We had a wonderful time with VCLR members, MACL students and longtime supporters at our Fall Tea on November 15, 2025. Thank you to everyone who came out to our event.
Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picture Book Award
Julie Flett joined us virtually and we loved celebrating the 2025 Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picture Book, Let’s Go! / haw êkwa! (Greystone Books). This special video shares the influence of her father and son on the book and is a great example of urban Indigenous representation through the skateboarding community.
Thank you and congratulations again, Julie!
Dr. Ronald Jobe Scholarship
It was also a pleasure to have Dr. Ronald Jobe at our event to award the Ronald Jobe Children’s Literature Scholarship from the UBC MACL program. This year we have two outstanding winners, one from England and one from Australia. Congratulations to Nicola Kirk and Cath Ayres on your achievements! For more information about each recipient, please click on the announcement below.
Remembering Norma Charles
Many thanks to Debbie Hodge and Linda Bailey for their stories and fondness for beloved author, former VCLR treasurer and book friend to many, Norma Charles, as well to everyone who contributed their tributes in the booklet that was available at the tea. Norma is dearly missed, but we are grateful that her legacy lives on in her numerous books and the lives that she has touched. We have shared a copy of these booklets to each of her publishers. If you did not receive one or would like a copy, please contact us at vancouverroundtable@gmail.com.
