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CREATORS | Oliver Jeffers Visits Vancouver
The incredibly talented, charming, and self-deprecatingly humorous author/artist gave a presentation about what it’s like being Oliver Jeffers before a sold-out audience on Saturday, 23 February 2013 in Vancouver. I took a stack of my favourite books for Mr. Jeffers to sign (photos, below) but, alas, the capacity crowd meant a limit of 2 autographs per devotee. […]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY | What Makes a Great Children’s Book?
Brain Pickings | The Night Riders: A charming and unexpected adventure story by one of today’s most extraordinary comic artists
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FELT STORY | 5 Little Snowgirls
A tip of the HAT to my colleagues, Alicia and Nicole, who kindly shared their version of this fashionable felt story: I really like Alicia’s penguin hat! ° ° ° When I was cutting out my own snowpeople yesterday, a couple of curious coworkers went, “aah … cute!” and wanted to know the story. Their […]
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CREATORS | Children’s Books by Famous “Adult” Lit Authors
I recently discovered Brain Pickings and thought you might like this site as well. Here are some visuals and a link to a post by Maria Popova to whet your appetite for more from Brain Pickings. Aldous Huxley Gertrude Stein James Thurber Carl Sandburg Salman Rushdie Ian Flemming Langston Hughes Brain Pickings | 7 (More) Obscure […]
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STORYTELLING PROPS | The Rabbit in the Carrot Pop-Up
I was called in at the last minute to give a Family Storytime to a group of caregivers and their charges. Needing some extras, I went into the “closet” and found a cute Made-in-China pop-up toy featuring a little rabbit hiding inside a carrot. I asked my boss what she knew about this object and […]
