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Meet Artist Dawn Lo: Big-Hearted Magic
Read more: Meet Artist Dawn Lo: Big-Hearted Magic“Dawn aims to create works that are high-spirited and whimsical while retaining a certain degree of simplicity and humor. Most of her work is inspired by little, everyday moments and personal multicultural experiences.” I first encountered Dawn Lo’s artwork in the windows of the Marpole Library. I didn’t know her …
The Enchanting Emily Hughes
Read more: The Enchanting Emily HughesThe Bookmobile is an invitation—tender and mischievous all at once. When the Bookmobile transformed from vision to reality, its purpose was clear: it would be more than just a traveling bookshop. It would be an experience, a space that children would delight in visiting, a place they’d want to linger, …
Get Out and Read 2025
Read more: Get Out and Read 2025The most exciting summer reading program is back! Starts on July 7th and will run until September 1st, you can adventure and read at your own pace. Part reading program, part scavenger hunt– the most fun reading you’ll have all year. Locations to unlock:Granville IslandBoundary BayCentral ParkDeep CoveLighthouse ParkTerra Nova …
Dragon Books and Quotes
Read more: Dragon Books and Quotes“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.”― R.A. Salvatore What would a world be like without dragons? When my …
Secret Society of Books – A Traveling Bookshop
Read more: Secret Society of Books – A Traveling Bookshop“you will begin to collect words yourself, and you will be grateful, as I am, to all the people who collect odd words and edit odd dictionaries, out of sheer astonishment and affection.”Alastair Reid I’m a children’s bookshop owner!It may have felt like I disappeared from the book world, but …