Author Archives: Kristin Butcher

Spring Book Hatching—Take Two

Posted on June 17, 2008

Libraries have always been special places for me—wandering among all those books is simultaneously calming and thrilling. I realize that’s a contradiction, but it’s the truth just the same. So when you throw a bunch of authors and illustrators into … Continue reading →

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Spring Book Hatching – Hatched!

Posted on June 11, 2007

The rain may have been coming down in buckets outside the VPL, but that certainly didn’t put a damper on the festivities going on inside. What a day! For most of us the fun began around 11 am as thirty … Continue reading →

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BCTLA Conference

Posted on October 23, 2006

On Friday, October 20th, the annual BC Teacher-Librarians’ Conference was held at Parklands School in Sidney. Many authors and illustrators were ion hand as panelists or presenters at the various sessions. We were greeted and given  goody bags upon arrival, … Continue reading →

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