ABOUT THE STORIES AND POEMS

These stories and poems were originally contributed to the student writing section of the Winnipeg Volunteer Reading Aides newsletter. The writers come from many backgrounds, including French Canadian, New Canadian, Aboriginal and Metis. Some of them have mental or physical challenges; many have learning disabilities. What they have in common is courage, talent and imagination. We are very grateful that they have shared their work with us, and we hope that readers of all kinds, new and old, will enjoy the results.

Some of the stories have been slightly edited due to considerations of space and format.


ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATIONS

Glennys Hardie is a local artist who has spent literally hundreds of hours on the drawings for these books, and we cannot possibly thank her properly for her contribution. We feel that she has wonderfully captured the spirit of each work, with great sensitivity and painstaking attention to detail.


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