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I’m so pleased to introduce you to Russ Willms. Russ has spent many years in advertising as an illustrator and graphic designer in our hometown of Victoria, B.C. But he is also an award-winning children’s book illustrator and author. We featured his most recent book Elephants Do Not Belong in Trees in our May Picture Book Box. MARMALADE BOOKS: How young were you when you started drawing? Were you always a doodler? 

We'd like to introduce you to our Marmalade Junior Book Reviewer, 11-year-old Kiva. Kiva has been a Marmalade reader since July 2020 and is such an enthusiastic reader that we asked if she would like to review some of our Middle Grade Novel picks. Here's what she had to say about our November Middle Grade Novel Box.

Mike Boldt is a Canadian children’s author/illustrator. Whether he’s writing and/or illustrating, his books are so fun, it’s easy to be fan. His latest picture book Find Fergus, couldn’t be more adorable. You’ll love meeting this bear as he practices his skills at hide and seek. We featured Find Fergus in our January 2021 Picture Book Box (a few boxes are still left readmarmalade.com/collections/past-boxes). MARMALADE BOOKS: You live in Stony Plain, Alberta, just outside of Edmonton. Have you always lived there? You must like the cold and snow!

I'm excited to share with you our very first guest blogger, Eric Fan. Eric is one half (or now 1/3) of the very talented Fan Brothers team. If you love kids books, then the Fan Brothers should be on your radar. Even better, they're Canadians, from Toronto. Eric and his brother Terry are the authors and illustrators of two of my favourite books, The Night Gardener and Ocean Meets Sky.