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There
Once Was A Camel,
a delightful new picture book by Canada's revered poet P.K. Page, introduces
children to endearing animal friends who offer a bold approach to life.
Combining the fun of a nonsense rhyme with the wisdom of Aesop’s
fables, it is sure to become a story and bed time favourite. Imaginative
illustrations by Kristi Bridgeman draw the reader into the colourful world
of one extraordinary camel and his remarkable friends.
P.K. Page is one of
Canada’s most esteemed poets whose literary career spans the past
five decades. She is the author of some twenty books including ten volumes
of poetry in addition to memoir, fiction and children’s titles.
Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry in 1957, P.K.
Page was also appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1999. Most
recently her volume Planet Earth: Poems Selected and New was short-listed
for the prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize. There Once Was A Camel
is P.K. Page’s seventh book for children. Born in England and brought
up on the Canadian prairies, P.K. Page resides in Victoria, British Columbia.
Kristi Bridgeman is
both an exhibiting visual artist and an illustrator of books for children,
including the popular picture books The Sock Fairy and The Knot Fairy.
Born and raised on the West Coast of Canada, she attended Emily Carr College
of Art and now resides in Victoria, British Columbia. Actively involved
with the environment, children and the arts, she is vice president of
the Island Illustrator’s Society. Samples of Kristi Bridgeman’s
work can be found at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and Sooke Harbour
House Gallery as well as the website: www.kristibridgeman.com.
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