TIFA KIDS! Reading: TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award Winner

Julie Flett

TIFA KIDS! Reading: TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award Winner

Julie Flett

3:00pm

Sunday, November 1, 2020

30 mins

Prepare for a weekend of literary adventure. From October 31 to November 1, TIFA will proudly present an offering of free, digital activities to surprise and delight the entire family.

This event is a 15-minute presentation by the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award winner Julie Flett with Birdsong. The Canadian Children’s Book Centre Book Awards celebrate the best Canadian books for young people. The winners for the 2020 English-language awards were announced in a live broadcast on October 30.

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About the Canadian Children’s Book Centre

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a national, not‐for‐profit organization founded in 1976. We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers. For more information, please visit bookcentre.ca.

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Prepare for a weekend of literary adventure. From October 31 to November 1, TIFA will proudly present an offering of free, digital activities to surprise and delight the entire family.

This event is a 15-minute presentation by the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award winner Julie Flett with Birdsong. The Canadian Children’s Book Centre Book Awards celebrate the best Canadian books for young people. The winners for the 2020 English-language awards were announced in a live broadcast on October 30.

English captioning is available for this video. Please click the ‘CC’ button in the video toolbar to turn it on.

About the Canadian Children’s Book Centre

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a national, not‐for‐profit organization founded in 1976. We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers. For more information, please visit bookcentre.ca.

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Julie Flett is a Cree–Métis author, illustrator, and artist who has received numerous accolades and awards for her books, including two Governor General’s Awards, two Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Awards, a TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and the American Indian Library Association Award. She is the author and illustrator of Birdsong and We All Play (Greystone Kids), and Wildberries and Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet (Simply Red). She is the illustrator of On the Trapline (Tundra Books) and When We Were Alone (Highwater Press), both written by David A. Robertson, and Monique Gray Smith's My Heart Fills with Happiness, amongst many other acclaimed titles.

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3:00pm

Sunday, November 1

30 mins

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