Storytime is always fun, but sometimes it can be inspiring, too. In Butterfly on the Wind, Deaf picture book creators author Adam Pottle and artist Ziyue Chen combine powerful text and sweeping art into a moving story of resilience and self-belief. Kids will continue to be inspired with Monique Gray Smith who shows how there is always room for others in our lives in Circle of Love. Nancy Vo shows just how far faith in the people we love can take us, in The Runaway, the finale of the Crow Stories trilogy. Grades 1–3.
Themes: Picture books, art, storytelling, sign language, emotions
Curriculum Connections: Arts Education K-3, Physical and Health Education 2-3, English Language Arts K-3
Presented in partnership with Raincoast Books and Vancouver International Children’s Festival.
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MONIQUE GRAY SMITH is the award-winning and bestselling author of nine books for readers of all ages. She is Cree, Lakota, and Scottish and the mother of teenage twins. An inspirational, sought-after speaker and consultant, she lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Born Deaf and raised in a hearing family, ADAM POTTLE spent much of his childhood searching for magical portals and pretending to be Godzilla. He is an award-winning Canadian writer, with books in multiple genres, including the acclaimed memoir Voice and the adult novel The Bus. His groundbreaking fantasy play The Black Drum was performed to rave reviews in Canada and France and is the world's first all-Deaf musical. He has a PhD in English Literature and has taught English and Creative Writing for nearly twenty years. He lives in Saskatoon with his wife Deborah and their goldendoodle Valkyrie.
NANCY VO was raised where the sun rose in the prairies and set behind the Rockies. She is the author/illustrator of the first two books in the Crow Stories trilogy, as well as the author/illustrator of Boobies and the illustrator of As Glenn as Can Be by Sarah Ellis. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
