Review: Just Beyond the Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el

What bigger honor is there for a children’s writer than having a teacher make it a yearly tradition to share your book with her students?

Escape Through the Pages

Just Beyond the Very Very Far NorthJust Beyond the Very, Very Far North
by Dan Bar-el

ISBN-13: 9781534433441
Publication date: October 6, 2020 by Atheneum BYR
Purchased by my school

Past the place where icebergs shiver, you will find the Very, Very Far North, where Duane and his friends are sure to make you feel right at home. You might like to share a delicious Snow Delight with warmhearted Duane. While you’re slurping away, if C.C. suddenly asks you where you’ve come from, it’s not because she’s nosy; she is simply gathering scientific data. If Handsome, the musk ox, pays a visit, a quick hair combing is highly recommended. Should you notice a quiet caribou grazing nearby, well, that’s just Boo’s way of saying hello.

And if a less-than-friendly visitor arrives to sneak, shove, and shake things up, Duane and the others might discover that life isn’t always as peaceful as mid-late-afternoon nap. Fortunately, they know…

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JULIE’S LIBRARY reads Not Your Typical Dragon

Julie’s Library is a podcast co-hosted by iconic actress, Dame Julie Andrews and her daughter, children’s author and educator, Emma Walton Hamilton. I was thrilled to have my picture story read by Ms. Andrews, accompanied by music and sound effects in their latest show. You can hear it by going to:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-your-typical-dragon-and-rooster-wore-skinny-jeans/id1507980417?i=1000486475589

Mother Bright and her Apple Tree

Today, I have posted a new storytelling video. It is my telling of a French folktale that I adapted many years ago. Mother Bright and her Apple Tree is a funny and poignant story about an independent, old woman who lives life on her own terms.

In telling this tale, I wish to honour the many elderly people who have succumbed to the Covid-19 virus before their time. If you should be so moved by the story, please consider donating a few dollars to a local organization that assists in caring for seniors. CanadaHelps.org can offer many places across the country. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/donate…

A small warning – this story may not be suitable for younger children as it addresses the topic of death, albeit in a funny, gentle way. I leave it up to your discretion.

Bibliovideo is open!

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s YouTube Channel is now open and offering a great resource for teachers, librarians, parents and children’s book enthusiasts.

As it builds up its video library, you will find author readings (including mine), book reviews, and how-to demos, in English, French and Indigenous languages.

Click here: CCBC’s Bibliovideo

daily live readings of Audrey (cow) starting Monday, March 30th

Hello everyone,

This is a short heads up that I will be giving daily readings of my middle grade novel, Audrey (cow) on Facebook Live starting Monday, March 30, at 11:00 am PST (2:00 pm EST).

Please let any grade 3-6ers know about it, or if your family’s quarantine daily breaking point is around that time, take a breather with moi. There is a cast of thirty-three narrators telling the story. My acting abilities being what they are, I think that I can guarantee at least fifteen distinct voices among them.

Find me at: Dan Bar-el – Children’s Author

You can download the cast list from:

tundrabooks.com/virtual-story-times-and-singalongs/

Click on “Character List” in my listing.

Wishing everyone good health in body and spirit.

Dan