TD Kids Book Clubs bring award nominated kids' lit to communities across Canada
CBC Books | CBC News | Posted: October 13, 2017 7:42 PM | Last Updated: November 20, 2017
Throughout fall 2017, kids across Canada celebrated the finalists for the 2017 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award with TD Kids Books Clubs in six participating cities, featuring nominated authors as special guests.
Winnipeg students discuss Canada's residential school history with David A. Roberston
In Winnipeg, students from Laura Secord School discussed the history of residential schools in Canada with David A. Robertson, in a conversation about his book When We Were Alone at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Young readers in Halifax talk about extinction with Jan Thornhill
In Halifax, author Jan Thornhill brought her book The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk to life for a group of local wildlife lovers, as part of a classroom visit with CBC Radio's Bob Murphy.
Kit Pearson brings painter Emily Carr to life for Toronto students
In Toronto, A Day of Signs and Wonders author Kit Pearson visited a group of local Grade 6 students, to talk about an imagined day in the life of Canadian painter Emily Carr.
Jon-Erik Lappano explores imagined gardens with Edmonton students
In Edmonton, Grade 4 students at Ecole/Escuela Grandin joined Tokyo Digs a Garden author Jon-Erik Lappano and CBC Radio's Russell Bowers for a conversation about imagined gardens and environmentalism.
Iain Lawrence talks survival with students from B.C.
In British Columbia, a group of sixth graders on Gabriola Island met with local writer Iain Lawrence and CBC Radio's Sheryl MacKay to talk about the wilderness survival story The Skeleton Tree.
Montreal students join the conversation on residential schools with David A. Robertson
In Montreal, the winners of a local contest had the chance to meet When We Were Alone author David A. Robertson during a classroom visit at Laval's Twin Oaks Elementary School.
To find out more about all the nominated books, click here.