Next Meeting: Monday, January 24, 2011

Welcome back! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! The next meeting of the Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable is Monday, January 24, 2011, at 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 Tall Tales Books table. Everyone welcome! Cost: $5.00 at the door, Students $4.00, $25.00/year

This month, we welcome guest storyteller, Shoshana Litman.

Shoshana is a Maggidah, which is a Jewish storyteller, inspirational speaker, & teacher (for more information, visit Shoshana's website at http://www.maggidah.com/). She will enthrall us with stories of the Jewish tradition and other cultures. Shoshana is also an author and a poet, with a degree in Environmental Science. She lives in Victoria with her family.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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.