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Booktopia: Create Bravely – The World Needs Your Voice! with Peter H. Reynolds [VIRTUAL]

Thursday, February 24 at 1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m.

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Cover of Our Table, headshot of Peter H. Reynolds

Peter H. Reynolds will share his books about creativity, courage, and self-expression—including The Word Collector, Say Something!, and Our Table—during Booktopia: Create Bravely. Peter will do a live drawing demonstration, and answer questions from the audience about the picture creation process.

About Peter

Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of many books for children, including Happy Dreamer, The Word Collector, Say Something!, and Be You!. His books have been translated into over 25 languages around the globe and are celebrated worldwide. In 1996, he founded FableVision with his brother, Paul, as a social change agency to help create “stories that matter, stories that move.” Born in Toronto, Ontario, Peter lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, with his family. Visit him online!

Ask Peter

Have a question for Peter? We want to hear from you! Send it in advance to youth@westvanlibrary.ca or email us during the live discussion (we will have a librarian monitoring email and passing questions along to Patricia).

All are welcome.

Booktopia Programming

Booktopia: Create Bravely – The World Needs Your Voice! with Peter H. Reynolds is part of Booktopia, West Vancouver’s Literary Arts Festival for young people.

Join one or all of our themed virtual programs prior to the event.

Check out these Peter H Reynolds themed programs:
    • Family Dot Motion Animation [VIRTUAL] | February 17, 4 – 4:45 p.m. | Ages 6+
    • Escape Room: The Dot Make Your Mark! [VIRTUAL] | February 19, 2 – 2:45 p.m. | Ages 9 – 12
    • Transportation Innovation! Fun with Tinkercad [VIRTUAL] | February 22, 4 – 4:45 p.m. | Ages 8 – 12
    • Poem-ish Programming with Code.org [VIRTUAL] | February 23, 4 – 4:45 p.m. | Ages 8 – 12

Booktopia is a partnership between the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation and West Vancouver Schools.


EVENT LINK: Watch live on the Library Youtube Channel. A link will also be posted to our homepage a half hour before the event. You don’t need a YouTube account to watch. Sign up below to receive a reminder and the link via email in advance of the event.

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Date:
Thursday, February 24
Time:
1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
Booktopia, Booktopia - Special Event, Kids' Learning

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For more information, contact us at 604.925.7408 or youth@westvanlibrary.ca.

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Early Years, Kids

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