Latest Release

School Library Journal: “Spare text and engaging watercolor cartoon illustrations lend a tone of sweet simplicity to this friendship story.”

Jots & Scribs

Characters waiting for their stories to be told. Visual ravings from my journal.

 Click on above for "Roughing It".

 

 

Upcoming

 

September 2011- June 2012
Toronto District School Board Writer-in-Residence

Thursday, February  2, 2012.

Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2012

Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario
10.30am
Signing at the Firefly Booth

Saturday, December 3, 2011.

Hallmark
Smart Centre Piazza Del Sol
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 1A6
905 850 9186
11am-12 noon
Book Signing and Live Drawing Demonstration

 Saturday, November 5, 2011.
"Packaging Your Imagination" Conference
Victoria College, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
www.canscaip.org

Sunday, October 23, 2011
Celebrating Stories Family Book Festival
Milton Centre for the Arts
Milton, Ontario
2.15-3pm
www.celebratingstories.ca

Wednesday, October 19, 2011.
Chapters

St.Catharines, Ontario
11 am
Ruth reads her Fall 2011 Release, "Chicken, Pig, Cow and the Class Pet" (Annick Press).
See original artwork and an interactive drawing demo about the barnyard buddies.

October 4-5, 2011.

Fraser Valley Regional Libraries, British Columbia
www.fvrl.bc.ca

Sunday, September 25, 2011.
Kingston WritersFest
Kingston, Ontario
10-10.45am

Wednesday, July 27, 2011.

Toronto Public Library--Mimico Centennial
Toronto, Ontario
2 pm
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Free

Tuesday, July 26, 2011.
Toronto Public Library--Barbara Frum
Toronto, Ontario
2pm
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Free

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Toronto Public Library--North York Central
Toronto, Ontario
2pm
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Free

Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
Toronto Public Library--Cedarbrae
Toronto, Ontario
2pm
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Free

Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
Toronto Public Library--Riverdale
Toronto, Ontario
2pm
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Free

Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
Toronto Public Library--York Woods
Toronto, Ontario
10am
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Free

Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
Toronto Public Library--Mount Pleasant
Toronto, Ontario
5pm
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca

Free

Friday, May 13,2011.

Prince Edward County Authors Festival
Wellington Branch Library
Prince Edward County, Ontario
1-1.30 pm
2-2.30 pm
Free
http://www.pecauthorfest.com/

Thanks to Books & Company, a book signing will follow this event. 


Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Toronto Public Library--Northern District Branch
"Book Bash! Children's Literature Festival"
Toronto, Ontario
3-3.30  timeslot

Thanks to Mable's Fables Bookstore, a book signing will follow this event. Come earlier to see Rita Cox, Marthe Jocelyn, Barbara Reid, Cary Fagan, Richard Scrimger, Sharon Jennings, Mariella Bertelli, Frieda Wishinsky, Kari-Lynn Winters, Shane Peacock, Muhtadi and the Applefun Puppet Show!
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/bookbash/

 
Saturday,March 26th, 2011

Toronto Public Library–Long Branch ["3D Stories Program"]
Toronto, Ontario
1.30-2.30
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca

Free

 Saturday,January 22nd, 2011
"Celebrating Reading-Brought to You by the Number 10":
A Woodstock Family Literacy Event
St. Mary's High School
Woodstock, Ontario
Session A: 10-10.40am
Session B: 11-11.40am
www.earlyyearsoxford.ca

Free Admission
Sponsored by Sun Life Financial.

Saturday,January 22nd, 2011
Merrifield Book Shop
471 Dundas Street, Woodstock, Ontario (1-519-539-4220)
Book Signing
1.30-2.30

 October 12-17, 2010
Wordfest
Calgary & Banff, Alberta
www.bookrapport.com

Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Word on the Street
Toronto, Ontario
11.30-11.50am
www.thewordonthestreet.ca

Thursday, May, 27th, 2010
Toronto Public Library–Bendale Branch
Toronto, Ontario
10am
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca

Free

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Toronto Public Library –York Woods Branch
Toronto, Ontario
10am
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca

Free

May 5-6, 2010
Need to Read Festival
Sarnia, Ontario
www.lclmg.org

May 1st, 2010
Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival
British Columbia
www.bookfest.ca

April 30th, 2010
Vancouver Island Regional Library—Cowichan Branch
British Columbia
1-2pm
www.virl.bc.ca
Free

April 21-23, 2010
MASC Young Authors & Illustrators Conference
Ottawa, Ontario
www.masconline.ca

April 20, 2010
Ottawa Public Library—Beaverbrook Branch
Ottawa, Ontario
7pm
www.biblioottawalibrary.ca
Free

April 16-17, 2010
Edmonton International Reading Association Annual Conference
Edmonton, Alberta

March 30th, 2010
Kitchener Public Libraries
Kitchener, Ontario
www.kpl.org
Free

Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Family Literacy Day Pajama Party
Vaughan City Playhouse
Vaughan, Ontario
6-8 pm
905 653 READ (7323)
www.vaughanpl.info
Free

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Brampton Public Library–Chinguacousy Branch
Brampton, Ontario
10.30am
www.bramlib.on.ca
Free

October 21-22, 2009
Richmond Public Libraries
Richmond, British Columbia
www.yourlibrary.ca
Free

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Word on the Street
Toronto, Ontario
Queen’s Park
1.00-1.30 (after Charles Pachter and before Barbara Reid!)
www.thewordonthestreet.ca
Free

Sunday, September 20th, 2009
Telling Tales Family Literacy Festival
Hamilton, Ontario
Westfield Heritage Village
11am
www.tellingtales.org

Free