THE WORD FOR FRIEND: Kirkus 2020 Best Book of The Year List!!
THE WORD FOR FRIEND: finalist for the Young Hoosier Book Award, 2022-2023, Picture Books - Grades K-2
LITTLE JUNIPER MAKES IT BIG: selected for Bank Street’s “The Best Children's Books of the Year”
STERLING, BEST DOG EVER: winner of the 2019 Victoria Children's Book Prize
STERLING, BEST DOG EVER: winner of the Oy Vey! The Joan Betty Stuchner Award for Funniest Children’s Book
STERLING, BEST DOG EVER: finalist for Reader's Choice: BC Chocolate Lily Award 2019-2020
STERLING, BEST DOG EVER: finalist for BC Book Prize: Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature
News, Reviews & Interviews
- THE WORD FOR FRIEND starred review from Kirkus
- THE WORD FOR FRIEND review from CM: Canadian Review of Materials
- THE WORD FOR FRIEND "10/5 hearts" review from Momma Braga
- THE WORD FOR FRIEND interview and review by Jena Benton on Simply 7
- Author-illustrator Aidan Cassie tours across Canada (virtually) during Canadian Children's Book Week, May 2-8, 2021!
- THE WORD FOR FRIEND review by John Hopkins University editor, Deborah Stevenson
- JUNIPER review and interview on Fab Book Reviews
- Interview with Canadian Teacher Magazine
- JUNIPER review: Quill & Quire
- JUNIPER review: SLJ - School Library Journal
- JUNIPER review: Kirkus
- JUNIPER review: CM Magazine
- JUNIPER review: CanLit for Little Canadians
- JUNIPER review: Sals' Fiction Addiciton
- Interview with KidLit411 about LITTLE JUNIPER MAKES IT BIG
- Interview with Jane Whittingham on Raincity Librarian
- STERLING, BEST DOG EVER is featured on 2019 Reading for Research Month, ReFoReMo. An example of picture book "bibliotherapy"
- STERLING, BEST DOG EVER is on the "First and Best 2018" top ten list for the Toronto Library
"Our top picks of the best Canadian children's books for building reading readiness in kids under five. Because the first books you share with your child should also be the best!"
- Second book release: July 2019, LITTLE JUNIPER MAKES IT BIG (FSG-Macmillan)
- Interview with Mr Schu on Watch. Connect. Read. (Mr Schu) Blog
- STERLING, BEST DOG EVER book review on Off the Page Writing by Ann Kelley
- STERLING, BEST DOG EVER book review on Beagles and Books Blog
- Interview with Lindsay Ward on CritterLit
- Interview with Lisa Day at Booktime