Author Interview : Charis Cotter
This time we’ve got an interview with Charis Cotter, author of The Swallow. Ms. Cotter was interviewed by the kids at Garibaldi Highlands Elementary. Dear Ms. Heikoop and Red Cedar students, Thank you for writing to me and thank you for reading The Swallow. It’s very exciting for me to be on the east coast …
Author Interview: David Smith
With Red Cedar voting just around the corner, and our amazing Gala coming up soon, we’ve got another great author interview to share with you today! The kids at Manoah Steves Elementary in Richmond interviewed If? author David Smith. Can you tell us about the other books that you have written? I have 4 children’s …
Author Interview : Dan Bar-el
We’ve got a very exciting author interview to share with you on the Red Cedar blog today – Sara Westerholm is a Grade 6 French Immersion student at Signal Hill Elementary in Pemberton, B.C., and she interviewed Audrey (Cow) author Dan Bar-el. Hello Mr. Bar-el, My name is Sara and I am interviewing you for the Red …
It’s almost voting time!
It is now officially April, the month young readers vote for the winners of the Red Cedar Book Awards! Group leaders – please gather your group members’ votes over the next two to three weeks. We will collect the votes the week of April 18-22, through our website www.redcedaraward.ca. To help you collect your group’s …
Author Interview: Maria Birmingham
The kids from École South Sahali in Kamloops are at it again, bringing us another fantastic interview, this time with Maria Birmingham, author of the nonfiction nominee Tastes Like Music. 1. Why did you want to call your book Tastes Like Music? I actually had a different title in mind for the book. But the …
Interview with Sarah Ellis
We’re back with another great Red Cedar Award author interview! The Red Cedar Club at Ecole Heather Park Elementary in Prince George, Summer, Torrin, Erin, Trista, Mya, Leila, Megan and Maya, and their Teacher-Librarian Ms. Maria Weisgarber, interviewed Sarah Ellis, author of Outside In. Questions about Outside In What inspired you to write Outside In? Every …
Interview with Richard Scrimger
We’ve got another great interview on the blog today! The students at Spring Creek Community School in Whistler interviewed Zomboy author Richard Scrimger. Teacher-Librarian Sara Leach says, “due to a technical glitch the recording of the interview didn’t work, so it is our best collective memory of his answers, rather than a direct transcript. He …
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Interview with Becky Citra
We’ve got a really exciting post for you today! Students from Ecole South Sahali in Kamloops interviewed Red Cedar Award nominee Becky Citra, author of Finding Grace, and have shared their interview with us! 1. How did you get the idea for your book? I am a twin and like Hope and Grace I am …