independent children's book store, Mabel's Fables, and signed copies of my MG picture book SAME HERE: THE DIFFERENCES WE SHARE (illus #SophieCasson), recently released in paperback! #backtoschool Owlkids Publishing Picture books, eh! SCBWI Canada East #diversity

Dropped into my amazing local independent children's book store, Mabel's Fables, and signed copies of my MG picture book SAME HERE: THE DIFFERENCES WE SHARE (illus #SophieCasson), recently released in paperback!
#backtoschool <a href="/owlkids/">Owlkids Publishing</a> <a href="/picturebookseh/">Picture books, eh!</a> <a href="/SCBWICanadaEast/">SCBWI Canada East</a> #diversity
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Thanks for highlighting the importance of walkable neighborhoods, especially for kids! Encourage kids to connect with, and speak up for, their 'hoods, like #JaneJacobs did! A #kidlit picture book bio about Jane: Walking in the City with Jane! Kids Can #activism #grassroots

Thanks for highlighting the importance of walkable neighborhoods, especially for kids! Encourage kids to connect with, and speak up for, their 'hoods, like #JaneJacobs did! 

A #kidlit picture book bio about Jane: Walking in the City with Jane! 

<a href="/kidscan/">Kids Can</a> #activism #grassroots
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I was delighted to receive author copies of my two picture books Sounds All Around and Lights Day and Night (in The Science Of series) now in Simplified Chinese translation! Woo-hoo! kidscanpress #ellenrooney #stem #picturebook #translation #physics #light #sound

I was delighted to receive author copies of my two picture books Sounds All Around and Lights Day and Night (in The Science Of series) now in Simplified Chinese translation! Woo-hoo! 

<a href="/KidsCanPress/">kidscanpress</a> #ellenrooney #stem #picturebook  #translation #physics #light #sound
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Are you a Canadian #kidlit writer? I can apply for ONE #grant to mentor ONE writer for 10 hrs (Nov - March) ie chatting line, manu feedback, etc. If you're working on a PB, MG, or YA and are interested, pls get in touch. (Thx, Writers Union of Canada!) TWUC #mentorship

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Want to introduce children to amazing architect Antoni Gaudi through an imaginative story and amazing illustrations? They'll love meeting Carmen and her dragon in my #picturebook Carmen and the House that Gaudi Built (Owlkids Publishing)! Casa Batlló | Gaudí Barcelona #architects Picture books, eh!

Want to introduce children to amazing architect Antoni Gaudi through an imaginative story and amazing illustrations? They'll love meeting Carmen and her dragon in my #picturebook Carmen and the House that Gaudi Built (<a href="/owlkids/">Owlkids Publishing</a>)! 

<a href="/CasaBatlloGaudi/">Casa Batlló | Gaudí Barcelona</a> #architects <a href="/picturebookseh/">Picture books, eh!</a>
Imagination Library (@dollyslibrary) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gorgeously illustrated by Ashley Barron, Susan Hughes's charming book highlights how children around the world are carried in many different ways, but each one with love. #DollysLibrary #CanadaBook #ReadOnCanada

Gorgeously illustrated by Ashley Barron, <a href="/childbkauthor/">Susan Hughes</a>'s charming book highlights how children around the world are carried in many different ways, but each one with love. #DollysLibrary #CanadaBook #ReadOnCanada
The Walrus (@thewalrus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In her poem “The Friend’s Dog,” @sadiqademeijer crystallizes one of life’s most difficult moments in amber: a pet’s transition from life into death. thewalrus.ca/the-friends-do…

Louise Kinross (@louisekinross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new book tells the story of a #disabled boy in the 1800s who was treated at SickKids Hospital after travelling 40 miles on his own in a sled pulled by his dog. Holland Bloorview The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) hollandbloorview.ca/stories-news-e…