TORONTO, June 3 2023 - Today, First Book Canada, Raptors 905, and Penguin Random House Canada will launch the fourth annual Raptors 905 Summer Reading Challenge with participants diving into The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain. Read more
TORONTO, June 7, 2021 - First Book Canada, Raptors 905, and Penguin Random House Canada announced today the launch of the Raptors 905 Summer Virtual Reading Challenge: The Stories for All Project™. Read more
TORONTO, ON: First Book Canada is pleased to announce the results of its fall contest to provide winning classrooms across Canada with copies of climate activist and TIME Person of the Year Greta Thunberg’s NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. During the month of October, Penguin Random House Canada supported a national... Read more
December 3, 2019, TORONTO– First Book Canada has partnered with Penguin Random House Canada for a new holiday book matching campaign, to run from today, Giving Tuesday, to December 31, 2019. Every $4 donated will be matched, up to a total of 20, 000 with an in-kind donation of a book... Read more
Toronto, ON (November 1, 2019) – First Book Canada is pleased to launch its initiative to provide thousands of care kits to families living in women’s shelters over the summer. This project is possible through generous donations from Canaccord Genuity Corp., Penguin Random House Canada, Fruits & Passions, and The Face Shop... Read more
To spread Greta Thunberg’s message in her book “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference,” First Book Canada is collaborating with Penguin Random House Canada to offer registered educators the chance to win copies of Greta’s book for their students! How to Enter: From October 1 at 9:00... Read more
Carey Sookocheff is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed Buddy and Earl series and What Happens Next, and the author/illustrator of Solutions for Cold Feet and Other Little Problems and Wet. Her illustrations have also appeared in a variety of newspapers and magazines. She lives in Toronto with her husband, two kids, and their dog Rosie. We are... Read more
TORONTO, Ontario (December 18, 2018) – At the Ontario Public Service Holiday Gift Drive, First Book Canada and members of the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services donated 5,000 books to children in need. The books were generously donated by First Book Canada’s publishing partner Penguin Random House Canada and they will be distributed to the... Read more
TORONTO, Ontario (November 13, 2018) – Yesterday, First Book Canada held a press conference at Lord Dufferin Junior and Senior Public School to announce Amazon Canada’s donation of 100,000 books to Canadian children in high-needs communities. This generous donation is arriving in time for the holidays, allowing kids across Canada to have access to brand new, high-quality... Read more
Teresa has been a children’s author for over twenty years. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for her young adult novel The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, and she has been involved in literacy issues for almost as long as her writing... Read more