As I begin the last day of my tour of schools, libraries and bookstores in Nova Scotia, I want to say thank you to all the students I've met along the way. Thanks for listening. Thanks for laughing. Thanks for asking great questions. Thanks for saying I look younger than my photographs. Thanks for the opportunity to… Continue reading Thank you, Nova Scotia Schools!
Tag: Canadian Children’s Book Week
Book Week in Nova Scotia: Shout Out to Bookstores
A huge thank you to all the inquisitive elementary students I met today on the first day of my Nova Scotia tour of schools and libraries for TD Canadian Children's Book Week 2014. Thanks for asking such great questions and for teaching me the correct pronunciation of "Shubenacadie." (I'd better learn to say it right if… Continue reading Book Week in Nova Scotia: Shout Out to Bookstores
Book Week in Nova Scotia: Day One (Saturday)
So far things are pretty awesome with my Children's Book Week 2014 trip to Nova Scotia. (I haven't actually begun working yet. Gruelling days are ahead. Or at least not quite so easy days as today.) First, I got to Halifax and found an ocean and sunshine and happy people walking all over wearing T-shirts. After a… Continue reading Book Week in Nova Scotia: Day One (Saturday)
Off to Nova Scotia for Book Week!
I'm heading off to Nova Scotia tomorrow for TD Canadian Children's Book Week 2014. Hurrah! I'm one of 29 lucky authors, illustrators and storytellers selected to tour schools and libraries outside their own province this year. I was thrilled to get Nova Scotia as my destination. I am smitten with the Atlantic coast. (So smitten… Continue reading Off to Nova Scotia for Book Week!
Book Me for Book Week 2014
I will be touring Nova Scotia during the 2014 TD Canadian Children's Book Week. I am thrilled to be part of this annual week-long celebration of children's literature. It's my first time; I've been told to expect exhilaration, exhaustion, and excitement. I can't wait. But I'll have to: Book Week will take place May 3rd to 10th, 2014. While… Continue reading Book Me for Book Week 2014
Catherine Austen 