Maple Deer Entertainment

Family-run creative studio based in BC, Canada. We create original books, songs,and stories that celebrate cultural memory, nature, and imaginative storytelling

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PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN! 🌱📚
The Secret of Grandma’s Garden — Book Two in our Tales with Strong Roots series — is coming this October! Grandma’s borscht recipe
🇨🇦 English + 🇺🇦 Ukrainian
Pre-order here: https://t.co/fCRCymbm9x #TalesWithStrongRoots #ChildrensBooks #MapleDeerBooks

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Book Two is almost here. 🌱
Meet The Secret of Grandma’s Garden — the book 2 in our Tales with Strong Roots series.
Written by Valentyna Miliohlova
Illustrated by Rebeckah Gerstner
Coming this fall.
Pre-orders open next week.
#MapleDeerBooks #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks

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Most people know #MapleDeerEntertainment for our books. But we also help game studios with product strategy, LiveOps, analytics, production, roadmaps.
20+ years in game development.
Always happy to share a fresh perspective.
https://t.co/NZynTPFg0E

#GameDev #IndieDev #LiveOps

[Maple Deer Entertainment @MapleDeerCanada]

Most people know #MapleDeerEntertainment for our books. But we also help game studios with product strategy, LiveOps, analytics, production, roadmaps.
20+ years in game development.
Always happy to share a fresh perspective.
https://t.co/NZynTPFg0E

#GameDev #IndieDev #LiveOps

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🍁 Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦

A grandmother's story. A Canadian granddaughter.
One book about family, belonging, and the roots we carry wherever life takes us.

Happy Canada Day from Maple Deer! ❤️
#CanadaDay #ChildrensBooks #MapleDeerBooks

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We'll be at #NanaimoUkrFest on June 14! 💙💛
Come celebrate Ukrainian culture, food, music, dance, community, and family traditions.
We'll be sharing #TheTaleofStrongRoots and would love to meet you 🌻
#UkrainianFestival #VancouverIsland #ChildrensBooks #MapleDeerBooks

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

In both cases, police were uncaring, but only in one case does Starmer bend the knee

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Happy Mother’s Day 🌷 Love grows through generations

Grateful for all the mothers and grandmothers who fill childhood with love and warmth.

#MothersDay #MapleDeerBooks

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Reviews like this mean everything 💛

The Tale of Strong Roots — a story about family, roots, and belonging.

#ChildrensBooks #MapleDeerBooks #CanadaBooks

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Happy International Women’s Day 🌷

Celebrating the women who plant the roots of love, wisdom, and belonging.

We’re also working on the second book in our series — Grandma’s Garden 🌱

#InternationalWomensDay #ChildrensBooks #MapleDeerBooks

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Nanaimo community event 🇺🇦
Feb 21, 2026 | 6 PM
Harvest Church Hall
Music, food & stories in support of humanitarian and rescue efforts in Ukraine.
📚 The Tale of Strong Roots will be available — 50% from each sale will support the charitable mission.

#SupportUkraine #Nanaimo

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We’ve released a new promo video for The Tale of Strong Roots 🌱
A gentle story about family, roots, and belonging.
Watch here -> https://t.co/lTARCypRtG

#ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #MapleDeerEntertainment #StrongRootsBook

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Today we celebrate 76 years of love, wisdom, and stories💛
#HappyBirthday to our grandma Valentyna Miliohlova — the heart behind The Tale of #StrongRoots We’re also excited to share that we’ve started working on Book 2 of the series: The Secret of Grandma’s Garden🌱 #PictureBooks

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Seeing this story find a place in the community means everything to us!
Thank you to the Ukrainian Saturday School in Nanaimo and St.Michael the Archangel Parish for nurturing language, culture, and connection
Heartfelt thanks to the Kinsmen & Kinette Club of Nanaimo for support!

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Meet Rebeckah Gerstner — the illustrator behind The Tale of Strong Roots. Her warm, nature-inspired art shaped the heart of our story.
#TheTaleOfStrongRoots #ChildrensBooks #Illustration #MapleDeerBooks

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Creating the book #TaleOfStrongRoots was our way of holding onto memory, family, and home.
Hearing words like Colleen’s reminds us that these feelings resonate far beyond one family. Thank you💛
#mapledeerbooks #childrensbooks #familystories #rootsandbelonging #BooksThatMatter

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Official Press Release - Ukrainian-Canadian Family Launches Their Children's Book The Tale of Strong Roots - A Story of Love, Memory, and Belonging #thetaleofstrongroots #mapledeerbooks https://t.co/kzYbE6AcEl

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Our first radio interview today at CHLY 101.7 FM
We talked about The Tale of Strong Roots and family’ immigration & adaptation journey in Canada.
The episode airs tomorrow afternoon.
#MapleDeerEntertainment #TheTaleOfStrongRoots #RadioInterview #PeopleFirstRadio

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On Saturday we shared The Tale of Strong Roots at Harbourfront Library — stories, crafts, music, Ukrainian food, and so much warmth.
Thank you @cvimsnanaimo & Sandy’s Ukrainian Kitchen.
Nanaimo, you feel like home 💛🌿 #strongrootsbook #mapledeerbooks #ukrainianstories

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The Tale of Strong Roots: A Multicultural Picture Book about Roots, Traditions, and Love https://t.co/seLp57Mirc #Amazon via @Amazon #MapleDeerBooks