NLA NEWSLETTER
FALL 2009
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week runs from November 14-21, 2009. Children’s authors will be touring schools and libraries across the country. Nunavut will be playing host to author and illustrator Patricia Storm.
Biography - Words and pictures have always been a big part of Patricia Storms' life, ever since she was a little kid. Patricia has always loved to write and draw, especially cartoons and humorous illustrations. Her teachers in school enjoyed her cartoon work, but often encouraged her to move beyond cartoons into more respected forms of art. As soon as she finds a more respected form of art, she promises to drop the cartooning. But she doubts that will happen, because she's having way too much fun!
Patricia worked for 10 years in libraries before she got into children's books, and in fact she used to catalogue children's books for the Toronto Public Library. So she is extremely delighted to be fortunate enough to create children's books that are now in libraries across Canada. And speaking of libraries, Patricia is also very honoured that she was the artist for the TD Summer Reading Club for 2008. It was a wonderful experience meeting librarians, teachers, and so many enthusiastic children, and she can't wait to meet lots of new people in November.
Patricia has worked for Scholastic Canada, Kids Can Press, Owlkids Books,TD Bank, ChickaDEE Magazine, American Greetings, Barnes and Noble, and Chronicle Books. She lives and creates in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband Guy, and two fat cats in a 93-year-old house that’s full to the brim with books.
Tour Dates and Locations
November 15 – Pangnirtung
November 16-18 – Iqaluit
November 19 – Baker Lake
November 20 - Arviat
Bibliography
Fifty Little Penguins. Written by Jack Booth/Illustrated by Patricia Storms. (Harcourt Canada, 2004).
Room 2B. Written by RJ Frampton/illustrated by Patricia Storms. (AEON Institute of Language Education, 2006).
A Sticky Mess. Written by Beth Critchley Charlton/Illustrated by Patricia Storms. (Scholastic Canada, 2006).
13 Ghosts of Halloween. Written by Robin Muller/Illustrated by Patricia Storms. (Scholastic Canada, 2007).
Good Granny / Bad Granny. Written by Mary Mchugh/Illustrated by Patricia Storms. (Chronicle Books, 2007).
Democracy / Graphic Library: Cartoon Nation Series. Written by Liam O’Donnell/Illustrated by Patricia Storms. (Capstone Press, 2008).
Edward and the Eureka Lucky Wish Company. Written by Barbara Todd/Illustrated by Patricia Storms. (Kids Can Press, 2009).
The Pirate and the Penguin. Written and illustrated by Patricia Storms. (Owlkids Books, 2009).