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February 16, 2019
See you at RFTLOI 2019!
I’ll be giving a brand-new presentation, “How to Teach About Fake News,” on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at Reading for the Love of It in Toronto, 9 a.m. in the VIP Room. I’ll also be doing my “How to Avoid … Continue reading →
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February 13, 2019
Free downloadable Gabby Valentines!
Want to give your Valentine’s Day the Gabby treatment? Print these gorgeous Gabby valentines by Jan Dolby and spread a little book-love!
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November 7, 2018
Gabby soon to be a paperback!
Gabby will soon be available in paperback! My story about the little girl who dropped her book and all the letters fell out — and then whatever she spelled with those letters comes to life — is being reprinted as … Continue reading →
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October 23, 2018
Young Authors’ Conference, Sault Ste. Marie 2018
I had a fantastic time in Ontario’s northern cities near Sault Ste. Marie including at the Young Authors’ Conference last week. It was hosted by the Algoma District School Board. The conference was inspirational and exciting, with hundreds of grade … Continue reading →
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October 15, 2018
See you in the Soo!
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September 20, 2018
Coming to Hillcrest Community School
I’m looking forward to meeting the students in Ms. Steadman’s class at Hillcrest Community School in Toronto next week! We’re going to talk about picture books, and I’m even going to ask them to help me write one!
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September 14, 2018
Telling Tales Literary Festival this Sunday
One of the country’s best book festivals takes place this Sunday in Rockton, Ontario, just outside of Hamilton. The Telling Tales Literary Festival is a celebration of words — written, spoken, sung — and great books. I’ll be working with budding … Continue reading →
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July 30, 2018
Coke bottle eerily relevant–again
My son and I went on a baseball trip to middle-of-nowhere West Virginia a couple of weeks ago. A lovely–but remote–little American town with nothing (much) but a baseball diamond and a general store. I’m sure the residents would argue … Continue reading →
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May 8, 2018
Sliding Home launch this Saturday!
This launch is in conjunction with the Toronto Playgrounds “Lights on 3” event, lighting up Diamond 3 thanks to a generous donation from the Toronto Blue Jays Foundation. See you Saturday!
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