Next Meeting: Monday November 18th 2013

Dayle Gaetz and Kristin Butcher - Monday, November 18th 2013

Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable at the Nellie McClung Branch library. 

Authors Dayle Gaetz and Kristin Butcher will tell us about their latest books. Dayle’s books range from animal adventure for the youngest readers, to mystery and historical novels for pre-teens and teens. Her latest title is Taking the Reins, a horse story for girls.

Kristin, from her teaching experience, writes for ages 7-17. Her latest titles are Caching In (Orca Current), about geocaching for teens, and Truths I Learned from Sam, about 17 year old Dani set in B.C.’s Cariboo Country. 

Doors open at 7 pm. Browse Schoolhouse Teaching Supplies and Children’s Bookstore table before the meeting begins at 7:30 pm. VCLR is open to the public. Members free; $5 drop-in; $4 student. For more information call 250-598-3694.

Next Meeting: Monday, October 21, 2013

Kenneth Oppel – Monday, October 21, 2013

 

Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable at Nellie McClung Branch Library.

Meet award winning author Kenneth Oppel, well known for his Silverwing and Airborn series, Half Brother, This Dark Endeavour and more. He will present an illustrated talk about his career as an author, starting with his earliest writings in school, what inspired him, and how he got his first book published at age 17. 

More from Kenneth http://www.kennethoppel.ca/

Doors open at 7 pm. Browse Schoolhouse Teaching Supplies and Children’s Bookstore table before the meeting begins at 7:30 pm. VCLR is open to the public. Members free; $5 drop-in; $4 student. For more information call 250-598-3694.