Tour roster announced for Book Week 2012!

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is excited to announce the names of the authors, illustrators and storytellers who have been selected to tour for TD Canadian Children’s Book Week 2012.

Alison Acheson, author
(Ladner, BC)

Caroline Adderson, author
(Vancouver, BC)

Don Aker, author
(Middleton, NS)

Jan Andrews, storyteller
(Lanark, ON)

Vivien Bowers, author
(Nelson, BC)

Marty Chan, author
(Edmonton, AB)

Eileen Cook, author
(North Vancouver, BC)

Alan Cumyn, author
(Ottawa, ON)

Aubrey Davis, author
(Toronto, ON)

Willow Dawson, author/illustrator
(Toronto, ON)

Brian Deines, illustrator
(Toronto, ON)

Joan Marie Galat, author/storyteller
(Spruce Grove, AB)

Bernice Gei-Ying Hune, storyteller
(Toronto, ON)

Diego Herrera (Yayo), illustrator
(Cote Saint-Luc, QC)

Shoshana Litman, storyteller
(Victoria, BC)

Alison Lohans, author
(Regina, SK)

Kathleen McDonnell, author
(Toronto, ON)

Chris McMahen, author
(Armstrong, BC)

Gina McMurchy-Barber, author
(Surrey, BC)

Karen Patkau, author/illustrator
(Toronto, ON)

Caroline Pignat, author
(Kanata, ON)

Robert Rayner, author
(St. George, NB)

Richard Rudnicki, author/illustrator
(Halifax, NS)

Judy-Ann Sadler, author
(London, ON)

Jessica Scott Kerrin, author
(Halifax, NS)

Rina Singh, author
(Richmond Hill, ON)

Andrea Spalding, author
(Pender Island, BC)

Allan Stratton, author
(Toronto, ON)

Vikki VanSickle, author
(Toronto, ON)

The CCBC would like to thank all authors and illustrators who applied to tour. In addition, 3 storytellers were selected by the Storytellers of Canada.