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The American Library Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in beautiful Washington D.C. was a great success.
An enormous thank-you to our authors who came by to sign their books. We wouldn’t be here without you!
Thank you also to the many librarians, educators, booksellers, bloggers, reviewers, writers, artists and library professionals who stopped by to chat about our new titles or even just to say hello. Your feedback is always appreciated!
Will you be attending the 2010 Annual Conference? The conference will be taking place on June 24-29, 2010 in the Washington Convention Center.
Tundra will be at booth #2916. Stop by to say “hello” to Alison and Pamela or ask them about our books. We will be handing out Fall 2010 catalogues, BLADs, Samplers, F&Gs, posters, postcards, and bookmarks! In addition, how about some author signings?
Marthe Jocelyn @ 10:30am on Saturday, June 26th
Which Way?
Written by Marthe Jocelyn
Illustrated by Tom Slaughter
Hardcover | 24 Pages
Ages 2-5
ISBN 978-0-88776-970-2
“Simple directional text is complemented by bold illustrations in bright colours. Some pages ask questions: ‘How do we know which way to go?’ My four-year-old loved declaring answers and making choices.” – ParentDish
Michael Mazo @ 3:00 pm on Saturday, June 26th
Brothers
Written by Michael Mazo
Illustrated by Michael Soloviov
Hardcover | 32 Pages
All Ages
ISBN 978-0-88776-922-1
“…Soloviov’s cartoon art, stylishly placed… grown-ups are bound to chuckle: Rarely has tongue been more firmly ensconced in cheek.” – Kirkus Reviews
Theo Caldwell @ 11:00 am on Sunday, June 27th
Finn the half-Great
Written by Theo Caldwell
Hardcover | 392 Pages
Ages 11+
ISBN 978-0-88776-931-3
“The humour and trickery of Caldwell’s sources shines through, lifting it out of the humdrum war stuff of conventional fantasy…” – The Toronto Star
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th by tucking into a great novel based on Irish folklore:
Finn the half-Great
By Theo Caldwell
ISBN 978-0-88776-931-3
US $22.95
CAN $24.99
Ages 11+
Praise:
“The humour and trickery of Caldwell’s sources shines through, lifting it out of the humdrum war stuff of conventional fantasy…” – The Toronto Star
Be one of the first 5 people to answer this St. Patrick’s Day trivia question and WIN a copy of Finn the half-Great by Theo Caldwell.
What is the official emblem of Ireland? Hint: it’s not the Shamrock.
Good luck!
Read Theo Caldwell’s column about Saint Patrick in the National Post: http://www.theocaldwell.com/2010/03/saint-patrick-and-selfless-life.html
The expo portion of the Ontario Library Association‘s Super Conference is now over. Another great show and thank you to everyone that came to visit our booth. Here are some photos from the two day show:
Before the show began, all is quiet…
Books on display: OLA Best Bets and OLA Forest of Reading nominees!
Heather Hartt-Sussman came in to sign Nana’s Getting Married on Thursday.
Ann Love came in to sign Talking Tails: The Incredible Connection Between People and Their Pets. Are you dog person or a cat person? Maybe both?
Monica Kulling signing All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine.
Shane Peacock signing Death in the Air: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 2nd Case.
Illustrator Laura Beingessner came in to sign Sail Away with Me by Jane Collins-Philippe.
Rona Arato signing Mrs. Kaputnik’s Pool Hall and Matzo Ball Emporium. She even brought in a giant matzo ball for display!
Not pictured, but Richard Scrimger, Theo Caldwell, Marla Stewart Konrad, and J. Torres also braved the weather to come in to sign their books:
Will you be attending Reading for the Love of It this year? The conference will be taking place on February 11-12, 2010 at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto.
Tundra will be at booth #431 to tell you about our new and upcoming books! You can come by to pick up catalogues, F&Gs (Folded & Gathered pages), chapbooks, posters, postcards, and bookmarks. We will also have author signings at our booth!
On Thursday, February 11th at 12:15, Nan Forler will be signing finished copies of Bird Child.
On Friday, Feburary 12th at 11:00am, J. Torres will be signing chapbooks of Alison Dare, The Heart of the Maiden. Then at 1pm, Monica Kulling will be signing finished copies of It’s a Snap! Finally, at 2pm, we have Theo Caldwell signing finished copies of Finn the half-Great.
Be sure to line-up early, there are a limited amount of signed books for you to take home and read!
