Join author Candace Amarante for a Bilingual Virtual Story time Session on Friday, March 10th Participants will listen to a story about Ottawa and learn about the Bilingualism that exists all around us. They will also listen to “The Pheasant’s Tale… Or was it its Tail?” written by Candace Amarante.
PDF/virtual access to the books read as well as other recommended stories will be emailed to all participants following the session. There will be opportunities to ask questions as well a creative drawing activity so please tune in with some paper and crayons or pencils. The content is most appropriate for ages 5-10, but all are welcome to listen to these fantastic stories. Participants will receive a zoom link by email prior to the event. Register for free now!
Please email mhawley@cpf.ca with any questions or concerns pertaining to the event.
About Candace
Candace Amarante writes short stories, plays and children’s books. “Le ciel me sourit/ The Sky Smiles at Me” is Candace’s first bilingual book for children. Her most recent work includes: a dialogue, “Let’s not talk about it anymore” (Questions: Philosophy for Young People Fall 2022); The Dream Machine (in collaboration with Dr. Argerie Tsimicalis and Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada; Tellwell Publishers, forthcoming); “The Blunder Family: Now where’d I put the pork?” (East of the Web 2020); The Pheasant’s Tale or … was it its Tail? (Green Bamboo Publishing 2017). Candace holds a doctorate in political science from Columbia University, NY. She lives in Montreal, where she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children. When she is not writing, she loves skiing with her husband and reading with her daughter. For more information, please visit her website: https://sites.google.com/site/candaceamarante/