Inclusive Picture Books
Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Wishing Star releases books for kids.
Masterpiece
A Mom’s Choice Awards® Recipient, this award-winning book recently placed as a Top 3 Finalist for BOOK OF THE YEAR and earned a Kirkus Star!
The Self-Love Book
Pre-order launching August 15! All who pre-order will be entered into a giveaway. A donation campaign will also be happening where you can donate books to a non-profit that provides books to kids around the world!
10% of net proceeds from the pre-order will be donated to Casa Mental Health, a non-profit organization delivering mental health services to Albertans aged three to 18 and to their families.
Awards & Media Recognition
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Masterpiece is a Kirkus Star book! This is one of the highest honours to receive in the book industry and recognizes books of exceptional merit. Only 2% of all indie books receive a Kirkus Star!
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A Mom’s Choice Awards® Recipient. This program is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. Mom’s Choice evaluates products and services created for children, families and educators.
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Featured in the June 15th edition of Kirkus Reviews Magazine (pg.144)
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Featured in the Bookmarks column in The Edmonton Journal.
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5-star rating and review from the Readers’ Favorite Awards.
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Masterpiece is a Top 3 Finalist for BOOK OF THE YEAR, granted through The Golden Wizard Book Awards. The judging panel is made up of qualified childcare practitioners, teachers, award-winning authors, illustrators, and professional writers.
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Awarded The Golden Wizard Book Prize.
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Top 3 finalist for the 2022 Females in Fiction Award! This award is granted through Hindi’s Libraries, a Worldwide Book Donation Non-Profit.
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Founder Alexandra Hoffman was recently featured on the website, Watch That Scene, which features a various creatives, from authors and artists to musicians and actors.
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Global Masterpiece Day
Founded by Alexandra Hoffman, Global Masterpiece Day is a project that inspires inclusion in classrooms everywhere! On this day, teachers and students honour autistic thinkers and share how differences make each of us a masterpiece.
In 2023, in the inaugural year, Global Masterpiece Day was celebrated in over 40 schools across Canada, the United States and the UK, with almost 1,000 students participating.
To say this is an absolute thrill as a Canadian is an understatement. The CBC is the quintessential Canadian broadcasting network and I can’t believe I had a chance to be on the show.