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Author Feature: Kari-Lynn Winters
What originally made you want to become an author? I actually started out as a playwright, writing plays for children. […]
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Author Feature: Vivian Zhou
What originally made you want to become an author ? I’ve liked writing short and fanciful stories (often unfinished) since I […]
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Author Feature: Kristy Jackson
Where do you find the inspiration for your books? I’m someone who has LOTS of story ideas. Inspiration can come […]
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Author Feature: Matteo Cerilli
Where do you find the inspiration for your books? Are you inspired to create the pictures or the story first? […]
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Author Feature: Jess Hannigan
Where do you find the inspiration for your books? Are you inspired to create the pictures or the story first? […]
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Author Feature: Victoria Koops
Where do you find the inspiration for your books? I collect inspiration like a magpie collects shiny trinkets. One of […]
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Creativity Club Submission: Jennifer F.
Every month, Telling Tales releases a simple challenge for readers and writers. Our Creativity Club allows teachers and homeschoolers to […]
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Illustrator Feature: Nadia Alam
What made you interested in becoming an illustrator? Books and drawing have been constants in my life. I love reading […]
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Author Feature: Cheryl Isaacs
Where do you find the inspiration for your writing? Everywhere. I don’t tend to plan my stories; they come from […]
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Illustrator Feature: Tiffani Brown
What made you interested in becoming an illustrator? Honestly, I have always had a love for storytelling, painting, and drawing, and […]
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Q&A with Helaine Becker
Where do you find the inspiration for your writing? Everywhere! Paying attention to what’s going on around me. From other […]
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Q&A with Richard Scrimger
Where do you find the inspiration for your writing? I find inspiration everywhere. An old man running for a streetcar, […]
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Q&A with Jessica Rose
We were so lucky to this month to get the chance to talk with Jessica Rose, author of Let’s Get […]
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Q&A with Farah Qaiser and Hajer Nakua
Where do you find the inspiration for your books? Farah: It’s hard to be what you can’t see — that’s […]
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Q&A with Dom Pelletier
We had the opportunity to chat with Dom Pelletier, the author and illustrator of the Lunch Club series. Read on […]
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Q&A with Erin Bow
We had the opportunity to chat with Erin Bow, the author of Simon Sort of Says. Read on to learn more […]
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Q&A with Lana Button
We had the opportunity to chat with Lana Button, the author of What if Bunny’s Not A Bully? Read on to […]
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Q&A with Nadia L. Hohn
We had the opportunity to chat with Nadia L. Hohn, the editor of The Antiracist Kitchen and author of Malaika, […]
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Dragonfly Tales … Belonging
In this video, Laura and her daughter Ruby talk about the importance of seeingourselves in the stories we read They […]
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Dragonfly Tales … Elements of Mystery
Laura and her daughter Ruby have a new series called Dragonfly Tales. They spent the summer reading a lot of great books from our Telling Tales authors. In this video, they share some books for kids ages 8 to teen—and all the stories include elements of mystery!
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Keep Young Adults Reading with Stories of Realness, Edge, and Vulnerability
It is a particular joy to be able to lose oneself in a good book — to hear the characters’ […]
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It’s all about reading … naturally
My 8 year old son loves watching nature shows on television, especially the ones with survival tips. So, although my […]
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Great Reads this Summer
Reading has the ability to transport us from our current reality to a world of fantasy, different locations and adventures […]
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The Adventures of Glitchen, Santa’s Mischievous Computer Elf!
One classroom writes the story of Glitchen, Santa’s Mischievous computer elf! Based on their (mis)adventures experienced this year!
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Get Creative this Summer
One of our favourite ways to appreciate the outdoors is to explore one of our favourite locations…RBG Canada.Read more
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Fright Night at Twilight
My parents always call me Sassy Tassy when they are in a good mood, but past week they haven’t been. We used to live in a little 2-story apartment building, and Mr. Garrett is the landlord. My father lost his job as a waiter, when the restaurant ownership changed. We didn’t have enough money to pay our rent. So that’s how I am here now, at the old creepy, abandoned house on Weston Street.
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The Haunted Castle
In the late 1950s there was a boy named Sami. One day Sami was taking a walk in his neighborhood and he saw a castle that had not been there before. “This is odd,” thought Sami, “This castle hasn’t been here before.”
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Y̷o̵u̷ H̶ ̶ad̶ ̶ Y̵ ̶o̴u̶r ̵ T̶ ̷im̵ ̷ e̵
Earlier today I went to the computer to play Roblox. I’ve always liked the game, but today something felt different. I decided I would play Texting Simulator so I joined the game and I had this error message:
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The Haunted Mess
It was night time in a small town called Scareville they called it that because their Halloweens were always the scariest 8 of the people in the town were in a secret club.
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The Scratch
I heard a scratch at the door. I don’t usually get scared when my parents go out, but my stomach was in a hard knot knot making me feel anxious.