This year the Atlantic Book Awards has created a brand new honour, the Readers’ Choice Award. And Freddie the Flyer made it through the first round to be part of the shortlist. All the members of #TeamFreddie (Fred, Miki, Audrea, me and the publishing team) are so excited. We’ve had a blast sharing our bookContinue reading “Vote for Freddie the Flyer!”
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Book Week Recap!
The below was such a sweet note to receive from a parent of one of the kids I spoke to during Canadian Children’s Book Week! The boy was so funny, smart and inquisitive, and we had a blast connecting. Actually, that about sums up my feelings about all the 400 kids from primary/kindergarten up toContinue reading “Book Week Recap!”
Canadian Children’s Book Week!
This week I’m touring beautiful Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to visit several schools and libraries, connect with kids, and spread my love of reading and writing with anyone who will listen. Hope I’ll get to see you! For more information on Book Week, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, and my author visits, please visit: https://bookcentre.ca/book-week
Beautiful video about Freddie the Flyer by APTN News
Thank you so much to APTN journalist Karli Zschogner for creating this gorgeous video featuring Fred and Miki in their home and hangar along with: Karli also created an article featuring some lovely photos as well! Click here to read it.
Celebrate National Aviation Day with me at Woozles!
Please come join me on Saturday, March 2 (please note new date!) from 2pm – 4pm at Woozles Children’s Bookstore (6013 Shirley St, Halifax) to celebrate National Aviation Day. My popular and critically-acclaimed picture books, Freddie the Flyer and Alis the Aviator, feature pioneering Canadian Indigenous aviators and I’d love to share them with you! It willContinue reading “Celebrate National Aviation Day with me at Woozles!”
Book me for Canadian Children’s Book Week!
Canadian Children’s Book Week is open for bookings until February 2, 2024. Cape Breton teachers and librarians, the CCBC will be sending me your way in late April/early May to do author visits. These are subsidized by the CCBC so your costs will be minimal. Folks in other parts of Canada, I *may* be allowedContinue reading “Book me for Canadian Children’s Book Week!”
Thank you to my Kickstarter backers!
Doing my first Kickstarter campaign and my first indie publishing venture the past couple of months for Fever on the Forgotten Coast has been fun and, frankly, very vulnerable! But my community has come through in a big way. One of my favourite parts of a book is doing the acknowledgements, and I’d love toContinue reading “Thank you to my Kickstarter backers!”
Miramichi Reader Dreams Along with Freddie!
Thank you to the Miramichi Reader for their lovely review of Freddie the Flyer. It’s so heartening when the reviewer really gets the aim and intent of a book (and its authors) and connects with it! “The North is a place of extremes with its harsh climate and its exquisite beauty, where one calls toContinue reading “Miramichi Reader Dreams Along with Freddie!”
Kickstarter is launched for kid’s book!
For the next two weeks, I’m inviting backers to support my first Kickstarter campaign for my debut chapter book aimed at 7 to 9-year-old readers! To learn more about Fever on the Forgotten Coast, please visit my Kickstarter project page where you’ll find a video, information, and all the fun rewards levels I cooked up.Continue reading “Kickstarter is launched for kid’s book!”
Newfoundland Tour 2023!
My family and I are just back from a whirlwind trip to Newfoundland. We received some terrific ideas of what to do and see from friends – and we stumbled across a few of our own along the way (isn’t that always the best part of traveling?). I wanted to pass them along in caseContinue reading “Newfoundland Tour 2023!”