Did you know that Orca author Caroline Adderson has been named Vancouver Public Library’s 2008 Writer-In-Residence? Before she began writing children’s books, Caroline carved out quite a name for herself writing two award-winning novels with international acclaim, A History of Forgetting and Sitting Practice. Caroline’s collection of short stories for emergent readers, I, Bruno, was published with Orca last year. Readers may remember 7-year-old Bruno and his intense dislike of all things green (think: vegetables!).
Besides attending Word on the Street in Vancouver last weekend, Caroline has been busy leading workshops at the Canadian Book Camp as part of her tenure. Coming up this weekend, Caroline will be presenting a book-making workshop with illustrator Kathie Shoemaker. Adults and children are welcome to come together, as Caroline will be gearing this towards ages 4-6.
When: Sunday October 5, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Where: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch
To sign up: Pre-registration is required (604-331-4041), but hey, it’s FREE!
For those of you who have been in Bruno-withdrawl all year, you need only wait a few more months! Coming out in Spring 2009 with Orca is the follow-up to I, Bruno, titled Bruno, For Real, which will be an encore performance of Bruno’s antics.
Congratulations to Caroline!
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This post was written by Leslie on October 2, 2008
