Manitoba-based Karin Adams is the author of Lights! Curtains! Cows! and No TV? No Fair!, both available at McNally Robinson Booksellers. Humour and a kid-centered universe are the essential ingredients in her books. Karin's favourite stories remain those she read as a young(er!) person. Join us at McNally Robinson Grant Park on May 16, 2010 at 2:00 pm to celebrate the launch of No TV? No Fair!.
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The best thing about being a children's writer is that my favourite pastime (reading children's books) and my research (reading children's books) are one and the same. I am currently re-discovering the works of Judy Blume, children's author extraordinaire. As a reader, it's been great catching up with "old friends" like Peter Hatcher, Margaret Simon, and Sally J. Freedman (as herself, of course). As a children's author, I've spent some time thinking about why Blume's books are so beloved and enduring. Here's what I've come up with so far:
Categories: Reviews, Discussions, Authors
The Manitoba Book Awards 2010 were presented on April 25 and in the Young People's categories the following were selected from a very strong field:
McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People Award (Younger Category)- Timmerman Was Here by , published by Tundra Books.
McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People Award (Older Category)- Puppet by , published by Tundra Books.
Since the event's inception in 1989, during which a single award (the McNally Robinson Book Award) was presented, the Manitoba Book Awards (formerly the Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards) has grown to feature 13 categories. Nominees and winners are selected by jurors drawn from across Manitoba and Canada.
Categories: Reviews
In Instructions, gives you everything you'll need to know on your journey through a fairyland and back again - how to get through the wild wood and past the giants, and how you should always remember your manners.
Trust dreams
Trust your heart,
and trust your story.
On Thursday evening, April 22nd,in the Travel Alcove of McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park we celebrated our winning authors of the Grade 5/6 Writing Contest. The top 3 winning entries, as well as the 2 honourable mention entries, read their submissions aloud to an appreciative, and enthusiastic audience of friends and family members.
Categories: Reviews
Too Much Technology?
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, two hours daily should be the upper limit for children's television viewing. In a report on the television viewing habits of 4th graders, 36% watched 1-2 hours a day, while 18% watched 6 or more hours.
And that doesn't include the number of hours tweens and teens spent on Facebook, surfing the net, texting, and listening to music!
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