Appearances

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This has been a fun year, with the launch of my book Kaleidoscopes and Butterfly Dreams, appearances at the Fall Book Harvest and CWILL BC's (Children's Writers and Illustrators of BC) Hycroft Event. I was invited back to Comox to speak to secondary students, and did many readings in the Lower Mainland and Abbotsford.

Here is a comment from one school I visited:

Nancy Hundal is a natural presenter, as she is not only a children's author, but a teacher-librarian as well. As such, she entertains but also keeps beautiful control of large groups of children with a soft spoken, kind, but firm manner. The children love her books as well as her presentation as she reads, writes and speaks directly from her heart. Her story ideas come from her own personal background. Nancy brought artifacts to accompany her stories, and she showed the children her first writings as a child. All of this helped to engage the children and encouraged them with their own writing.

Rennie Hapton
Shaughnessy Elementary
Vancouver

Besides many school visits around the Lower Mainland, two highlights this year were author visits/workshops in Comox on Vancouver Island, and readings at a Kids' Festival in Richmond. In Comox in May, I read to an elementary school group, but also presented to groups of Grade 11 and 12 students at two different high schools. To be honest, I was a little nervous...yes, adults do get nervous!...but it went very well. I must remember next time not to plan 12 hours of ideas and exercises for a one hour talk! The readings in Richmond were at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library, and were presented by the BC Children's Art Gallery and Literacy Centre. It was a wonderful afternoon, part of a two day festival of music, books, puppets and so much more! Remember the name of this Centre, and the name Debbie Tobin, who is the dynamo behind this wonderful new group.

This year, I am looking ahead to a launch for my new novel, Kaleidoscopes and Butterfly Dreams, as well as the Fall Book Harvest. The Book Harvest takes place on Friday, October 16th from 12:30 to 3:30 at the North Vancouver City Library. This is a provincial Professional Day for schools, and what better way to spend a few hours than hearing about some of the best books published this year by BC writers! We each have 90 seconds to present our new books, so it will be fast, it will be fun! Check here for more details on the launch...working on it!

Pictures From Some Of My School Visits

B.C. Chocolate Lily Gala

Here I am entering the hall with all the other authors. Each author is preceded by two children carrying the author's name on a sign. Mine has just disappeared out of the picture.