From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 14:46:40 -0500

I am pleased to announce that Ken Setterington, the Children's and Youth Advocate for Library Services at the Toronto Public Library, had just gotten online and will be joining our discussion about Canadian Children's Literature very soon.

Ken is known throughout Canada, not only for his library work, but as a critic who is extremely knowledgeable and articulate about books for children and teenagers. If any of you have any questions to ask about Canadian literature, I'm sure Ken would be happy to respond.

In the meantime, Ken, can you give us the "insider's" (meaning Canadian) view of the books of Brian Doyle and Sarah Ellis? Would you agree with Sarah that "...Canadian children's books tend to have as their theme more of group problem solving as opposed to the solitary hero of American books," as quoted by Tana Elias earlier today?

Welcome to CCBC-Net, Ken!



Kathleen T. Horning (horning at ccbc.education.wisc.edu) Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706 608&3930 FAX: 608&2I33
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