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Children’s Book Author 🇨🇦
GRANNY’S KITCHEN 👩🏾‍🍳🇯🇲
JULIE AND THE MANGO TREE 🥭
Creator of @thefineprinttees 👚

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Check out the awesome trailer for JULIE AND THE MANGO TREE created by the very talented illustrator @sayadaramdial 😁🥭😍 What a delight this is, I can’t wait for you all to read this book. Be prepared to get hungry! Coming August 8, 2023…now available for preorder. Link in bio🥭🥭🥭 #juliemango #mangomadness #mangoes #somanymangoes #booktrailer #kidlit by @sadesmith_author

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I’m so happy to announce that GRANNY’S KITCHEN has been nominated for the 2023 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award!!!🎉🎉🎉 This was such a wonderful surprise and I’m truly honoured to be a part of this festival amongst these other great authors. This could not have been made possible without @kendaleyart for his beautiful illustrations. I would also like to thank @agentnaomidavis @editrix_em @tatiana.m.z @mackidsbooks @the_cat_agency for being with me on this journey!🥰 And thank you @ontariolibraryassociation @ireadcanadian for adding GRANNY’S KITCHEN to this fine list! 🎉🇯🇲👩🏾‍🍳 Congratulations to all the nominees, can’t wait til May!😁💃🏾 #forestofreading #ireadcanadian by @sadesmith_author

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In the words of Granny…”If you try and don’t succeed, try, try and try again!” GRANNY’S KITCHEN is now available where books are sold, get your copy today and be sure to try out the delicious recipes in the back. ☺️🇯🇲👩🏾‍🍳 P.S. Please send me pics or tag me in your recipe attempts, I love to see them!😁 #ican #cook #recipebook #jamaica #jamaicanfood by @sadesmith_author

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Have you registered for the CANSCAIP PYI (Packaging Your Imagination) Conference on Saturday October 24 yet? 🤔📚❤️ If so, be sure to stop by the BREAKING-IN PANEL at 11:00am with @delanobwriting @ian_duncan_pb @howie_ppf @12raisins and moderated by me. You won’t want to miss this! 🤩 If you haven’t registered yet, do so ASAP at www.canscaip.org to secure your spot today. 📚📚📚 #canscaippyi2026 #packagingyourimagination #pyi #breakinginpanel #canscaip taken in Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute by @sadesmith_author

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SANKOFA’S PEN 🖊️ Fall 🍁 In-Person Gathering 2026
12 Years and Counting
Saturday, October 10, 2026

Our recent Sankofa’s Pen Gathering was extra special.

We had some of our traditions— visiting a Black-owned restaurant, check ins, and celebrations and photos with our books.

But something was different… a surprise addition— a baby shower.

We celebrated author Sadé Smith and her upcoming arrival. Sadé has been a big supporter of Sankofa’s 🖊️ Pen— showing up at book launches , creating reels and posts, cohosting a monthly live called BIG UP BOOKS , and advocating for more diverse voices. We wanted to show her our appreciation and celebration. She was surprised 😮 🎊!

The event was extra special with Calgary, Alberta-based author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade who joined us after the launch of her new book DELE AND AMINATA’S JOLLOF WAR which was held at A DIFFERENT BOOKLIST. Author Delano Brown (and his wife) came after his Indigo Scarborough Town Centre book signing of his debut book MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Authors Nadia L. Hohn (STOP ANTIBLACK RACISM), Kimberly Dawkins (GRACIOUSLE IN LOVE), and Treslyn Vassell (NAHLIYA AND THE LADY author and her hubby) were in attendance. Luiza Junqueira of the CHILDREN’S BOOK BANK JANE AND FINCH also joined the festivities. It was a fun time of resource and information sharing and storytelling.

What a fun event!

Thank you 🙏🏾 to everyone who came to the SANKOFA’S PEN Fall In-Person Gathering. The next in-person event will be held this winter and a virtual will be held in November. As always, Black Canadian Kidlit and yalit creators are welcome, pre-published, emerging, and mid list, independent amd traditional, illustrators and authors. We welcome our allies on special occasions.

12 years and counting.

Thank you to the staff of Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen for accommodating our group.

@chubbysjamaican @sadesmith_author @ydayoade @adifferentbooklist_ @blackhurstcc @owlkidspublishing @delanobwriting @treswrites @nadialhohn_author @kimmy.possibility @bookbugca @bookbankjanefinch taken in Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen by @sadesmith_author

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Y’all know I love a good book launch, especially when it’s at my favourite bookstore in Toronto @adfrntbooklist 📚🙌🏾 We gathered to celebrate the new book DELE AND AMINATA’S JOLLOF WAR by @ydayoade illustrated by #brimariemcnish 🤩 I got to make my own Jallof spice jar to take home and (attempt) to make my own Jallof rice and the interview session was very insightful. I also won a copy of @ydayoade book which has a character with my name (what are the odds of that?)🫢🤯 I had such a great time and I especially enjoyed the read aloud.😁 Grab your copy today and let me know in the poll/comments which country you think has the best Jallof rice (please be nice) 🤣🍚🤭 #booklaunch #adifferentbooklist #jollofwar #jollofrice taken in A Different Booklist by @sadesmith_author

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IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS…

CANSCAIP PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION 2026
October 24, 2026

@canscaip Don’t miss the picture book trio session at #PYI2026 - crafting authentic picture books.

Register for in-person, live stream or recordings: https://canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

• @sadesmith_author COME FIND US at the @canscaip PYI (Packaging Your Imagination) Conference on Saturday October 24! 🙌🏾📚😁 Be sure to stop by the BREAKING-IN PANEL at 11:00am with @delanobwriting @ian_duncan_pb @howie_ppf @12raisins and moderated by me. It’s going to be great! 🤩 Can’t wait to see you all there. Register now at www.canscaip.org to secure your spot today. 📚📚📚 #canscaippyi2026 #packagingyourimagination #pyi #breakinginpanel canscaip

@capitalgayns @kinopia @kendaleyart by @sadesmith_author

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📚🚀🍅Nothing like enjoying jollof rice and a wonderful book with friends on a fall afternoon! And that's exactly what we did at @blackhurstcc with author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade, launching her newest picture book, DELE & AMINATA'S JOLLOF WAR!

Congratulations, Yewande and illustrator Bri Marie McNish! 👏🏿🎉 And 🙏🏿 to host @dkabiawu and interviewer @sadesmith_author for guiding the conversation with creative, interactive elements (the chain story icebreaker and polling activity). TY to all who attended and supported!

ICYMI, @adfrntbooklist has a few signed copies of Yewande's THE LITTLE REGENT and DELE & AMINATA'S JOLLOF WAR. Purchase copies at our webstore: https://adifferentbooklist.com/item/s10bAYl4gC7RsLH3b2gv0g (🔗 in bio.)

Happy #ThanksgivingWeekend to all - may we be grateful for life's blessings and share warmth and togetherness with others - #ReadDifferently! #childrensliterature #CanLit #diversebooks 🥧🍂📚 by @sadesmith_author

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COME JOIN US at the @sankofaspen in-person gathering on Saturday Oct. 10 at 4pm to celebrate Black Canadian KidLit Creators! 🙌🏾📚💃🏾 It’s always a great time when we get together and I can’t wait to see everyone there. (And don’t forget to bring your books for the group pic!)📚🤩 If you’re a Black Canadian KidLit Creator and would like to join us, DM @sankofaspen and let us know so we can send you the details! 😁📚😎 #sankofaspen #quarterlymeetup #blackcanadiankidlitcreators #goodvibes #funday taken in Toronto, Ontario by @sadesmith_author

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COME FIND US at the @canscaip PYI (Packaging Your Imagination) Conference on Saturday October 24! 🙌🏾📚😁 Be sure to stop by the BREAKING-IN PANEL at 11:00am with @delanobwriting @ian_duncan_pb @howie_ppf @12raisins and moderated by me. It’s going to be great! 🤩 Can’t wait to see you all there. Register now at www.canscaip.org to secure your spot today. 📚📚📚 #canscaippyi2026 #packagingyourimagination #pyi #breakinginpanel #canscaip taken in Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute by @sadesmith_author

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Thank you to everyone who attended @scbwi_canada_east BIPOC Talk, we had a really insightful discussion about Book Panels and Conferences. 📚😁💃🏾 Congratulations to @delanobwriting on the release of his first book MY NEIGHBORHOOD which is out now and available wherever books are sold. 🎉 Congratulations to @fzamanart on her newest book deal with #kidscanpress for a new board book called ALWAYS. 🙌🏾 Thank you to @anita.yasuda for co-hosting. 🥰 Stay tuned for next month’s topic. If anyone has any topic ideas, please send them our way. We hope to see you all next month. Happy Reading y’all!☺️📖✍🏾 #bipoctalk #scbwi #safespace #bookconference by @sadesmith_author

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WHAT’S HAPPENING in the month of October! 📚🎃👻 Join @anita.yasuda and I for BIPOC Talk (TONIGHT) Thursday Oct. 1 at 7pm where we will discuss BOOK PANELS & CONFERENCES.😁 Stop by the @tellingtalesorg BOOK FESTIVAL this weekend and join in on the the literary fun! 🤩 Come on over to the Theatre Centre Cafe on Friday Oct. 16 at 7pm to attend the book launch for @suharuogawa to celebrate her new book OTO AND THE LITTLE YELLOW TRAIN!😁🙌🏾📚 Be sure to attend the Breaking-In Panel at the @canscaip PYI CONFERENCE on Saturday Oct. 24 which I will be moderating at 11am, it’s gonna be good! 😎🙌🏾📚 Tune in to BIG UP BOOKS! With @nadialhohn_author and I on Wed. Oct. 28 on IG Live (Topic will be shared closer to the date). 🙌🏾 Don’t forget to grab your copies of GRANNY’S KITCHEN and JULIE AND THE MANGO TREE!🥭👩🏾‍🍳📚 Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Happy Halloween y’all! 📚❤️ #whatshappening #juliemango #grannyskitchen #packagingyourimagination #october by @sadesmith_author

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