We are over halfway through 2024, and Pownal Street Press has been busy bringing both colourful children’s books and empowering memoir and nonfiction titles to life!
Let’s take a look at the 2024 titles we’ve published so far…
February
Reg Goes Swimming: A Self-Regulation Story for Kids written by Lori Gard & illustrated by Emma Martin (Tales for Big Feelings series)
Reg is a bear whose name rhymes with EGG! He likes to climb trees, eat snacks, and sleep. Most of all, Reg loves to swim in the creek. One day as he heads out, he notices that a few obstacles stand in his way. How will Reg react to the challenges of the day ahead?
March
Giaci and Me: A Mother’s Journey of Loving and Raising an Autistic Child by Rita Miceli
2024 GOLD NONFICTION BOOK AWARD by the Nonfiction Authors Association
A narrative of Rita’s innermost thoughts, realizations, and fears, this memoir of fierce devotion and unwavering perseverance offers a much-needed resource to inspire, encourage and support parents of autistic children so they can continue their own journey knowing they are not alone.
April
Journey: A Guided Journal for Becoming and Unbecoming by Katherine Stetson
Author Katherine Stetson supports readers in their creative processes by offering them reflective questions to investigate their unique histories and complexities—and past and present.
April
On the Edge of Being: An Afghan Woman’s Journey by Sharifa Sharif
Sometimes painful and at other times shocking, the stories in On the Edge of Being are still hopeful. The world that Afghan women inhabit in this memoir illuminates the split between body and voice — a split that has wrought a devastating impact on the women of Afghanistan.
June
Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? written by Caroline Woodward & illustrated by Claire Watson
In this splash of a tale, author Caroline Woodward and illustrator Claire Watson take the reader on an exploratory journey through the senses! From sun-warmed rocks to crackling campfires, this is one book that leaps with the dolphins and barks with the sea lions.
“Readers of all ages will chuckle at the antics portrayed in this light-hearted story. A perfect read before – or after – a beach or woods outing and even on a rainy day while stuck inside.” — excerpt from Paula Wild’s review of Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale?
Pownal Street Press is proud to have published these stories, and we have more titles hitting the press in the coming months!
Here’s a preview of the books that will be published in the latter half of 2024:
September
Reg Takes a Trip: A Co-Regulation Story for Kids written by Lori Gard & illustrated by Emma Martin (Tales for Big Feelings series)
Reg Takes a Trip is a book with a message that supports parents and children in learning how to co-regulate their emotions with others.
Available: September 3, 2024
Are You Listening?: Weaving a Tapestry from Pain into Beauty by Zaynab Mohammed
Are You Listening? is a journey of sound, sight and story. Using poems and stories, this memoir explores intergenerational displacement, and speaks the truths of a woman who loses her innocence at a young age due to cultural inequity, and is forced to navigate a terrain foreign to her ancestors.
Available: September 10, 2024
October
The Adventures of Easton the Rescue Pet: Homeward Bound written by Elizabeth Retter & illustrated by Izzy Bean
Homeward Bound is the second book in The Adventures of Easton the Rescue Pet series and is the follow-up book to the debut title, The Dog in the Deli. Based on personal experience, this story follows Easton on a new adventure as he travels to meet his new family and settles into his new home.
Available: October 1, 2024
Sacred Thought: Mi’kmaq Meditations for Our Times by Elder George Paul
In this philosophical exploration, Mi’kmaq Elder George Paul shares his traditional knowledge with those on a quest to better understand themselves and the world around them.
Available: October 15, 2024
Just to Be With You written by Libby Glover & illustrated by Meg Glover
Just to Be With You is all about the lengths we go to for love. To prove her love and make her way back to her family, the narrator goes on an expedition around the world, trekking through shark-infested waters and treacherous mountain winds, and doing the scariest thing of all—singing solo on a stage in a room packed with people!
Available: October 29, 2024
Thank you to everyone who has supported our small press, our authors and our illustrators this year. You can continue to support our publishing program by pre-ordering our upcoming books; visit the PSP website for pre-ordering links. Our 2024 Catalogue can be viewed here.
We look forward to bringing you more creative and inspiring stories in 2025!
Pownal Street Press is PEI’s newest publishing house. Women-owned and women-led, friendly, warm and professional: Pownal Street Press brings an approachable perspective to publishing books. For more information about the Press and its books, please visit: www.pownalstreetpress.com.