Honours for Dr. Jennifer Harris’s new book

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Harris, whose third picture book The Keeper of Stars (OwlKids 2024) has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection (US) and a TD Summer Reading Club selection (Canada). Of all the traditionally published picture books in North America in a given year, “only the top 3% are deemed worthy of being named JLG Gold Standard Selections.” The Keeper of Stars comes out April 15^th, and is available for pre-order. There will be a local launch Saturday, May 4^th, at 10:30am at the Waterloo Public Library – Eastside Branch (2001 University Ave E.). A Toronto launch will happen at Mabel’s Fables, April 17^th at 6:30pm.

Dr. Harris will be teaching ENGL 432, a special topics Creative Writing course dedicated to picture books, in Fall 2024.