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— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Out of the Blue
• Winner of the Mr. Christie’s Book Award • Winner of the IODE Violet Downey Book Award • Shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Text
“Ellis’ handling of the family dynamics is quiet and sure, and her characters … are fresh, appealing — and imperfect.” — Booklist
“Ellis creates well-developed characters, not only believable but wholly likable; her deft use of wit is delightful.” — Kirkus Reviews
“As in life, nobody is perfect in this searching, thoughtful novel …” — Publishers Weekly
Pick-up Sticks
• Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Text
“[The characters] … are the kind of unique, well-rounded personalities readers expect from this fine Canadian author.” — Kirkus Reviews
“[Ellis’] insights are perceptive and have an unmistakable ring of honesty.”
— Horn Book
“… drawn with humor and compassion … what will grab kids is the sharp and affectionate view of the way we live now.” — Booklist
The Baby Project
• Winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
“… a sometimes fun and funny book, a sometimes sad and moving one. It is smart, lively and unwilling to sidestep the hurtful or awkward or mean in how relatives get along — and don’t.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“… one of the most appealing and moving family stories to come along in ages.” — Horn Book
“… primarily a book of joy — wise and delightfully funny in equal parts.”
— Globe and Mail
About the Publisher
Groundwood Books, established in 1978, is dedicated to the production of children's books for all ages, including fiction, picture books and non-fiction. We publish in Canada, the United States and Latin America. Our books aim to be of the highest possible quality in both language and illustration. Our primary focus has been on works by Canadians, though we sometimes also buy outstanding books from other countries.
Many of our books tell the stories of people whose voices are not always heard in this age of global publishing by media conglomerates. Books by the First Peoples of this hemisphere have always been a special interest, as have those of others who through circumstance have been marginalized and whose contribution to our society is not always visible. Since 1998 we have been publishing works by people of Latin American origin living in the Americas both in English and in Spanish under our Libros Tigrillo imprint.
We believe that by reflecting intensely individual experiences, our books are of universal interest. The fact that our authors are published around the world attests to this and to their quality. Even more important, our books are read and loved by children all over the globe.