How Cool Is This!

Graphic novelist Seth has designed this year's poster for IFOA...it looks fab!

First Nations Language Readers

The University of Regina Press has just released 100 Days of Cree. This is part of an ambitious project called the First Nations Language Readers that URP started a few years ago. Their intent is to cover all 60 indigenous languages in North America.
You can read more about this in PW.

Raincoast Downloadable Activity Kits

Raincoast Books now has a link to some cool downloadable activity kits including one for the hottest picture book coming this Fall: They All Saw a Cat. Click here to see the other ones.

Flavorwire on the State of Libraries

It's not a pretty picture, according to Flavorwire, North American libraries are seeing very slow growth in libraries are seeing very little increases (if any) to their budgets. The reality is the libraries need an increased budget to support growing populations.