by Pam | May 13, 2018 | Blog
I’ll add photos later when they arrive! On Friday I visited Ajax Public library (McLean Branch) in Ajax, Ontario, and Queen Elizabeth Public School i Oshawa. At Ajax, librarian Mandy fed me tea and a homemade ginger cookie to get me revved up, and I presented to...
by Pam | May 10, 2018 | Blog
As my week’s author-tour in Ontario continues…. Who knew that the Trent Lakes Public Library in Buckhorn, Ontario used to be a schoolhouse, and one of the librarians, my host Kim Fernandes, is also a children’s author about to go on tour to Japan?! I...
by Pam | May 8, 2018 | Blog
Imagine my delight at presenting to students in Picton, Ontario today in a historic library: one that has been continuously operating since 1910, and is a charming red brick building with two fireplaces and an aquarium inside! Julie gave me a grand tour before the...
by Pam | May 7, 2018 | Blog
As of this week, there are 30 Canadian children’s authors, illustrators and storytellers moving about the country giving school and library presentations under the sponsorship of TD Book Week. And I’m one of them! ...
by Pam | May 1, 2018 | Blog, Writing Tips
There’s densely sweet fruitcake, and then there’s cheap white bread. Writing can be that different, too. One is delightfully packed with metaphors, clever turns of phrase and words that dance into your ears and evoke surprising emotions or images. Or plain vanilla,...
