Journal Article

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to CHARLOTTE TEEPLE

2018

Overview

Unable to hide my enthusiasm of wanting to put my own and an increased corporate signature on a CCBC initiative, Charlotte said, \"Not to worry Alan, I have everything under control, how about we work together to get a few more dollars for the program and... could you speed up the issuance of the bank's cheque, please?\" With my marching orders received, we were off and running on what I remember as a very rich 12-year period in my career. At a personal level, I especially appreciate Charlotte's parting gift of Rebecca Bender's Giraffe and Bird to this year's entering class of grade ones, among them my youngest grandchild, Casey. A few years ago, I was honoured to be a juror for a number of TD Canadian Children's Literature Award panels and sat alongside Charlotte during meetings and meals as the team shared and negotiated their views about 'great' books. [...]I have become better connected with Charlotte and we, of course, continue to chat about good books (for young people and older folks), but also exchange views about movies, travels and shopping.

• Publisher: Canadian Children's Book Centre
• Subject: Advocacy / Awards / Canadian literature / Childrens literature / Community Relations / Directors / Fiction / Information Services / Librarians / Library Personnel / Library Services / Literacy / Meetings / Public Libraries / Publishing / Reading / Retirement / Social Agencies / Young Adults