We are thrilled to share that nineteen of Transatlantic’s Children’s author and illustrator clients have been included in the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teen 2023 list! See the list below:

  • BIINDIGEN! AMIK SAYS WELCOME by Nancy Cooper and illustrated by Joshua Mageshig Pawis-Steckley. Nancy is jointly represented by Samantha Haywood and Fiona Kenshole.
  • GRANNY LEFT ME A ROCKET SHIP by Heather Smith and illustrated by Ashley Barron. Heather is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • HOW TO BE HUMAN: A BEAR’S GUIDE by Sophia Kolinas and illustrated by Aparna Varma. Aparna is represented by Andrea Cascardi.
  • THE INVITATION by Stacey May Fowles and illustrated by Marie Lafrance. Stacey May is represented by Samantha Haywood.
  • JUNGLE CAT by Andrew Larsen and illustrated by Udayana Lugo. Andrew is represented by Fiona Kenshole.
  • WAKING BEN DOLDRUMS by Heather Smith and illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler. Heather is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • WHAT TO BRING by Lorna Schultz Nicholson and illustrated by Ellen Rooney. Lorna is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • WHAT WILL I DISCOVER? by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi. Tanya is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • WHEN SALLY MET HARRY by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan. Paulette is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • BEE & FLEA AND THE PUDDLE PROBLEM (Bee & Flea, Book 2) by Anna Humphrey and illustrated by Mike Deas. Anna is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • DON’T GO NEAR THE WATER! (Spooky Sleuths, Book 3) by Natasha Deen and illustrated by Lissy Marlin. Natasha is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • THE BIG STING by Rachelle Delaney. Rachelle is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • A GREEN VELVET SECRET by Vicki Grant. Vicki is represented by Fiona Kenshole. 
  • UP FOR GRABS by Michelle Mulder. Michelle is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • I GOT YOU BABE by Paul Coccia. Paul is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • CAPTAIN SKIDMARK DANCES WITH DESTINY by Jennifer A. Irwin. Jennifer is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • THE BEST WAY TO GET YOUR WAY by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and illustrated by Chanelle Nibbelink. Tanya is represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • INDIGENOUS INGENUITY: A CELEBRATION OF TRADITIONAL NORTH AMERICAN KNOWLEDGE by Deidre Havrelock and Edward Kay. Deidre and Edward are represented by Amy Tompkins.
  • CHAMPION CHOMPERS, SUPER STINKERS AND OTHER POEMS BY EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS by Linda Ashman and illustrated by Aparna Varma. Aparna is represented by Andrea Cascardi.

Congratulations everyone!

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