that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message kids can press parent company corus entertainment founded 1973 country of origin canada headquarters location toronto publication types books fiction genres children s literature official website www.kidscanpress.com kids can press is a canadian owned publisher of children s books with an award winning list of over 500 picture books non fiction and fiction titles for toddlers to young adults . the kids can press list includes characters such as franklin the turtle the single most successful publishing franchise in the history of canadian publishing which has sold over 65 million books in over 30 languages around the world . contents 1 description 2 see also 3 references 4 external links description edit started in 1973 by a small group of women in toronto who wanted to produce books for canadian children the mandate broadened within a few years and kids can press was creating books for kids around the world . more than three decades later and with a long list of award winning titles kids can press has become a favourite among parents teachers librarians and kids worldwide . kids can press has published in partnership with more canadian public institutions than any other children s publisher . partners include the royal ontario museum the ontario science centre the federation of ontario naturalists the national museum the museum of nature world wildlife and the national hockey league . kids can press books have received critical acclaim and numerous nominations and awards . some highlights include winning the governor general s literary award for children s illustration in 2011 for cyb le young s ten birds . 1 franklin the turtle series of stamps issued by canada post in may 2012 on the 25th anniversary of the publication of the first franklin book . 2 winning both governor general s literary awards for children s literature in 2008 for john ibbitson s the landing english language text and st phane jorisch s the owl and the pussycat illustration 3 m lanie watt s multiple award winning scaredy squirrel series 4 the independent publisher book award for if the world were a village by david j. smith 5 ryan and jimmy and the well in africa that brought them together by herb shoveller a featured selection on oprah.com . 6 today kids can press continues to be in the forefront of children s publishing by creating books that raise kids social consciousness with the citizenkid series . the series features mimi s village if the world were a village tree of life one well ryan and jimmy and one hen which help children and their families to understand complex global issues and demonstrate how every one of us young or old has the power to make a difference . 7 see also edit children s literature portal one hen references edit past winner children s illustration . canada council for the arts . 29 september 2012 . retrieved 22 april 2013 . http www.canadapost.ca cpo mc personal collecting stamps 2012 2012 april franklin.jsf http ggbooks.canadacouncil.ca en about apropos archives 2008 winners.aspx http www.kidscanpress.com canada creatordetails.aspx cid 223 http www.independentpublisher.com article.php page 741 http www.oprah.com oprahradio thanksgiving http citizenkidcentral.com external links edit official website v t e corus entertainment broadcast television global o & o cfre cfsk chan chbc chnb cict cihf ciii cisa citv ckmi cknd ctv chex chex tv 2 ckws cable television specialty channels english language abc spark action bbc canada 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