Paula Jane Remlinger‘s talk on writing good children’s poetry is now on YouTube! Paula Jane gave the talk on June 19, 2015 at the Ken Mitchell Library (Saskatchewan Writers Guild office in Regina).
The talk was presented by the Saskatchewan chapter of CANSCAIP and sponsored by the SWG through their Writing Group Grants program.
For more information see the SK CANSCAIP website.
To watch the talk, scroll down. (You will have to move past the first 1 minute and 54 seconds before the sound starts.)
Author: Alison Lohans
Publisher: Wandering Fox Books (an imprint of Heritage House)
Ages: 9-11
978-1-772030 -17- 4 (paperback) $ 7.95
978-1-772030 -18-1 (epub) $5.99
978-1-772030 -19-8 (epdf) $5.99
Sisters Jennifer and Sarah were once part of a happy, stable family, but their idyllic life comes to an abrupt halt with the death of their mother. Unable to cope with his grief and the needs of his two young daughters, their father finds comfort in alcohol, gets fired from his job, and loses his grip on his family. As twelve-year-old Jennifer approaches maturity, she starts to develop a tough exterior, especially when she attracts unwelcome attention from one of her father’s friends.
With nothing left to lose, the two sisters decide run away to their mother’s sister in Vancouver, setting out with very little money and no clear plan. Along the way, they must overcome fear, loneliness, illness, and the conflict inherent in their sibling relationship. This emotional story deals with mature themes, but it is ultimately about the enduring bonds of family.
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An earlier version of this book was published by Roussan in 1999. It was given an “Our Choice” citation from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, and nominated for a Saskatchewan Book Award in the Children’s Literature category.
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Download Alison’s No Place for Kids – Curriculum Tie-in.
Author: Judith Silverthorne
As told by: Ray Lavallee, Wisdom Keeper and Medicine Man of the Piapot First Nation
Illustrator: Mike Keepness
Publisher: Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
48 pages
ISBN-978-1-927756-33-1
An estimated thirty to fifty million bison once thundered across the Great Plains and much of North America.
Honouring the Buffalo is the story of how the Buffalo gifted themselves so freely through the Creator to the Plains Cree people to help them survive. Discover how every part of the buffalo was used to provide shelter, food, clothing, tools, hunting, spiritual ceremonies and many other necessities.
For more details, worksheets and ordering information, see Judith’s website.
Author: Alison Lohans
Publisher: Thistledown Press, 1993
ISBN: 978-1-895449-07-5
A collection of eleven short stories highlighting some of the intense emotions and predicaments experienced by young adults. Shortlisted for the 1994 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award.
Laws of Emotion is available in paperback from:
Saskatchewan Children's Writers' Round Robin 