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Q&A with Heather Fawcett

Q&A with Heather Fawcett

Q&A With Author Heather Fawcett
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Tagged: Author Interview Behind The Scenes Book Club interview Magazine Middle Grade year_2023
Beyond Book Club February 2023

Beyond Book Club February 2023

Go beyond our monthly book picks with these extension activities, discussion questions and a super fun creativity corner!
— Cheryl Long
Tagged: Book Club Craft Ideas Crafting with kids Creativity Corner Magazine Middle Grade
Meet our 2023 Enamel Archives Artist!

Meet our 2023 Enamel Archives Artist!

Community feature! A Q&A with artist Jane Mount.
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Tagged: Artist Interview Community Feature interview Magazine Middle Grade year_2023
Megan Reyes, author of HEROES OF HAVENSONG: DRAGONBOY

Interview with author Megan Reyes!

Exclusive OwlCrate Jr interview with Megan Reyes, author of Heroes of Havensong: Dragonboy.
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Tagged: Author Interview Dragons Magazine Middle Grade
Introducing OwlCrate Jr Monthly Reading Guides!

Introducing OwlCrate Jr Monthly Reading Guides!

Extend the reading fun each month with our new monthly reading guides curated by the author's themselves!
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Tagged: Book Club Magazine Middle Grade photo_by_a.o.tales Reading Guides
August 2022 MYTHICAL BEASTS Magazine

August 2022 MYTHICAL BEASTS Magazine

Grab life by the leash! Dive into  OwlCrate Jr's August 2022 MYTHICAL BEASTS magazine for author interviews, activities, and more!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Magazine Monthly Theme Mythical Beasts photo_by_beachesandreads
July 2022 'JUMP OFF THE PAGE' Magazine

July 2022 'JUMP OFF THE PAGE' Magazine

Take the leap into OwlCrate Jr's July 2022 JUMP OFF THE PAGE magazine for author interviews, activites, and more!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Jump off the Page Magazine Monthly Theme photo_by_beachesandreads
June 2022 'CAMPFIRE STORIES' Magazine

June 2022 'CAMPFIRE STORIES' Magazine

Pack your bags! We're heading off to sleepaway camp with OwlCrate Jr's June 2022 CAMPFIRE STORIES box. Take a look in our June magazine for interviews, activities, and more!

— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Campfire Stories Magazine Monthly Theme
May 2022 'SCHOOLS OF WONDER' Magazine

May 2022 'SCHOOLS OF WONDER' Magazine

Get ready to enter a brand new world filled with adventure, intrigue, and, of course, wonder with our May 2022 SCHOOLS OF WONDER OwlCrate Jr box. Take a look in our May magazine for an author interview, a personality quiz, and more!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Magazine Monthly Theme Schools of Wonder
A brown-skinned gnome with a red hat and purple hair sits atop a saddled brown rabbit. The two figures are surrounded by tall grass and two orange toadstools to their left. White text in the top right reads Twisted Tales April 2022.

April 2022 'TWISTED TALES' Magazine

Ready yourself to enter an enchanted wood where nothing is what it seems in our April 2022 TWISTED TALES OwlCrate Jr box. Take a look in our April magazine for an author interview, a word search, and more!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Magazine Monthly Theme Twisted Tales
March 2022 'REAL FRIENDS' Magazine

March 2022 'REAL FRIENDS' Magazine

The March 2022 'REAL FRIENDS' OwlCrate Jr box celebrates friendships in all their wonderful and messy forms. Read on for our March 2022 monthly magazine featuring an interview with our March book author, a fun craft project perfect for BFFs, and more!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Magazine Monthly Theme photo_by_pages.for.dawn Real Friends
Text reads Finders Keepers February 2022. Image shows an illustration of the ocean bed showing four different red crabs each holding a teacup, teapot, and a saucer. In the distance is kelp and a sunken ship.

February 2022 'FINDERS KEEPERS' Magazine

OwlCrate Jr's 'FINDERS KEEPERS' box is just right for fans of folklore, sunken treasure, and great stories. Read on to check the  full magazine, including an interview with our February featured author, a fun DIY craft project, and more!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Finders Keepers Magazine Monthly Theme