Join fellow writers and illustrators in a group discussion of two recently published books, facilitated by picture book author and English professor Jennifer Harris.
Bookish: A Virtual Book Club
When Characters Get Eaten (or almost) Death in picture books is usually a somber affair—unless a character gets eaten. Then it’s funny. How is it that picture books can play death for laughs? What kind of humour is involved? What can we learn by looking at when dark things are played for laughs?
How to join us
We'll be meeting online, and admission is free. After you book your seat, look for your registration confirmation under My Events in your Member Home. You will find the Zoom link for the event under the green Meeting Info button.
About Bookish: a Virtual Book Club
Our book club focuses on a mix of award-winners and favourites. Discussions might cover anything and everything, from genre, language, tone, characterization, themes, and voice to historical context, format, and literary landscape. And, of course, we will branch out into whatever you want to talk about!
Don't forget that you can take books out from your local library, or—with a valid library card—you can use library loan apps like Hoopla and Libby to check out an ebook or audiobook to read or listen to on your phone. If your library does not have copies, you can often find picture books on YouTube.
Our book club host is Jennifer Harris, an English professor at the University of Waterloo, and a picture book author (www.mypbjam.com).
This month's reading list
We Don't Eat Our Classmates, written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins
A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals, written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
