From Red Is Best to A Pocket Can Have A Treasure In It
For Grades K-2
Kathy chats with students about what gave her the ideas to write a sampling of her picture books.
The ‘Pebble Creek’ of Kathy’s Childhood
For Grades 2-4
Kathy describes how she used her own life experiences – and embellished and built on them – to help create the summer adventures in the Pebble Creek series.
Smallpox in Montreal
For Grades 3-6
Kathy discusses her research into urban life in the late 19th century and how she brought it to life when writing the Marie-Claire stories.
We Will Remember Them
For Grades 4-8
Kathy discusses why she wrote Highway of Heroes, a book that pays tribute to Canada’s fallen soldiers, their families, and the Canadians who line the bridges to honour them.
Who Is Cornelia Hahn Oberlander?
For Grades 6 and up
Kathy chats about the writing of Love Every Leaf, her book about an octogenarian still active in the profession that she chose for herself at the age of 11 – a book that includes Holocaust history, women’s struggle for equality, and solutions to environmental issues.
Horror Anyone?
For Grades 7-8
Kathy explores the horror genre, where her short stories in two horror anthologies fit in, and how students can scare readers through their own stories.
The Books Some Schools Won’t Have In Their Libraries
For High School Students
Kathy describes how and why she came to write Becoming Ruby and 101 Ways to Dance, and answers questions about writing as a career option.
Hosts should also feel free to approach Kathy with their own ideas.
