Happy World Read Aloud Day! Speaking of reading aloud, I burst into happy tears when my publisher shared this news yesterday: Two hundred Grade 3 students from across the Winnipeg School Division gathered at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada to kick off “I Love to Read” month recently. Kimberly Ballantyne, the first IndigenousContinue reading “Happy World Read Aloud Day!”
Category Archives: Writing & Publishing
TD Summer Reading Club 2024 picks Freddie!
We just had a weekend-long snowstorm here in Nova Scotia, and I know a lot of people are looking ahead to summer. So what a perfect time to hear that Freddie the Flyer will be part of TD Summer Reading Club 2024! The theme this year is “To the Stars” and I’m so pleased thatContinue reading “TD Summer Reading Club 2024 picks Freddie!”
Freddie part of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!
It’s been so hard to sit on this amazing news, but Freddie the Flyer is part of Dolly Parton’s 2024 Imagination Library for Canada!!! EEEEK! When I first got the news while cooking dinner for the family a couple of months ago, I squealed loudly and immediately teared up. I still feel like this today.Continue reading “Freddie part of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!”
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!”
Freddie’s Fall Flight Recap!
What a trip!!! It took me a couple of weeks to process the epic launch journey for Freddie the Flyer last month. From KidsFest / Afterwords in Halifax through school, library, and bookstore events in Alberta and the Northwest Territories, I’ve been soaring through the fall (with some turbulence, of course!). Freddie on tour! GettingContinue reading “Freddie’s Fall Flight Recap!”
Books! The Best Holiday Gift.
Want to support a small business/creative entrepreneur this holiday season? Consider buying a signed and personalized book for someone on your list! My new book, Freddie the Flyer, is co-authored with Fred Carmichael the first Indigenous commercial pilot in the Arctic and features stunning artwork by Inuvialuit artist Audrea Loreen-Wulf. It’s getting rave reviews andContinue reading “Books! The Best Holiday Gift.”
Fall Freddie Tour in Full Swing!
I hope to see you at one of these fun events! It will be wonderful to return to Toronto, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and other parts of Nova Scotia to celebrate Fred, this book, and all our hard work.
More Love for Freddie!
Only a few days until Freddie the Flyer’s official birthday, and the positive reviews keep flowing in. I’m so, so grateful for these even as I know not everyone has (or will) connect with this book. As I’ve learned, nothing is for everyone! You know who this book is for? Fred, Miki and I wantedContinue reading “More Love for Freddie!”
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!”