I was so honoured when I heard that Friesens wanted to share We Need Everyone with kids across southern Manitoba in soft cover format for I Love to Read Month this year! I hope the students had fun and are enjoying their personal copies - if I ever come to your school I would love to sign your books and of course Sushi the cat would sign them too!

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Whether it was scholastic book fairs where we could take a break from school to go and look at all the coolest new books that were out; the “Drop Everything and Read” chimes on the announcements interrupting gym glass or math so we could escape into reading; or simply the fact that everyone was encouraged to share in the thing I loved the most, I love “I Love To Read Month”!

Shout out to Mr Orlando and the Thunder Bay Library where this was filmed! It was such an honour to share We Need Everyone with all of you!

Join me at one (or both!) of my upcoming author visits with the Winnipeg Public Library as part of the TD Summer Reading Club where I will be sharing We Need Everyone with families!

Every year, April 23rd is World Book Day! I was honoured to spend my first one as an author connecting with Winnipeg Richardson International Airport and Perimeter Airlines for 2 very special projects, one in person and one ongoing until October!

Check out what Kirkus has to say about We Need Everyone! Thank you for reviewing our book!!

Did you know that We Need Everyone has a free teachers guide available fro download? Written by Jerica Fraser it includes topics such as building strong communities, celebrating diversity within and across lived experiences and identities & exploring and discovering individual gifts!

Since this book came out we have shared some amazing experiences together with I Love To Read Month, the Book Launch and now planning additional projects, collaborations or events in the spring an summer across Canada. I have watched delighted students and delighted adults as they … continued