Two in the Morning
Suitable for grades K to 3
BC writers Bill Richardson and Chieri Uegaki team up to bring young readers a sampling of their work. Bill's book Sally Dog Little - Undercover Agent features a delightful canine protagonist. Chieri's Suki's Kimono tackles ethnic differences with charm and humour. Young children will be enchanted as these two authors tell their stories.
Writer Bios
Bill Richardson is perhaps best known as the beloved host of the CBC Radio program, Richardson's Roundup and as the current host of CBC Radio Two’s Saturday Afternoon at the Opera and Sunday Afternoon in Concert. He is also an award-winning author and humourist, having won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast in 1994. As a lyricist, he has collaborated with composers Rodney Sharman and Cameron Wilson, and also worked as a narrator with Quartetto Gelato, the Vancouver Summer Chamber Music Festival, Stratford Summer Music and the CBC Radio Orchestra. (bio current at February 2010)
Chieri Uegaki is a second-generation Japanese-Canadian who began her writing career at age seven, publishing her family newspaper, The Pender Street Times. Years later, she honed her skills in the University of British Columbia's Creative Writing program. Her first picture book, Suki's Kimono, was inspired by her relationship with her grandmother. Chieri's latest picture book, Rosie and Buttercup, finds her once again pairing with illustrator Stéphane Jorisch. She lives in Sechelt on BC's Sunshine Coast. (bio current at February 2010)
Books Discussed
Sally Dog Little - Undercover Agent by Bill Richardson
Suki's Kimono by Chieri Uegaki
Acknowledgements
This presentation was taped live at the 2003 Writers Festival on Granville Island. The creation of this video was made possible by CBC British Columbia, The Vancouver International Writers Festival, Vancouver Foundation.
