27sep1:30 pm2:00 pm1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Early Chapter Books: Linda Trinh & Jeff Szpirglas
Event Details
Spark a love of reading with stories full of imagination, magical adventures and unexpected laughs.
Event Details
Spark a love of reading with stories full of imagination, magical adventures and unexpected laughs.
Speakers for this event
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Jeff Szpirglas
Jeff Szpirglas
Jeff Szpirglas is the author of over 30 books (most of them are for young people and some of them are TOO SCARY), including Scholastic Canada’s Countdown To Danger series, and the Book of Screams series from Orca. With his wife, Danielle Saint-Onge, he is the co-author of several Orca Echoes, including This Book Stinks! Jeff was an editor at Chirp, chickaDEE and Owl Magazines, and also writes for Rue Morgue magazine (ALSO TOO SCARY). When he’s not writing, he’s busy teaching elementary school (SUPER SCARY! ARRGH!).
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Linda Trinh
Linda Trinh
Linda Trinh is the award-winning Vietnamese Canadian author of The Nguyen Kids series. Her writing for children and adults explores identity, cultural background, and spirituality. She lives in Winnipeg with her family.
Books
The Healer and the Phoenix
An exciting, full-color early chapter fantasy series about a powerful group of ten-year-olds who, along with their legendary ally animals, must work together to find their voices and help heal a broken world, from the author of the award-winning Nguyen Kids.
Welcome to the magical world of Van Lang, where in every generation, a team of four adventurous kids and their magical ally animals come together to help their communities recover from The Dark Times.
When ten-year-old Starbright Mai is chosen as the newest member of Van Lang’s Legendary Allies Team by a phoenix named Ruby, her whole world changes overnight. Mai is thrust into a world of secret quests and magical powers. But she struggles to fit in with her new team; and why did Ruby, whose magical power is to heal, choose Mai anyway? Before long Mai starts to feel like her place on the team is all a big mistake.
But when the Legendary Allies get word of an illness, they must act quickly to help save the community. With all of Van Lang counting on them, Mai discovers a key to the cure: will her teammates believe her? And can she find the strength to believe in herself?
In this first installment of a four-book series, award-winning author Linda Trinh explores themes of social justice, empathy, and resilience. Vibrant, full-color illustrations by Quynh Ahn Nguyen bring the world of Van Lang brilliantly to life.
AuthorLinda Trinh
PublisherAnnick Press
This Book Stinks!
All the kids at Alpine Elementary School love the Fart Face book series, and Drita is their newest fan. She and her fellow library helper, Josh, even start the Fart Face Fan Club. But when parents get a whiff of the books’ “toilet talk,” they wonder if the books are appropriate for their children. In response, the school decides to take the Fart Face books off the library shelves. Drita and Josh know this isn’t fair, so they resolve to save their favorite series. Drita hatches a plan to prove that the Fart Face books offer more than just fart jokes―they encourage scientific learning and a love of reading.
AuthorJeff Szpirglas, Danielle Saint-Onge
PublisherOrca Books
Partners
Annick Press
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