Monthly Archives: November 2009

North to the Yukon for TD Children’s Book Week

On November 14th I fly to Whitehorse, Yukon, for a week of school and library talks sponsored by TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. I’m just one of the 29 authors, illustrators and storytellers who are fanning out across Canada for … Continue reading

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DIEPPE is selected for Forest of Reading 2009/10

DIEPPE: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II has been nominated as one the the non-fiction selections for the Silver Birch Award 09/10. It’s always exciting to be selected for one of the provincial ‘Tree’ Awards and Ontario’s Forest of … Continue reading

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