What it became was the genesis for Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey, which arrived April 17. Olsen, 66, has released two books in the past month, the 19th and 20th of her 20-year career months after recovering from COVID-19. Growing Up Elizabeth May: The Making of an Activist, was co-authored with May’s daughter, Cate May Burton, and is aimed at young change-makers. Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey which currently sits at No. 8 on the B.C. Bestsellers list is about Canadian identity. The common thread in both and every book by Olsen is storytelling. “Storytelling is my method of communicating. Writing was an extension of that.”
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Whether you’re looking for date-night ideas, free things to do or just something fun to do with the kids, you can’t go wrong with our list of events happening around Metro Vancouver this Victoria Day long weekend. Headlining this week’s picks is Anvil Centre Theatre’s May Long Festival.
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Here are 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver: Krystle Dos Santos performs as part of Anvil Centre Theatre’s May Long Festival (May 21-24). Photo by Andrea Sunderland
The May Long Festival
Tickets: $10 per show/30 for pass at ticketsnw.ca and 604-521-5050.
2021 Spring Preview: Kids’ books
This season’s books for children – from babies to teens – feature big-name authors and illustrators, anticipated debuts, and a fluffle of bunnies.
PICTURE BOOKS
The Rock from the Sky
Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada, April
Jon Klassen is back – not that he really went away. It’s just that it’s been four years since he released his last solo work, the final book in his bestselling Hat trilogy. (
This Is Not My Hat was the first book to receive both the Caldecott and the Kate Greenaway medals.) Since then, he’s only done collaborations, illustrating books with his friend and author Mac Barnett among others. Recent standouts include the chapter book