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When Holly Carr’s son was a young boy, he had many fears, especially around the dark. So, Holly came up with an idea of creating a book to help him move through the dark and back into the light. With her book, she...

The winning cover! After so many cover designs, endless reviews and surveys, it’s great to have an overwhelming winner with this cover! More importantly, inside this beautiful cover, The Food Doula Cookbook is a wise...

Willa’s House, by David Booth and artist Renia Metallinou — Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards 2020 Gold Medal Winner for Best Picture Book, All Ages — is a wonderful Christmas gift for teachers. David was a brilliant,...

When: Sunday, November 8, 2002Time: 3:30 – 4:15Where: Halifax Central Library: 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, B3J 1E9 Hear Holly Carr in-person as she reads from her new children’s book Light in the Forest. A...

OAKVILLE, ON — Rubicon Publishing Inc./Plumleaf Press has won gold at the 2020 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. Willa’s House written by the late David Booth and beautifully illustrated by the talented Renia Metallinou...

“The poems tell us we are home, and about the hungry world beyond, in all its guises …” – Susan Musgrave, author and poet In Labyrinth of Green, a stunning new collection of poetry and photographs, Diana Hayes takes...

“If you can see her you can be her.” Author Betsy McGregor interviewed 90+ women politicians at all levels of government across Canada to find out what spurred them to run for office and to gather their insights into...

New book! Love the art in David Booth’s last picture book for children (that will also tug at the heart of adults). In Willa’s House, David takes us on a nostalgic walk back to calmer times. Based on the life of a real...

Advance copies of this beautiful book, Willa's House, just arrived. So sad that author David Booth, Professor Emeritus, OISE University of Toronto — educator extraordinaire, who spent his life helping children learn...

The official book launch for Labyrinth of Green was held September 28th at the Salt Spring Public Library. There was a full house and books sold out quickly. Salt Spring Books has ordered another shipment as requests...

“Willa’s House looks beautiful! What a wonderful way to honour David — a lasting legacy for a gifted wordsmith and an amazing human being.” — Georgia Heard Heartfelt thanks to these three close friends and colleagues...

Join Betsy McGregor, author of Women on the Ballot: Pathways to Political Power, at two exciting events in Vancouver on Friday 23 August! Betsy’s Brunch & Bootcamp 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM, at the Metropolitan Hotel‬....

Willa’s House, David Booth’s gentle, nostalgic book, a tribute to teachers, the joy in life’s small moments, and to home, is set in 1950s Stratford, Ontario — so glad the book has found a home in the Stratford Festival...

OAKVILLE, ON — Plumleaf Press, a new imprint of Rubicon Publishing, will be releasing its first title this Fall called The Woman in this Poem. The Woman in this Poem is a poetry anthology, with poems selected and...