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Runny Babbit Returns (HarperCollins) is a collection of 41 previously unpublished poems by beloved author-illustrator Shel Silverstein. • Flat Rabbit creator Bárdur Oskarsson asks Where Are You, Wilbert? (Owlkids) in his latest picture book, translated by Marita Thomsen, in which a small grey rat has trouble finding her friend while playing hide-and-seek. • Scottish author Morag Hood’s I Am Bat (Pan Macmillan) features saturated colour illustrations and a fanged, winged protagonist with attitude. • Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t letting Chelsea have all the kidlit glory. The picture-book version of It Takes a Village (Paula Wiseman Books) features illustrations by Caldecott Honor Award winner Marla Frazee. • Dave Eggers tackles Americana as only Dave Eggers can in Her Right Foot (Chronicle Books). The nonfiction title, which explores the foundation of the U.S. through the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty’s appendage, is illustrated by Shawn Harris. • Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai’s first picture book is out with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in October. Malala’s Magic Pencil brings the honorary Canadian’s life story to a younger readership. • Kate DiCamillo returns with a picture book about a lonely child in search of recognition in La La La (Candlewick), which features illustrations by Jaime (Jimyung) Kim. • Drawn & Quarterly will release Anna & Froga: Completely Bubu by Anouk Ricard, an omnibus paperback featuring al l five volumes of t he quirky comics series.

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Quill & Quire
June 2017
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Editor’s Note
National hopes
How our publishing industry reflects what it means to be Canadian right now – and where we may be heading
Contributors
Contributors
Chelsee Ivan was born and raised in a rural town in
FRONTMATTER
Narrative shift
Ahmad Danny Ramadan’s English-language debut challenges readers’ perspectives of the refugee experience
The numbers game
Do local bestseller lists help sell regional titles?
Great expectations
Once the joy of being published fades, the challenge of growing as an author begins
Deals
Highlights from Quill & Quire’s daily online reports
Mirror images
Simon & Schuster sheds light on the complexities of Muslim identity for young readers with its new imprint, Salaam Reads
On the road
After three tries, a Canadian indie band’s tour diaries finally yielded a book, writes
FEATURES
Beyond the butter tart
Canadian food writing has come into its own, despite the lack of a homegrown Anthony Bourdain or Ruth Reichl. Three authors share their insights into the country’s culinary prose
Traill guides
A new edition of The Female Emigrant’s Guide provides modern cooks with deeper historic context and kitchen-friendly recipes
Genuine article
Author and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s books are a perfect reflection of her big-hearted personality
Books for Young people Fall preview 2017
Books for Young People Fall Preview
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Picture this
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s The Wolf, The Duck, and
Graphic content
It looks like fall will be a strong season for graphica
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Coast to coast
Two fun books – one fiction, one non-fiction – give young readers a sense of their country’s geography
Fallible fables
A pair of nature-themed picture books don’t quite live up their potential
Skipped a generation
The loving relationship between a teen and her grandmother are at the heart of Allan Stratton’s riveting YA novel
Nothing but blue skies
Veronika Martenova Charles transforms her immigration to a new country into a fairy tale, complete with happily ever after
Kiss and tell
Two novels present teen girls setting out on journeys to discover their sexual identities
REVIEWS
The storyteller
Ahmad Danny Ramadan’s first novel examines issues of pain and masculinity arising out of the ongoing Syrian conflict
Tilting at windmills
Pasha Malla returns with a flawed – but very funny – sophomore novel
One step forward, two steps back
Cory Doctorow’s latest novel offers a flawed version of utopia that erases anyone not comfortably middle class
Where the heart is
Sharon Butala’s new book charts her path out of grief following the death of her husband
Playing chicken
Peter Unwin attempts something rare in modern CanLit: a flat-out, corrosive satire
BOOK MAKING
Brewing up business
House of Anansi toasts 50 years of publishing with a custom beer