by sherylbooks | Apr 14, 2012 | Events, For Educators, For Parents, News
I spent all of Friday at a Truth and Reconciliation Commission event in Victoria. I was there to support a dear friend who wanted to make a statement for the commission’s record. Some of you might not know what a Truth and Reconciliation Commission is about,...
by sherylbooks | Apr 11, 2012 | Events, For Educators, For Parents, for teens, Writing Life
The Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable is featuring author Karen Rivers for it’s next program on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm at Nellie McClung Library at (Cedar Hill & McKenzie). Karen Rivers is a fabulous author who has written for middle...
by sherylbooks | Mar 15, 2012 | Events, For Kids, For Parents, News |
I’ll be in Tofino and Ucluelet for the next few days doing story time for their Pacific Rim Whale Festival. Here’s the info. “Story time at Sea” at Jamie’s Whaling Station in Tofino aboard the Leviathan II, 606 Campbell St. Saturday, March 17th...
by sherylbooks | Feb 27, 2012 | Events, For Educators, For Kids, For Parents, for teens, News
I’ve been waiting for the stories from the 2012 Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Writing Contest and I just got the call that they’ve arrived. I have stories from grade 4 again this year. Guess what I’ll be doing for the next while! If...
by sherylbooks | Feb 24, 2012 | Events, For Educators, For Kids, For Parents, for teens, News
It’s that time of the year again, the time when I remind you just how lucky we are to have the freedom to read what we choose. Freedom to Read Week is February 26-March 3. But our freedom to read is a fragile and tenuous thing that can be chipped away if we...
by sherylbooks | Feb 20, 2012 | Events, News, Worthy Causes
On March 28, 2012 at 4pm in your timezone, pay it forward. Join the Pay it Forward – Global Book Reading Flash Mob 2012. It doesn’t matter where you are on the planet, share a book that made a difference in your life....
