Kate Walker & Company’s Best of Spring 2008; a list of must have books from Ali Hewitt and Lorna MacDonald
Art’s Supplies; Mechanimals by Chris Tougas (Orca Books)
Buttercup’s Lovely Day by Carolyn Beck (Orca Books)
Forestry A-Z by Ann Walsh & Kathleen Cook Waldron (Orca Books)
Emily Carr’s Attic by Diane Leger (Orca Books)
Jeffrey & Sloth by Kari-Lynn Winters (Orca Books)
Siwiti by Alexandra Morton (Orca Books)
Chester; Scaredy Squirrel; Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend; Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watt (Kids Can Press)
Stanley’s Party; Stanley’s Wild Ride; Stanley at Sea by Linda Bailey (Kids Can Press)
Looking Closely Through the Forest; Looking Closely Along the Shore by Frank Serafini (Kids Can Press)
Bugs up Close by Diane Swanson (Kids Can Press)
One Hen by Katie Smith Milway (Kids Can Press)
Lily and the Paperman by Rebecca Upjohn (Second Story Press)
Maggie and the Chocolate War by Michelle Mulder (Second Story Press)
Lord of the Forest by Caroline Pitcher (Frances Lincoln)
Freckleface Strawberry by Julianne Moore (Bloomsbury USA)
Claire and the Bakery Thief by Janice Poon (Kids Can Press)
Elf the Eagle by Ron Smith (Oolichan Books)
Jake the Baker by PK Page (Oolichan Books)
Yellow Blues by Sean Moore (Raincoast Books)
Paleo Bugs by Timothy Bradley (Chronicle Books)
T is for Tugboat (Chronicle Books)
Like a Windy Day; The Sun is My Favorite Star; The Earth and I by Frank Asch (Harcourt Trade Publishers)
A Puppy is for Loving by Mary Labatt (Orca Books)
Klutzhood by Chris McMahon (Orca Books)
Wild Ride by Liam O’Donnell (Orca Books)
Orphan Ahwak by Raquel Rivera (Orca Books)
Still There, Clare; Not Fair, Clare; Double-Dare Clare by Yvonne Prinz (Raincoast Books)
Canadian Flyer Series by Frieda Wishinsky (Maple Tree Press)
Laugheteria by Douglas Florian (Harcourt Trade Publishers)
Time of the Thunderbird by Diane Silvey (Dundurn Press)
Reading the Bones by Gina McMurchy-Barber (Dundurn Press)
All-Season Edie by Annabel Lyon (Orca Books)
Impossible Things; Dead in the Water; Big Guy by Robin Stevenson (Orca Books)
Fouling Out by Gregory Walters (Orca Books)
Tweaked by Katherine Holubitsky (Orca Boks)
Gotcha by Shelley Hrdlitschka (Orca Books)
Pauline, BTW Series by Edeet Ravel (Raincoast Books)
XYZ Series by Karen Rivers (Raincoast Books)
Perfect Cut by Julie Burtinshaw (Raincoast Books)
She Loves You by Rhonda Batchelor (Dundurn Press)
Monday, April 7, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
April 7 Program Reminder
Don't miss our next program on April 7 with Ali Hewitt & Lorna MacDonald who will share the best kids books of the season. See below for more details.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
April 7 Program
The Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable is proud to present Best Kids Book Buys with book sales experts Ali Hewitt and Lorna MacDonald on April 7 at 7:30 at Spectrum Community School library, 957 Burnside Rd. $5.00 drop-in, $4.00/students, members free.
We Victorian’s love our booksellers. We rely on them to know our taste and to recommend the next great book for us to read. But who do booksellers love? Who keeps them in “the next great book” loop? Sales reps do according to a bookseller’s blog on Publisher’s Weekly. Lorna MacDonald & Ali Hewitt, two sales reps from Kate Walker’s Books, will give us the inside scoop on some great new titles from more than two dozen presses including publishers from Canada, the U.S., and Britain. Teachers, librarians, and parents won’t want to miss this informative evening.
Lorna MacDonald began her book career with Munro’s back in the days before it moved from its original Yates St. location. She earned her degree in Anthropology & History from the University of Manitoba and has worked for the BC Provincial Museum and for the provincial government in the Human Rights Department. After a stint with Sono Nis Press as a promotions manager, she moved to Stanton & MacDougall, which became later became Kate Walker & Co. Lorna is a favourite of Vancouver Island book sellers.
Ali Hewitt is the newest member of the Kate Walker & Co. team. She graduated from Carlton U. with an honors degree in history. Always a booklover, she began her career in the book business at Cadboro Bay Book Co. She completed the Summer Publishing Institute at Simon Fraser University, has presented “The Best in Kids Books” to Victoria Roundtable members on several occasions, and hosted a highly regarded kid’s book review blog. She is currently working out of Kate Walker’s Vancouver office.
We Victorian’s love our booksellers. We rely on them to know our taste and to recommend the next great book for us to read. But who do booksellers love? Who keeps them in “the next great book” loop? Sales reps do according to a bookseller’s blog on Publisher’s Weekly. Lorna MacDonald & Ali Hewitt, two sales reps from Kate Walker’s Books, will give us the inside scoop on some great new titles from more than two dozen presses including publishers from Canada, the U.S., and Britain. Teachers, librarians, and parents won’t want to miss this informative evening.
Lorna MacDonald began her book career with Munro’s back in the days before it moved from its original Yates St. location. She earned her degree in Anthropology & History from the University of Manitoba and has worked for the BC Provincial Museum and for the provincial government in the Human Rights Department. After a stint with Sono Nis Press as a promotions manager, she moved to Stanton & MacDougall, which became later became Kate Walker & Co. Lorna is a favourite of Vancouver Island book sellers.
Ali Hewitt is the newest member of the Kate Walker & Co. team. She graduated from Carlton U. with an honors degree in history. Always a booklover, she began her career in the book business at Cadboro Bay Book Co. She completed the Summer Publishing Institute at Simon Fraser University, has presented “The Best in Kids Books” to Victoria Roundtable members on several occasions, and hosted a highly regarded kid’s book review blog. She is currently working out of Kate Walker’s Vancouver office.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Volunteer Opportunity
Yep, it's that time again; planning time for 2008 Canadian Children's Book Week. I was the Vancouver Island Book Week tour coordinator last year but will be traveling this fall. If you love kid's books, want to meet some great teachers,l ibrarians & children's book creators, & have some free time, this volunteer job is for you! See the job description below for more details.
Book Week Coordinator Needed for Vancouver Island
Canadian Children’s Book Week is Canada’s largest celebration of reading and Canadian children’s books in schools and libraries, organized by the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC). The first Book Week tour was held in 1977 and since then over 300 Canadian authors, illustrators and storytellers have toured throughout the country.
We have an exciting tour planned for 2008 in honour of the 100th anniversary of L.M. Montgomery’s Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. The Canadian Children's Book Centre will celebrate classic Canadian children’s books during Canadian Children's Book Week. Thirty authors, illustrators and storytellers will travel across the country visiting schools, libraries, bookstores and community centres from November 15 to 22, 2008.
The CCBC is looking for a Book Week Coordinator for the BC Vancouver Island tour. In the past, Vancouver Island has hosted a variety of author and illustrators including Ron Broda, Monique Polak, Ian Wallace, Ted Staunton, Ting-xing Ye, and William Brownridge.
This is a volunteer position; however, a $250.00 honorarium and complimentary membership to the CCBC will be provided.
The Book Week Coordinator will coordinate the author/illustrator tour of Vancouver Island by:
- Contacting and selecting host schools, libraries, bookstores and community centres (based on applications that are submitted).
- Acting as a liaison for authors and illustrators; arranging tour itineraries; booking travel and accommodations within budget available; meeting and escorting authors; driving or arranging volunteers to drive authors to locations when feasible/necessary.
- Actively promoting Book Week by contacting regional and local media.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Cora Lee, the CCBC’s British Columbia Regional Officer at bc@bookcentre.ca or 604 506-2693. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please forward this information to them.
Book Week Coordinator Needed for Vancouver Island
Canadian Children’s Book Week is Canada’s largest celebration of reading and Canadian children’s books in schools and libraries, organized by the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC). The first Book Week tour was held in 1977 and since then over 300 Canadian authors, illustrators and storytellers have toured throughout the country.
We have an exciting tour planned for 2008 in honour of the 100th anniversary of L.M. Montgomery’s Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. The Canadian Children's Book Centre will celebrate classic Canadian children’s books during Canadian Children's Book Week. Thirty authors, illustrators and storytellers will travel across the country visiting schools, libraries, bookstores and community centres from November 15 to 22, 2008.
The CCBC is looking for a Book Week Coordinator for the BC Vancouver Island tour. In the past, Vancouver Island has hosted a variety of author and illustrators including Ron Broda, Monique Polak, Ian Wallace, Ted Staunton, Ting-xing Ye, and William Brownridge.
This is a volunteer position; however, a $250.00 honorarium and complimentary membership to the CCBC will be provided.
The Book Week Coordinator will coordinate the author/illustrator tour of Vancouver Island by:
- Contacting and selecting host schools, libraries, bookstores and community centres (based on applications that are submitted).
- Acting as a liaison for authors and illustrators; arranging tour itineraries; booking travel and accommodations within budget available; meeting and escorting authors; driving or arranging volunteers to drive authors to locations when feasible/necessary.
- Actively promoting Book Week by contacting regional and local media.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Cora Lee, the CCBC’s British Columbia Regional Officer at bc@bookcentre.ca or 604 506-2693. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please forward this information to them.
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