Small Press Saturday: Annick Press

Cover for Salma the Syrian Chef, story by Danny Ramadan and art by Anna Bron. Book cover model courtesy Owl’s Nest Books.

Happy Saturday! It’s Small Press Saturday, the Canadian Children’s Book Week edition!

We are wrapping up our celebration of Canadian Children’s Book Week and I figured it would be a great time to introduce you to Canadian children’s publisher Annick Press.

Cover for Fatty Legs, by Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton & Christy Jordan-Fenton and illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes. Book cover model courtesy Owl’s Nest Books.

Annick Press was founded in 1975 and has become one of the most prominent and easily recognizable children’s publishers in Canada, thanks largely to The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. They publish books for children of all ages, board books through to young adult, in fiction and nonfiction. There is something for every kid you know on the Annick list. And they have an entire tab dedicated to the award-winning titles they have produced.

Covers for My Arctic 1, 2, 3, by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak and Illustrated by Vladyana Krykora, and The Paper Bag Princess, story by Robert Munsch and art by Michael Martchenko. Book cover models courtesy Owl’s Nest Books (also note the damage to the wood below the books, courtesy a year of keeping the counters sanitized for COVID safety!).

I also love that Annick works hard for the education market and that many of their books include reader’s guides and lesson plans, and are levelled for curriculum use.

Cover for Red is Best by Kathy Stinson and illustrated by Robin Baird Lewis. Book cover model courtesy Owl’s Nest Books.

Just recently Annick Press and ECW Press formed a partnership and it will be interesting to see how this partnership impacts Annick Press – I expect great and wonderful things.

So, if you have kids and want to celebrate Canadian Children’s Books, take a look at the Annick Press website and the plethora of quality Canadian children’s content they offer.

Happy Reading!!

– Stacey