Welcome Tankard, Beiser, Nielson and Messier!

[Valerie Sherrard]

Dear School and Library Staff,

Last chance to book …

Visiting from Nova Scotia: Don Aker:  Don will visit anywhere public transit reaches from the GTA: Time slots available November 12 and 13.  A spectacular speaker and winner of multiple awards!  No long distance travel costs!!

Eastern Ontario’s Celia Godkin is available for readings in the GTA on November 9.  No long distance travel costs for this captivating presenter!

 

IMPORTANT: 

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Still to come:

News and New Releases
Nominees for your Forest of Reading Events!

Authors coming from out of province

Ontario members – save on travel costs!

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NEWS!

 

The following Forest of Reading Nominees have now joined those who are booking visits through ABS (full list below).  Welcome:

 

Jeremy Tankard (Blue Spruce)

Tim Beiser (Blue Spruce)

Susin Nielson (Red Maple and Golden Oak) and

Mireille Messier (Tamarack) Mireille presents in either French or English.

 

Have you visited our web site? We’re at www.authorsbooking.com and we’d love to have you stop by. For a full list of our members, click on Our Presenters.

 

Or, if you’d like to go directly to the Forest of Reading Nominees we’re representing, go here: http://authorsbooking.com/2043/2064.html.  Each name links to information on that nominee’s publications, presentations, fees, locations and more.

 

NEW RELEASES

 

Valerie Sherrard (A) and David Jardine (I) There’s a GOLDFISH in my Shoe!: Oscar Ollie Brown may never understand his mother! If he did, he might be able to figure out why doing exactly what he’s told is not always a good idea. Jardine’s wild and quirky illustrations compliment this story of Oscar’s continuing confusion over the things his mother says to him.

Valerie Sherrard: Tumbleweed Skies: (Junior novel) A motherless child, a grandmother who cannot forgive, an injured magpie and a warm prairie summer ... Is there hope for this family to heal itself?

Mahtab Narsimhan: The Silver Anklet: What if the only way to get rid of your worst enemy was to sacrifice your brother? When hyenas snatch Tara's brother and two other children, Tara and her companions decide to rescue them. Tara’s nemesis, Zarku, is back and intent on revenge. Can Tara prevail armed only with belief in herself and a silver anklet?

Veronika Martenova Charles: Fairy Tales in the Classroom: Teaching Students to Create Stories with Meaning Through Traditional Tales. This ground breaking book provides teachers in early grades with practical approaches to maximize the potential of traditional tales with their students. It contains all the tools, suggestions and stories that teachers need to give their students life transforming experiences and a solid background for all their future writing.

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FOREST OF READING NOMINEES!

 

Is your community planning a SPECIAL EVENT in celebration of the Forest of Reading programs?  In the past, overlapping dates have made it difficult to book nominees for these events.  We can help!  Let us know your plans and we can help coordinate dates and nominated guests for your celebrations!

 

We are pleased to help coordinate visits for the nominees listed below, who have opted to take advantage of the OLA’s arrangement to have ABS coordinate this year's bookings.  (This service is, as always, absolutely free to the OLA and hosting organizations.)

 

While Ontario-based nominees have general availability, many out-of-province nominees will be in Ontario in May for the Festival of Trees and are now accepting bookings for around that time.

 

Contact us today at a...@authorsbooking.com to book the author or illustrator of your choice.

 

Blue Spruce

 

Jeremy Tankard (A/I): Boo Hoo Bird (general availability)

 

Tim Beiser (A): Bradley McGog, the Very Fine Frog (general availability)

 

Linda Bailey (A): Stanley’s Beauty Contest (May 2010)

 

Valerie Sherrard (A) There’s A COW Under My Bed! (Nov/09 and May 2010)

 

David Jardine (I): There’s A COW Under My Bed! (May 2010)

 

Frieda Wishinsky (A): You’re Mean, Lily Jean (general availability)

 

Silver Birch

 

Shane Peacock: Death in the Air (general availability)

 

Linda Demeulemeester: Grimm Hill, the Secret Deepens  (May 2010)

 

Arthur Slade: Jolted (May 2010)

 

Alma Fullerton: Libertad (general availability)

 

Ann Kerz: Mealworm Diaries (general availability)

 

Natale Ghent: The Odds get Even (general availability)

 

Robert Paul Weston: Zorgamazoo (general availability)

 

Silver Birch Non-Fiction

 

Jane Drake (A) and Ann Love (A): Alien Invaders: Species that Threaten our World (general availability)

 

Larry Verstraete: At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times  (May 2010)

 

Rona Arato: Courage and Compassion: Ten Canadians Who Made a Difference (general availability)

 

Hugh Brewster: Dieppe (general availability)

 

Helaine Becker (A): Insecto-Files: Amazing Insect Science and Bug Facts You’ll  Never Believe (general availability)

 

Kristin Butcher (A): Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers  (May 2010)

 

Frank Edwards: Robert Munsch (general availability)

 

Silver Birch Express

 

Harry Endrulat: A Bear in War (general availability)

 

Marsha Skrypuch: Call Me Aram (general availability)

 

Cyndi Sand-Eveland: Dear Toni  (May 2010)

 

Lois Peterson: Meeting Miss 405  (May 2010)

 

Cary Fagan: Ten Lessons for Casper Snit (general availability)

 

Red Maple

 

Caroline Pignat: Greener Grass (general availability)

 

Rene Schmidt: Leaving Fletchville (general availability)

 

Philip Roy: Submarine Outlaw  (May 2010)

 

Susin Nielson: Word Nerd (May 2010)

 

White Pine

 

Hiromi Goto: Half World  (May 2010)

 

Julie Burtinshaw: The Perfect Cut  (May 2010)

 

Shelley Hrdlitschka: Sister Wife  (May 2010)

 

Lesley Livingston: Wondrous Strange (general availability)

 

Golden Oak

 

Ann Alma: Brave Deeds (May 2010)

 

Marsha Skrypuch: Call Me Aram (general availability)

 

Susin Nielson: Word Nerd (May 2010)

 

Tamarack (French/en Francais)

 

Mireille Messier: Tous les oeufs dans le même panier (general availability)

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FALL VISITS!

Coming from Out-of-Province:

Valerie Sherrard (Blue Spruce Nominee): has openings in the Richmond Hill area on the morning of Nov 24 and any location within 200 kilometres of the GTA on Nov. 25.

Joan Marie Galat: Visiting the GTA November 23 - 27.  (What planet has an atmosphere that can freeze and fall to the ground?  How many stars are in the Milky Way?  What are three ways to tell the difference between a star and a planet? Joan answers these, and many other questions.)

 

Jacqueline Guest, Métis author of 16 novels including Belle of Batoche, is available for curriculum-based, highly visual interactive Historical and Cultural Presentations in the Niagara Area Feb 15-19.
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ONTARIO MEMBERS:

Save on Travel Costs for these Ontario members:

Helaine Becker (Silver Birch Non Fiction Nominee) is available in the morning, in London, on November 17.

 

Marina Cohen is available in London in the afternoon of November 18th.

 

Lynne Kositsky has time slots available in the Vaughan area on Nov. 18.

 

Frieda Wishinsky (Blue Spruce Nominee) has one time slot available in Ottawa on November 26.

 

Janet Wilson will be in Richmond Hill on February 3 and has time slots open in the afternoon.

 

Andrea Beck is available in London on May 7, 2010.

 

Liam O’Donnell is now accepting bookings for May 2010.

 

Ontario Members General Availability

Once monthly we post a complete list of Ontario authors. Please let us know if you would like information about any Ontario-based author in the meantime.
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We've done the groundwork to help make your author visit hassle free. Let us know how we're doing and how we can improve this service!

Marsha & Valerie

We respond to all e-mails quickly. If you haven't had a reply within 48 hours, your message has probably not reached us. In that case, we welcome you to contact either of us at home. Valerie: val...@nbnet.nb.ca Marsha: mar...@calla.com