Karen Reczuch

Event Info: Children's Reading Tent at 4:50 PM

Karen Reczuch has illustrated many children’s books, including The Auction by Jan Andrews, a Governor General’s Award Finalist, Just Like New by Ainslie Manson, which was shortlisted for the IODE (National Chapter) Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award and won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, The Story of Life on Earth by Margaret Munro, which was shortlisted for the Science in Society Children’s Book Award and Salmon Creek by Annette LeBox, winner of the B.C. Book Prize for illustrated children’s literature.

Books

Loon

The call of a loon is a quintessential sound of summertime for many people. These majestically beautiful birds breed on northern lakes during the spring and summer, and when fall arrives, they migrate to open coastal waters. Young loons stay on the ocean for three or four years until they mature and their gray feathers molt, turning to the beautiful black-and-white patterned feathers by which they are known. At this point they return to an inland lake to find a mate and have their young. This illustrated poem allows the reader to witness the birth of two baby chicks, how they learn to swim, find food and constantly avoid predators. Susan Vande Griek’s effortless prose and Karen Reczuch’s beautiful illustrations provide an up-close and detailed look at the lifecycle of this iconic Canadian bird.