Category Archives: illustration

Read Local! 2023 Spring Preview

Posted on April 24, 2023 by CWILL BC admin

Special thanks to The British Columbia Library Association Young Adults and Children’s Section (YAACS) for the opportunity to pop into their 2023 Youth Services Institute day for a lightning talk! Watch the replay for a sneak peek at some of the 2023 new and upcoming releases we’re most excited for, along with a quick overview of bringing BC kidlit authors, illustrators & books into libraries, schools and institutions! Continue reading →

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Kah-Lan and the Stink-Ink Virtual Book Events

Posted on September 11, 2020 by KarenAutio

“Karen Autio has that great gift, which is to write a gripping story with a streamlined, yet richly specific vocabulary. I so enjoyed the physicality of Kah-Lan’s swimming and diving and grooming. This story of a young sea otter is … Continue reading →

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Announcing the annual Illustrator’s Breakfast of 2019

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Lee Edward Fodi

The Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable (VCLR) has just announced its annual  Children’s Illustrator Breakfast—mark your calendar for November 16th! A tribute to an acclaimed children’s book editor This year’s breakfast is a tribute to Sheila Barry. The program will include tributes … Continue reading →

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Crwth Press Launch

Posted on September 17, 2018 by KarenAutio

Growing Up in Wild Horse Canyon by Karen Autio, illustrated by Loraine Kemp Isobel’s Stanley Cup by Kristin Butcher For more information, click Crwth Press Launch Party

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Author/Illustrator Jami Gigot: Never without a sketchbook in her back pocket, by Pam Withers

Posted on March 9, 2018 by CWILL BC admin

It was the movie Toy Story that inspired Jami Gigot to move from her Madison, Wisconsin home to Vancouver – to study animation and visual effects at Vancouver Film School. Always enamoured by her love of a good story (“My … Continue reading →

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VCLR Illustrator’s Breakfast – October 14th, 2017

Posted on October 6, 2017 by CWILL BC admin

Binky the Space Cat? Small Saul? Yup, Ashley Spires is coming to breakfast! What’s the most magnificent thing you can do on Saturday, October 14th? Join us for the Annual Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable (VCLR) Illustrator’s Breakfast featuring Ashley Spires: … Continue reading →

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