"The Best Mess" - Nurturing Young Authors

Hear Ted Staunton, TD Canadian Children's Book Week Touring Author and creator of over 30 books, read from his newest work, Acting Up, and other books. BC authors and illustrators Alison Acheson, KC Dyer, Melanie Jackson, Denise Jaden, Rebecca Kool, Sara Leach, Jacquie Pearce and Max Tell will participate in this TD Canadian Children's Book Week finale by reading aloud from their work and sharing their "best mess" - the process of creation unique to each one.

This free-of-charge event is suitable for children age 9 and up, parents, teachers, aspiring writers and children's literature enthusiasts.

Sponsored by the Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable, Children's Writers and Illustrators of BC (CWILL), and the Canadian Children's Book Centre. For more information, please call (778) 238-8523.