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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. |