Tune in to this bilingual roundtable discussion on the subject of children’s literature and mental health, bringing together Nova Scotia children’s writer Sheree Fitch, South-African illustrator Emma FitzGerald, and Marie Cadieux, who translated into French the best-selling picture book 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮’𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 (Nimbus, 2018) under the title 𝙎𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖 𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙙𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙩-𝙡𝙚-𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚 , which came out this month at Bouton d’or Acadie. This event is presented in partnership with Bouton d’or Acadie.
Animation: Mélodie Jacquot-Paratte
Buy 𝙎𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖 𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙙𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙩-𝙡𝙚-𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚 and 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮’𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 from your local bookstore, or contact: ➡️ French version: Bouton d’or Acadie | https://boutondoracadie.com | (506) 382-1367 | info@boutondoracadie.com ➡️ English version: Nimbus Publishing | https://nimbus.ca | 902-455-4286
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Emma FitzGerald
Emma FitzGerald is a Canadian author-illustrator and visual artist living in Nova Scotia. Born in Southern Africa to Irish parents and raised in Vancouver, she earned a BFA in Visual Art from the University of British Columbia and a Master’s in Architecture from Dalhousie University. She wrote and illustrated the bestseller Hand Drawn Halifax, praised as “a love letter to Atlantic Canada’s largest city.” Her artistic practice blends on-site drawing, place-based research and a poetic approach to architecture and community. She lives and works in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Marie Cadieux
Originally from Moncton, New Brunswick, Marie Cadieux is a filmmaker, a writer, and an editor at Bouton d’or Acadie. Her poetry collection Enfance et autres fissures (L’Interligne, 2008) was a finalist of the Antonine-Maillet-Acadie Vie award. She is also the co-author of Le pit à papa (2015), as well as the author of Histoire de galet (Champlain Award, 2018) and Jardin de mots : une histoire de Lire et faire lire Acadie (2019), all of which were published by Bouton d’or Acadie.
Sheree Fitch
Sheree Fitch is a Canadian poet, novelist, and children’s author born in 1956 in Ottawa and based in Nova Scotia. Renowned for her playful use of language and rhythm, she has written over twenty books, including Toes in My Nose (1987), Mabel Murple (1995), and The Gravesavers (2005). Her award-winning work celebrates imagination, humor, and empathy. Alongside her writing, Fitch is a passionate literacy and peace advocate, leading workshops across Canada. In 2017, she founded Mabel Murple’s Book Shoppe and Dreamery in River John, Nova Scotia, a creative hub for readers of all ages.
