TVO Parents Book Club

TVO Parents Book Club is a great way to find out about wonderful books for your kids or classroom.  Here are the Book Pics of the three esteemed panelists below, but be sure to visit TVO Parents Book Club for updates, great new title recommendations, and to add your suggestions for favorite books for others to share.

Our Panelists:

Suzanne Muir is the Equity and Inclusive Education Coordinator for the Halton District School Board and a children’s book author of over 15 books.

Gillian O’Reilly has been the (freelance) Editor of Canadian Children’s Book News for 15 years.  She is also the author of two non-fiction books for young people:Slangalicious: Where We Got That Crazy Lingo (2004) and The Great Number Rumble: A Story of Math in Surprising Places (co-written with Cora Lee, 2007).

Sheila Barry is the Editor-in-Chief at Kids Can Press. In this role, she edits non-fiction, picture books and fiction, and is also involved in identifying topics for theCitizenKid collection. To see more on this collection, watch the CitizenKid book trailers.

Panelist Book Picks:

Suzanne's Picks:
Why Are All The Taxi Drivers.... by Chris D'Souza published by Diverse City Strategies	On My Walk  by Kari- Lynn Winters published by Tradewinds Books Ages: 4-8
Allah Made The World  app by Suzanne Muir (soon to be on iTunes) Gillians's Picks:
Lily and the Paper Man written by Rebecca Upjohn illustrated by Renne Benoit Second Story Press, Ages: 4-8	Keep Out! (Red Dune Adventures) written by Helene Boudreau illustrated by Diane Lucas Nimbus Publishing Ages: 7-10
Speechless written by Valerie Sherrard Dundurn Press Ages: Over 10 Sheila's Picks:
How to Build Your Own Country written by Valerie Wyatt illustrated by Fred Rix published by Kids Can Press Ages 8-11 Children Around the World illustrated by Donata Montanari published by Kids Can Press Ages 4-7 The TD Canadian Children's Book Week runs from April 30th-May 7th 2011. The theme this year is "Changing the World, One Child at a Time." Check out the theme guide for some great recommendations.	One Hen written by Katie Smith Milway illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes published by Kids Can Press Over