Pussycat book launch

Posted on 2011/05/28 by kirsti

Dan Bar-el, storyteller, educator, author and superentertainingfunnyguy is launching his newest picture book Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been? (illustrated by Rae Maté) this coming Tuesday, 7:30pm, May 31 2011 at The Lyceum in Vancouver (3696 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver BC).

(click to embiggen)

Dan is the author of a whole bunch of books that are currently published (and worth seeking out in your local bookstore), and some that are on their way to being published (and worth looking forward to their arrival), such as the one that I am currently working on.

It should also be noted that PPWHYB appears here on the New York TImes Children’s Bookshelf.

Hycroft 2010

Posted on 2010/10/16 by kirsti

Love kid’s books? You might like to attend the 2010 Hycroft Event. It’s an evening for kid’s book lovers featuring new kid’s books, authors, illustrators and special guest speaker Sarah Ellis.

Find out more on the CWILL BC blog.

Fall Book Harvest

Posted on 2009/09/26 by kirsti

The North Vancouver City Library, the BC Coalition for School Libraries and CWILL BC present the Fall Book Harvest on Friday, October 16, 2009.

Along with an afternoon of live presentations, free autographs, displays, door prizes, activities and a book sale hosted by Kidsbooks, there is a chance for local schools to win a free author or illustrator visit. Read the full contest details on the CWILL BC blog.

Date: Friday, October 16, 2009

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Place: North Vancouver City Library
120 West 14th Street (map)

Admission is free

To date, the following authors and illustrators are scheduled to appear at Fall Book Harvest: Alison Acheson, Dan Bar-el, Fiona Bayrock, Silvana Bevilacqua, Della Burford, Norma Charles, Becky Citra, Rachelle Delaney, kc dyer, Linda Demeulemeester, Claire Eamer, Julie H. Ferguson, Lee Edward Födi, Nancy Hundal, Melanie Jackson, Rebecca Kool, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Christina Leist, Marian MacDougall, Oliver Neubert, Cynthia Nugent, Sheri Radford, PJ Reece, Gillian Richardson, Margriet Ruurs, Kathie Shoemaker, David Smith, Michela Sorrentino, Crystal Stranaghan, Carol Watterson, Irene Watts, and Kari-Lynn Winters.

The direct link to the print-size colour letter-format poster is right here.

All the posters, in various formats (letter & tabloid) plus a choice of black & white or colour, can be found here and downloaded in a variety of sizes.

CWILL BC Spring Book Hatching 2009

Posted on 2009/04/07 by kirsti

date: May 2, 2009
time: 1-3 p.m.
location: Alice MacKay Room Lower Level
Central Library 350 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC

admission: Free

Simply Read Books Book Launch

Posted on 2008/09/23 by kirsti

Simply Read Books is launching 3 new publications on September 25, 7-9 pm at Vancouver kidsbooks on Broadway.

Harvest Books This Fall With CWILL BC

Posted on 2008/09/10 by kirsti

CWILL BC introduces the Fall Book Harvest! Find out which BC books are new on shelves this year. Read the press release on the CWILL BC blog to learn more about this event! There are authors and illustrators to be met, books to buy and prizes to be won. (You could even win an author visit at your school…)

Printable pdf versions of the poster are available for download in letter or tabloid format from the CWILL BC website.

Almost Time To Hatch!

Posted on 2008/06/13 by kirsti

It’s almost time for the CWILL BC 2008 Spring Book Hatching.

It all goes down tomorrow (June 14th) between 1 and 3pm at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch on Georgia Street (Peter Kaye Room and lower level).

Everything from picture books to young adult/teen novels will be represented. There will also be activities for kids, prizes to be won, autographs to be collected and book presentations to hear. Hope to see you there!

Spring Book Hatching Announcement

Posted on 2008/05/23 by kirsti

So, I’m really behind in my blogging. It’s been a crazy busy spring. When I haven’t been working (or trying to get the garden planted before it’s too late) I’ve been designing all the advertising pieces for CWILL BC’s upcoming Spring Book Hatching. The first one last year was such a success that CWILL BC is making this an annual event.

There’s a press release over on the CWILL BC blog that you can check out to learn all the details.

I’ll be at the SBH with my most recently illustrated book Looking for Loons. Drop by and say hello!

Loads of Launched Loons (and Mice)

Posted on 2007/12/08 by kirsti

I met author Jennifer Lloyd at the launch for our book Looking for Loons this afternoon. She also launched her previously published book One Winter’s Night with illustrator Lynn Ray. She read both books to a full house and an audience of attentive children.

This is One Winter Night illustrator Lynn Ray, compositionally left-of-center (I hope she doesn’t mind.)

left to right: Christianne – owner and operator of Christianne’s Lyceum of Art and Literature, author Jennifer Lloyd, myself, illustrator Lynn Ray, and Dimiter – publisher, Simply Read Books.

As well as ten scarf-wearing mouse toys and a prop loon, there were loon cookies…

and mouse cookies…

A big thank you to Christianne for the fantastic venue and organising and to Dimiter for the launch.

Looking for Loons Book Launch

Posted on 2007/11/29 by kirsti

Looking for Loons, endpapers | pencil and charcoal on paper

Looking for Loons is being launched at Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art in Vancouver on December 8th. Author Jennifer Lloyd will be in town to properly introduce the book with me.

December 8
4pm
at Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art
3696 West 8th Ave, Vancouver (8th and Alma)

the event is free and it’s requested that you RSVP:
lyceum /at/ christiannehayward /dot/ com or 606-733-1356

Here’s the invite and you can grab the full sized one here.