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Nominated for 2 children's choice awards!

A fun, must-read book for today’s tech-savvy kids!

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Thank you Brent, Relay and At Bay Press for the intersection of everything I love: great books, great coffee and a SCAVENGER HUNT! ...

Author team … ready to take on the student teams! @kidslitquizcanada ...

Join us at one of Hamilton`s preeminent book fairs! Chat with these four great local children`s authors and pick up a signed, personalized copy of their children`s books. Also featuring a panel discussion at 11 a.m. to help you break into kidlit, too! ...

Thanks to everyone who dropped by to talk about how to do the important work of making our students safer online. And thanks to the #DreamTeam @kidscanpress and @ontariolibraryassociation for making this happen! Visit my website JoyceGrantAuthor.com for info about booking me for an author visit or to buy “Can You Believe It?” #olasc ...

If you see me come and introduce yourself! Let’s chat about critical thinking, journalism and how to help kids spot fake news ...

Want a free, author visit from me that will inspire your students and get them thinking more critically? (Of course you do!) @TWUC`s WITS program is now open and I can apply on your school`s behalf for funds to cover my author visit. Check out my website at JoyceGrantAuthor.com for details about my presentations and then email me or comment below with your email address. Applications are due early February, and funds are limited, so please let me know asap! This program is funded by @ontarioartscouncil and @ongov ...

Where I am right now. Blue skies peeking through. #HamiltonOntario ...

Check out my POSTER PRESENTATION in the Expo Hall of the #olasc and pick up 5 great ideas to help kids learn about fake news and misinformation. I`ll be there to answer your questions, in person, on Thurs., Jan. 25 from noon until 1:00. Come and introduce yourself! And let`s chat about critical thinking and helping kids avoid misinformation online.
Thank you to @kidscanpress for designing this amazing poster and check them out in the OBPA pavilion, and to order my book, #CYBI? which is illustrated by the incredible @ktmarcotte, edited by
@kathleenmkeenan and designed by @awndee
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Just did a photo shoot for Kirkendall & Durand magazine. Don’t love getting my picture taken but photographer @meaghan.eady made it practically painless! Highly recommend! ...

Thankful to know these amazing authors in @cityofhamilton — heading to the #hamiltonliteraryawards @hamartscouncil
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Thank you St John the Baptist students and staff for the warm welcome! It was a pleasure presenting about “fake news” today! 🌟👋 ...

Looking for a great phonics resource? This is the face of someone whose book just taught a kid that C + A + T is a cat! Gabby uses letters to create words, to create things. Thank you Playful Minds for this warm memory. ...

It`s #DigitalCitizenDay and #MediaLiteracyWeek. Thank you to the teachers, young people and parents who are working hard to instill critical thinking skills to combat misinformation online. I BELIEVE in you! ...

When the Ocean Came to Town is a moving look at the power of the ocean—and one little girl. Highly recommended! Written by @salsawler, ill’d by @emmafitz_art for @nimbuspub ...

I am honoured to have had my work with journalism and media literacy with young people recognized with a Gold Press Freedom Teaching Award from @GlobalYouthandMedia.
On this UN Day of of Democracy we also thank and honour all the journalists around the world who bring us information that we need, more than ever, often under extremely difficult circumstances. And this list of talented laureates--I`m in great company!
So many thanks to Dr. Aralynn Abare McMane and your team for encouraging me in my work in classrooms, as an author and online.
If you`d like more information about my work and that of the other laureates, please check out the link below.
https://www.globalyouthandnewsmediaprize.net/the-2021-edition/2023-news-media-literacy-laureates
To book me to come into your classroom, please visit JoyceGrantAuthor.com.

@kidscanpress @teachingkidsnews @torontomet @thetorontostar Classroom Connections @humbercollege @SheridanCollege @authorsbooking @e4dca
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The perfect socks to visit some libraries today! (Got them, in several colours, from @epicbookshamilton) Doing some research for my upcoming book about #libraries and #librarians. #library #socks #amwriting @mohawklibrary ...

Who wants a FREE author visit next year!? Hamilton, Burlington & area schools: let me know and I`ll enter your school to win @TWUC funding for an engaging author visit! Comment or email me TODAY (we`re on a deadline, here!)
How to spot fake news, Media Literacy, Critical Thinking
#medialiteracy #medialiteracyeducation #fakenews #criticalthinking
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Can You Believe It? The Reviews Are In!

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“Colourful and catchy, Can You Believe It? How to Spot Fake News and Find the Facts provides a good overview of what fake news is, why people create and circulate fake news, and how to identify fake news. While aimed at younger readers, this book can be used by readers from all ages and is an excellent resource for learning about fake news and how to identify it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, ****/5″

-CM Canadian Review of Materials, by Daphne Hamilton-Nagorsen

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Can You Believe It? "...can be used by readers of all ages and is an excellent resource..." Highly Recommended, 4/5 stars
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“Although technically a children’s book, this is a perfect text for anyone who wants to grow more tech- and media-savvy.”

-Book Riot, by Carolina Ciucci

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“I’m glad I have a copy of this book in my school library”

“Unlike similar books, it doesn’t dwell on the ‘media is terrible and out to trick you’ angle. It demonstrates that with some applied strategies, it can be possible to be a more discerning reader/listener/viewer.”

-Diana Maliszewski, AML (Association for Media Literacy)

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Read Maliszewski’s thoughts about “triangulation” here

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“This book helps young readers decide which online information they can trust—and which they can’t. Explore how real journalism is made, what “fake news” is and how to spot the difference. Learn about bylines and credible sources, influencers and clickbait. Readers are encouraged to approach online information with skepticism and to make smart choices about what they believe and share.”

-Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC), Best Books for Kids and Teens Fall 2022

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“Top Book for Grades 9-12”

Thank you Kate Barlow of the Oakville News, for including Can You Believe It? in this fantastic list of reads by great kidlit authors including Lana Button (The Cow Said Boo! illustrated by Alice Carter), Jennifer Maruno (While You Sleep, illustrated by Miki Sato), Sylvia McNicoll (What the Dog Knows) and Karen Bass (Blood Donor).

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Helen Kubiw is a wonderful reviewer and I’m very proud about this glowing review of Can You Believe It? She had lots of nice things to say–I made the graphic below about Kathleen Marcotte’s illustrations because I think sometimes they don’t get enough credit. They really are incredible and they add SO MUCH to this book! Also, what Helen says about them is bang-on.

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