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What perfect timing! The First Nations Communities Reads award certificate arrived at Fred’s house his 90th birthday week. Congrats again, Fred and Audrea Wulf and the Tundra team! And thank you to the Periodical Marketers of Canada for sponsoring this award and putting copies of Freddie the Flyer in every First Nations library in Ontario.Continue reading “Happy 90th birthday, Fred!”

So excited to head up to Pictou, Nova Scotia this June to interview these four fantastic authors on the Read by the Sea – Main Stage! Featured authors for 2025 are Toronto, Ontario poet Myna Wallin; a Canadian nomad now in Halifax Charlene Carr; Liverpool resident Vernon Oickle; and member of Norway House Cree Nation who lives inContinue reading “Join Me for Read by the Sea this summer!”

So grateful to the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia for running this residency program for writers, artists and other creators! And thanks to the Jampolis family for donating this property, and the Thomas Raddall family for helping to fund retrofits and ongoing accessibility improvements. My writing pals Allison Lawlor and Allie Fournier (and pup Rosie)Continue reading “A Wonderful Week at Jampolis Cottage”

It’s been another crazy year. That’s one of the reasons I love books so much. Even if you’re sick, sad, or just dog-tired, there is a book for that. Or ten. Some call it bibliotherapy; I call it book medicine. Here are the reads that entertained me, moved me, surprised me, and delighted me theContinue reading “My 2024 Reads”

I’m sure to read some more in the next couple of weeks, but I wanted to share this in case you’re scrambling for some last-minute gift ideas! Not all of these books were released this year, but they are all wonderful in different ways. There are books for young dancers, artists, gardeners, and picklers. ThereContinue reading “My Top 2024 Picture Books”

And I’m not the only one who thinks so – teacher/librarian Edy Graziani at CHCH Morning Live thinks so too (at the 2:00 mark!).

As you’re starting to think of holiday shopping lists, please consider giving the gift of reading to the people in your life! Looking for? award-winning picture books featuring pioneering Indigenous pilots and leaders (Freddie the Flyer is part of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and shortlisted for the Hackmatack Award!) for 3-8 year olds aContinue reading “Give the Gift of Reading!”