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Andrea Curtis

@AndreaPCurtis

Writes stuff. New THINKCITIES book out now: City of Neighbors (Groundwood); also Barnaby (Owlkids). Coauthor The Stop w @njsaul. She/her

 Toronto, Ontario
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Joined February 2012
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Thanks you to the amazing staff, volunteers, speakers and participants @CANSCAIP #pyi2023. What an inspiring (and exhausting!) day capped by an incredible bring-down-the-house keynote from @GroundwoodBooks Shelley Tanaka. Go rogue my kidlit friends!😍
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Thanks @WritersFestYGK for hosting my visits to Kingston schools. So many great ideas from kids about how to improve our communities thru #placemaking @GroundwoodBooks @KatyDockrill
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Thanks for having me @TellingTalesOrg! Such a great kidlit festival today @RBGCanada. 💜📚We talked CITY OF NEIGHBORS, building community and made a rock snake (inspired by a 7yr old boy in the beaches😍) #placemaking #kidlit #community
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It's about dam time. My essay in @cottagelife about why now is the time to embrace the beaver 🦫cottagelife.com/outdoors/why…
Why now is the time to embrace the beaver

Why now is the time to embrace the beaver

The Castor canadensis is a common cottage foe. But it needn’t be. Now’s the moment to embrace the beaver—for the sake of the climate.

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@GroundwoodBooks makes good books! Thanks for the first 45 years🎂🥳
Groundwood Books (@GroundwoodBooks) profile pictureGroundwood Books@GroundwoodBooks29 Jun 2023
A beautiful retrospective of 45 years at Groundwood in @quillandquire! You'll recognize some familiar faces too! bit.ly/44iMoV4
A tote bag with the words "45 years young groundwoodbooks.com" on the front.

ALT A tote bag with the words "45 years young groundwoodbooks.com" on the front.

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“Sharing this book and its many ideas might just convince a middle years classroom to find a way to make a difference” Thanks #salsfictionaddiction💜🌸 salsfictionaddiction.blogspo…
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😍😍😍Rise of the Indie Bookstores thestar.com/business/2023/06… via @torontostar
Rise of the Indies: As big bookstores like Indigo struggle, independents are flourishing. Here’s why

Rise of the Indies: As big bookstores like Indigo struggle, independents are flourishing. Here’s why

Some 30 new bookshops have opened in Canada since 2019 with sales up year-over-year. “What the indie bookstores are doing is bringing that sense of community.”

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Eureka: it's gnomes moving around the plants in my garden! I can not wait to meet Twiggy Dell & Puckle Swift🤩 in *The Hidden World of Gnomes*
Lauren Soloy (@lauren_soloy) profile pictureLauren Soloy@lauren_soloy14 Jun 2023
Um, this is amazing. quillandquire.com/authors/th… Thanks must go to @quillandquire @TundraBooks and Sal Sawler!

The hidden world of Lauren Soloy - Quill and Quire

In the world of writing and illustrating, careers take many forms and many paths. Some professionals develop their skills in full view, starting small and gradually taking on more ambitious projects....

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I love this great review of #CityofNeighbors in @quillandquire—one of the first *real* places I was published back in the day. quillandquire.com/review/cit… @GroundwoodBooks @KatyDockrill
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Amazing!! Congratulations @lizkingstone. An incredible educator and innovator😍
Withrow Jnr PS & Quest Alternative (@WithrowQuest) profile pictureWithrow Jnr PS & Quest Alternative@WithrowQuest25 May 2023
Congratulations to our own @lizkingstone @WithrowQuest @LC4_TDSB for winning @tdsb #ExcellenceAward We are so proud of you! You make our school, and our world, better every day! #TeamKingstone #OutdoorEd #KinderPE #bethechangecuzLizKingstonesalreadytaken #everystudenteveryday
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Prepare to expand your TBR pile with some great new Canadian kids’ books this spring🌸💜 including #CITYOFNEIGHBORS by me & @KatyDockrill @GroundwoodBooks and so many friends, @picturebookseh pals & #kidlit superstars🤩 cbc.ca/books/40-canadian-kid…
40 Canadian kids books to read in spring 2023 | CBC Books

40 Canadian kids books to read in spring 2023 | CBC Books

Here are the Canadian picture books, early chapter books and middle-grade titles we are excited about this season.

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Loop de Loop, a children's book coming soon (well, 2024🤪) to bookstores near you! I'm thrilled about this collaboration with the brilliant @roozeboos
The CAT Agency (@the_cat_agency) profile pictureThe CAT Agency@the_cat_agency17 May 2023
We are so excited to announce LOOP DE LOOP, a picture book collaboration written by @andreapcurtis and illustrated by @roozeboos 🌱 This upcoming picture book invites and encourages readers to imagine a circular approach to nature and resources, and … instagr.am/p/CsWlMpPv6jK/
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Bravo @DeborahKerbel 🥳🎉🎉
Forest of Reading (@ForestofReading) profile pictureForest of Reading@ForestofReading17 May 2023
Drumroll, please! 🥁 This year’s Yellow Cedar Award goes to… Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin written by Deborah Kerbel and Illustrated by Angela Poon!! What a win! @DeborahKerbel @owlkids
Forest of Reading Festival Award Winner graphic

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With the recent publication of City of Neighbors (@GroundwoodBooks) with @KatyDockrill I've been reflecting on writing a picture book series (during a pandemic!). Posted on the @picturebookseh blog picturebookseh.weebly.com/
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We done did it. Welcome to the world #CityofNeighbors! Thanks to our friends and neighbours for coming out to celebrate w me and @KatyDockrill @GroundwoodBooks and to @typebooks for being the best.🎉💜🚀
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Join me & @KatyDockrill @typebooks tomorrow May 7, 4-6 to celebrate the launch of #cityofneighbors pub’d by @GroundwoodBooks! If you can’t join us take a self guided @JanesWalkTO walking tour of some of the @cityoftoronto placemaking highlights from the book. Map not to scale🤪
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Some exciting news! I’m doing a new book for littles on circular systems for a waste free world. It’s called Loop de Loop and it’s illustrated by the very wonderful Roozeboos and published by @GroundwoodBooks. Coming up next year🤯
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Celebrating the release of my 10th book this week and 10+ years as part of @twuc with this pin. So grateful to have the Writer’s Union on our side, advocating and connecting. Solidarity w the #WritersGuildofAmerica strikers👊
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Welcome to the neighborhood/neighbourhood! CITY OF NEIGHBORS official pub day is today. I’m so proud of this book for kids that I made with @KatyDockrill & @GroundwoodBooks abt #creativeplacemaking around the world. Get it now wherever good books are sold!
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Happy #CanadianIndependentBookstoreDay to all of us. 🎂Indie bookstores are the beating heart of so many of our communities. Long may they thrive💜🌸. @ForestHillTYPE @typebooks @ireadcanadian @picturebookseh @GroundwoodBooks
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