2007 was a great year

We're starting to look back on 2007. It was a busy year -- with school tours in northern Alberta in January/February, moving to Alberta to write Larry Loyie's next three books, 10 days in Northwest Territories for Literacy week in October (Yellowknife, Inuvik and Aklavik visits), seven presentations at the Calgary-Banff WordFest in October, Larry as guest children's book author for Northern Lakes College Adult Basic Education Children's Book Project.

Up-coming is a special event at the Aboriginal Powwow in Toronto, where Larry's book As Long as the Rivers Flow (Groundwood) was chosen for special storytelling presentations on student day, Friday, Nov. 30. Larry, Constance and illustrator Heather D. Holmlund will be there! It's really going to be fun. Thank you Elementary Schoolteachers Federation of Ontario (ESFO) for choosing the book. They have also prepared a curriculum kit and will have a draw for 20 copies of the book.

Nearby, www.GoodMinds.com will be selling all three of Larry Loyie's children's books -- When the Spirits Dance and The Gathering Tree (Theytus Books), plus of course As Long as the Rivers Flow. We're told by Jeff Burnham of GoodMinds.com that he will offer a special discount on Thursday for our books.

Jeff is selling all titles in a bigger booth, with 4,000 titles in all. He often has authors and musicians (such as Larry and Susan Aglugark) signing there. Do drop by anytime during the 3-day festival.

Also, good news that our friend Loriene Roy, president of the American Library Association, will be visiting Alberta twice in 2008, in February at U. of Alberta in Edmonton, and in April, at the librarians conference in Jasper. Loriene is the first Native American president of this prestigious association. To see more of what she is accomplishing, please google Loriene Roy.

More later...

Larry and Constance