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Christina Van Starkenburg
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Christina Van Starkenburg lives in Victoria with her husband, their two little boys and their cat Phillip. Her fi rst children’s bookOne Tiny Turtle: A Story You Can Colour was published recently and quickly rose to its spot as a #1 new release on Amazon.
Grumbly Glasses & Humble Hearts
As the characters in this month’s selection can assure you, it’s easy to fall into patterns because the ways we’ve always done things are...
Pride & Prose
Because of Covid-19, many Pride Parades and the associated celebrations have been cancelled. But that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Pride Month at home....
Into the Realm of Books
Need a little bit of a break from reality?Here is a list of books that will all take you to a different world or...
A World Full of Whys?
My three-year-old is firmly planted in the “why?” stage: Why is there a dog? Why are those people going that way? Why can’t I...
Keep ’em Reading…
For a great list of Canadian children’s writers and illustrators—including Vancouver Island writer Monique Gray Smith, Kenneth Oppel and Elly MacKay—sharing their books online,...
Sitting in Our Storms
When I was growing up in Ontario we’d often talk about how April showers would bring May flowers. It was a nice—and usually accurate—rhyme...
Books for Black History Month
This February, like many Februaries before it, we take the time to celebrate Black History Month. It’s a time when we can acknowledge the...
Dishing on Dinosaur Dramas
There is a meme circulating the internet titled “Times You Know the Most about Dinosaurs.” It’s a line graph with large spikes at age...
Just the Way We Are
My oldest son started kindergarten this year. Leading up to his first day there was some excitement and some nerves on both of our...
Books to Inspire the Inner Activist
As I write this, hundreds of thousands of children, teenagers, and adults are marching through various cities across the country. Many are inspired by...
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Raising an Extrovert
(When Small Talk Scares You)
I am a textbook introvert, with a generous helping of social anxiety thrown in that makes me cautious with interpersonal...
Worth the Wait
When your friends and acquaintances have kids the same age as yours, a common topic of conversation is whether or not said kids have...
6 Ways to Survive the Start of School
The start of school might feel like it’s a world away, but I know, after starting three of our children in school over the...