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Category Archives: literacy
Literacy in the Environment (LITE)
Longtime CWILLer Vi Hughes shares with us some tips for incorporating early childhood-literacy into more child-friendly landscapes, as inspired by her project Literacy in the Environment (LITE). Continue reading
World Read Aloud Day 2022
Join us on February 2, 2022 from 11-11:45 a.m. PST for a free virtual reading and Q&A in support of the 13th annual World Read Aloud Day and don’t forget to enter our giveaways OR book a free mini talk for your school, library or book group! Continue reading
Posted in activities for kids, classroom activities, contests, CWILL BC news & events, festivals, juvenile fiction, libraries & librarians, library visits, literacy, literary events, novels, picture books, presentations, readings, school visits, World Read Aloud Day, World Read Aloud Day
Tagged elementary, elementary presentation, free, giveaway, Jami Gigot, junior high, K-6, K.A. Wiggins, Mahtab Narsimhan, Mark David Smith, middle grade, middle school, picture book, presentation, prize, reading, school presentation, school visit, virtual reading, Word Vancouver, wrad, zoom
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With the right type of story, boys—yes, boys—will get into reading, challenging the stereotype: YA author Pam Withers tells how
By Melanie Jackson The boy sits, a book in his lap. His gaze is turned away. He’s daydreaming. He’s a sculpture by Giulio Monteverde (1837–1917), in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Monteverde named him Young Columbus, the implication being that the dry text … Continue reading
Writing & Illustrating Kids Books: The Inside Story
Interested in writing or illustrating books for young readers? Join six professional children’s authors and illustrators at this FREE event at the Vancouver Public Library to find out how they broke into this exciting and competitive field and built their … Continue reading
Posted in books/writing, CWILL BC news & events, Get Started/Kid's Books panel, getting published, latest news, libraries & librarians, literacy, literary events
Tagged carol watterson, children's literature, Cynthia Nugent, Ellen Schwartz, getting published, getting started, Glen Huser, kawiggins, kidlit, Pam Withers
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Join local authors & illustrators at Word Vancouver literary festival
It’s the 25th anniversary of the Word Vancouver festival and many CWILL members will be on hand at the children’s stage to help celebrate. Word Vancouver is a FREE literary event, so come join your fellow book lovers at the … Continue reading