I’ve searched online and I’m headed to different archives soon, but maybe you happen to have a lead to help me on my current research obsession: Louise (Mitchell) Jenkins, the first woman in Canada to purchase and operate an aircraft – Puss Moth CF-PEI (which is in the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa). Do you knowContinue reading “Help me with my research?”
Category Archives: Aviation
FNCR video interview with Freddie the Flyer illustrator Audrea Loreen-Wulf
Want to hear more from the amazing Inuvialuit illustrator of Freddie the Flyer, Audrea Loreen-Wulf about her inspiration and process (and connections with Fred)? Want to hear me talk about the writing side of things? We were so happy to chat with Nancy Cooper and the First Nations Communities Read folks last year, and nowContinue reading “FNCR video interview with Freddie the Flyer illustrator Audrea Loreen-Wulf”
Alis the Aviator Picked for Program!
I am beyond excited to share that Alis the Aviator has been selected for this program! Earlier in the year I kept hearing the phrase “Books and Breakfast” in my head. I even wrote it on my goals sheet as something to figure out. Because as all of us know, kids have a hard timeContinue reading “Alis the Aviator Picked for Program!”
True Story blog features Freddie the Flyer!
Thank so much to children’s book writer Karlin Gray for featuring Freddie the Flyer on her blog recently! It was lovely to think through the process of working on the book with Fred and Audrea Wulf. “In my TrueStory Bookshop, I curate lists of picturebook biographies by kids’ interests (sports, art, animals, etc.) and topicsContinue reading “True Story blog features Freddie the Flyer!”
Featured on CanvasRebel!
Danielle, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out. When I was 25 years old, I took what felt like a huge risk: I quit the academic path IContinue reading “Featured on CanvasRebel!”
Book Week Recap!
The below was such a sweet note to receive from a parent of one of the kids I spoke to during Canadian Children’s Book Week! The boy was so funny, smart and inquisitive, and we had a blast connecting. Actually, that about sums up my feelings about all the 400 kids from primary/kindergarten up toContinue reading “Book Week Recap!”
Canadian Children’s Book Week!
This week I’m touring beautiful Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to visit several schools and libraries, connect with kids, and spread my love of reading and writing with anyone who will listen. Hope I’ll get to see you! For more information on Book Week, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, and my author visits, please visit: https://bookcentre.ca/book-week
Beautiful video about Freddie the Flyer by APTN News
Thank you so much to APTN journalist Karli Zschogner for creating this gorgeous video featuring Fred and Miki in their home and hangar along with: Karli also created an article featuring some lovely photos as well! Click here to read it.
Celebrate National Aviation Day with me at Woozles!
Please come join me on Saturday, March 2 (please note new date!) from 2pm – 4pm at Woozles Children’s Bookstore (6013 Shirley St, Halifax) to celebrate National Aviation Day. My popular and critically-acclaimed picture books, Freddie the Flyer and Alis the Aviator, feature pioneering Canadian Indigenous aviators and I’d love to share them with you! It willContinue reading “Celebrate National Aviation Day with me at Woozles!”
Happy World Read Aloud Day!
Happy World Read Aloud Day! Speaking of reading aloud, I burst into happy tears when my publisher shared this news yesterday: Two hundred Grade 3 students from across the Winnipeg School Division gathered at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada to kick off “I Love to Read” month recently. Kimberly Ballantyne, the first IndigenousContinue reading “Happy World Read Aloud Day!”