Sylvia McNicoll
Canadian Author for Young People
Stage one of cover consultation- Blue to the Sky
Twelve year-old Ella wants to conquer her fear of public speaking by climbing the CN Tower to recite her poem on allergies. She also wants to someday own a dog that won't make her sneeze or wheeze.Julie McLaughlin prepared these roughs based on my idea that we showed...
Summer is not over yet!
</ Cicadas buzz in the soft evening air of August. Local peaches, and corn and watermelon await our eating pleasure at stands and grocery stores, fresh from the farm yards. It's still warm enough for a swim at the beach or pool. We are going on a second vacation,...
Encore Reading and Writing
\\ Here I am hard at work editing my upcoming novel Blue to the Sky, a story about a girl coping with too many allergies and surviving because of poetry. Banjo is here giving me encouragement and making sure I take breaks, especially for walks. I'm reading this story...
Bookshelves or Vase shelves
This is the room that attracted me when we bought our house 30 years ago. Mostly I Zoom to classrooms and meetings from here and I'm often asked whether my shelves are real or a faux background. There's a stupid pail in the foreground that I must put away, so you...
How are we doing today?–Book Reviews
Reviewers used to be paid to write erudite thoughts about books. Now we rely on you, the reader. Much as Shoppers Drug wants to know how they did selling you toothpase--we want to know how much you loved our work. You don't have to summarize plot; just say what you...
Do Dogs Sell Books?
Teachers and librarians sell books--dogs do not. I post photos of cute canines, with profound advice inspired by their posture, along with my book cover because it's fun. But if a teacher or librarian holds my book up, reads a chapter or shelves it in a...
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