Next Meeting: Monday, December 6, 2010

The next meeting of the Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable is happening on Monday, December 6, 2010, 7:30 pm at the Nellie McClung Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, (Cedar Hill & McKenzie). Doors Open at 7:00 pm, come and browse the Cadboro Bay Books table. 
As always, everyone is welcome! Cost: $5.00 at the door, Students $4.00, $25.00/year


Our guest speaker will be Caroll Simpson.

Caroll is visiting us from her remote fishing lodge, Ookpik Wilderness Lodge, in the northern interior of B.C.  She spends the off-season writing, painting and observing animals and nature. She is the author/illustrator of The First Beaver (2008) and The First Mosquito (2010), and will tell us about the creation of these original First Peoples of the Pacific Northwest creation stories.

Hope to see you there!

Next Meeting: Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:30pm

Hello everyone! The next meeting of the Victoria Children's Literature Roundtable will take place on Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:30pm at the Nellie McClung Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, (Cedar Hill & McKenzie).

Doors Open at 7:00 pm, come early and browse the Cadboro Bay Books table. 

Everyone welcome! Cost: $5.00 at the door, Students $4.00, $25.00/year

Guest Speakers:  Kim LaFave and Gary Kent

Meet award-winning children's illustrator Kim LaFave and former fisherman Gary Kent as they talk about their new book, Fishing with Gubby. Based on true events and partly told in graphic novel style, the story follows Gubby as he journeys up BC’s west coast, and recounts his adventures during a summer of commercial salmon fishing.


Look forward to seeing you there!

Next Meeting: Monday, October 18, 2010

The next meeting of the Victoria Children's Literature Roundtable will take place on Monday, October 18th at 7:30pm at the Nellie McClung Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library (McKenzie and Cedar Hill).

Our speaker will be Tara Saracuse.

Tara Saracuse is a graduate of the Creative Writing program at the University of Victoria. Island Kids, the third book in the Courageous Kids series, is Tara’s first book—and she hopes it is the first of many. Tara lives on a small hobby farm in North Saanich with her two lovely cats and her partner, Steve.

The Writers' Union of Canada generously funded our guest speaker Frank B. Edwards.

We're Back! Next Meeting September 20, 2010

After a summer hiatus, the Victoria Children's Roundtable is back in action. Our next meeting takes place on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 7:30pm at Nellie McClung Library, 3950 Cedar Hill Rd. (near McKenzie) in the program room. Access is from the parking lot off Garnet St.

Our first presenter of the season is Frank B. Edwards.

Frank B. Edwards is co-founder of Bungalo Books and well-known author of 40 books, such as Mortimer Mooner Stopped taking a Bath.
He will talk about his latest books, including a biography of Robert Munsch, as well as the writing process.

Looking forward to seeing  you there!

May Meeting Info

Our last meeting of the season will take place on Monday, May 17, 2010, 7:30 pm at the Nellie McClung Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, (Cedar Hill & McKenzie).

Doors Open at 7:00 pm, come and browse the Cadboro Bay Books table. 

Everyone welcome! Cost: $5.00 at the door, Students $4.00, $25.00/year. Monthly meetings will resume in September.


Our presenter for May is Carolyn Hart.

Carolyn Hart is a mother of two boys, a teacher, a children’s book reviewer and the B.C. Regional Officer for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. She makes presentations about early literacy and outstanding children’s books to parent groups and professional organizations throughout British Columbia.

Carolyn will speak on Cultural Diversity in Children’s Picture Books.

This workshop will introduce numerous new picture books that celebrate our cultural diversity. As well, we will look at activities and games that match the themes of the featured books. When we make wise choices with the books we read to children, we can help diminish stereotyping and help youngsters develop respect for human diversity and curiosity about our world.

See you on May 17th!

No Roundtable Meeting In March

The Victoria Childrens' Literature Roundtable will be joining the children of Victoria in their extended Spring Break this year, but we will return on April 26th, 2010 with another stellar presenter: Jeremy Tankard.

Jeremy Tankard is the author and illustrator of several books, including the best-selling, and the critically acclaimed, Grumpy Bird (Scholastic Press, 2007). Grumpy Bird has been nominated for many awards including the Blue Spruce Award 2008, The Shining Willow Award 2008, and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award 2008—a truly outstanding achievement for a first book. His most recent book, Boo Hoo Bird (Scholastic Press, 2009), received a starred review in Quill and Quire in January 2009.

Jeremy’s illustrations have appeared in many major magazines and newspapers including Time, Fortune, the New York Times, the Globe and Mail and the Boston Globe. He has been recognized by American Illustration magazine, the Society of Illustrators in New York City, and the American Association of Educational Publishers. His work has been exhibited in New York, Toronto and Calgary.

Join in the fun: Monday, April 26, 2010, 7:30 pm at the Nellie McClung Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library,(Cedar Hill & McKenzie).

For More Information: 250-598-3694

Doors Open at 7:00 pm, come and browse the Cadboro Bay Books table.
Everyone welcome! Cost: $5.00 at the door, Students $4.00, $25.00/year

Contest Time!

How would you like to win a $75 gift certificate to Cadboro Bay Books this spring? To be eligible, all you need to do is have a current membership to the VCLR and bring a friend to one of our monthly meetings. Bring a friend to three meetings and your name will be entered three times!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Next Roundatable Meeting: Monday, February 15, 2010

Our next meeting is happening on Monday, February 15, 2010, 7:30 pm at Nellie McClung Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, (Cedar Hill & McKenzie). Doors Open at 7:00 pm, come and browse the Cadboro Bay Books table. 

Everyone welcome! Cost: $5.00 at the door, Students $4.00, $25.00/year

February's meeting features Sarah Harvey. Harvey caught the bookselling bug at fifteen when she got a part-time job at Ivy's Bookshop. She went back to university in her thirties, when her children were three and ten. After graduating with a degree in English she worked as the trade book buyer at the University of Victoria Bookstore for fifteen years. She currently works as a children's book editor.

She started writing reviews for the Globe and Mail in 1988 and had book columns in both the Times Colonist and Monday Magazine. In 1999, she became friends with author Carol Shields who invited her to submit an essay, entitled "Mother, Interrupted," to Dropped Threads 2, published in 2001.  Carol also suggested that she consider writing children's books; now Sarah is the author of four books for children:  Puppies on Board, The West is Calling, Bull’s Eye, and The Lit Report.