Let's Talk Illustrators #388: Chantelle Trainor-Matties

Today I'm pleased to share my interview with Indigenous illustrator and Nisg̱a’a citizen Chantelle Trainor-Matties. We talk about her newest picture book A Salmon Story: Protecting the Future written by Willie Poll––including all her salmon research!––and what being a practitioner of formline art means to Chantelle. Enjoy!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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Cover Reveal: DUEL by Shawn Harris

It's my absolute honor to reveal the cover of Shawn Harris's October 6, 2026 picture book Duel! Scroll down to see the reveal, learn more about the book, and read an interview with Shawn about how the cover came together!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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Crushes of the Week: February 22-28, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Merlin, Are You Near or Far? by Eva Rasano (Candlewick Press, February 2026)
2. Pass the Parcel by Carly Gledhill (Post Wave, February 2026)
3. Mister Norton's New Truck by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert (Tiger Tales, February 2026)
4. Writing Toward Justice: The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan by Peggy Thomas and Tonya Engel (Calkins Creek, January 2026)
5. Tiwi in Paris by Glen Farmer Illortaminni (Thames & Hudson, January 2026)
6. Cloud Boy by Greg Stobbs (Crocodile Books, January 2026)

     

Endpapers for the end of your week!