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edition:Paperback
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category: Children's Fiction
published: Oct 2020
ISBN:9781773660639
publisher: Acorn Press

Broken Crayons

by Patsy Dingwell, illustrated by Marla Lesage

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When Ms. Gillis, a preservice teacher on Prince Edward Island, decides to complete her International Teaching Practicum in Kenya, sponsored by Farmers Helping Farmers, she is very excited. She can't wait to start her adventure in the warm African sun, leaving behind cold February days in Canada and (as she comes to learn) a well-stocked Island classroom. She is eager to share her newly-acquired teaching skills with the children in Kenya. She arrives laden with gifts and school supplies from friends on PEI. As she distributes a gift of crayons to her students, she soon realizes that she is the one who has the most to learn. Broken Crayons is a delightful story written for school age children. It is based on a true story that never grows old and one which carries a message for all, no matter your age.

About the Authors
Patsy Dingwell lives with her husband Rodney on their farm in Marie, PEI. They have four sons. Her grandchildren are often the audience for her life-long love of storytelling. A retired special education assistant, she now makes time to write and travel. Her favourite destination is Kenya, having visited three times. As a long time member of Farmers Helping Farmers she founded the School Twinning Project and is proud to relate stories of this Island NGO. This is her first book.

Marla Lesage is a registered nurse who loves to tell stories, both real and imagined, through urban sketching, painting, illustration and words. Her art can be found in private collections in Canada, the United States and Australia, and her debut picture book, Pirate Year Round, published in 2019. We Wear Masks was inspired by a trip Marla took with her mask-wearing children to a historic farm where they discovered an excellent benefit to wearing masks—blocking out stinky smells! Marla lives near Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Contributor Notes

Patsy Dingwell lives with her husband Rodney on their farm in Marie, PEI. They have four sons. Her grandchildren are often the audience for her life-long love of storytelling. A retired special education assistant, she now makes time to write and travel. Her favourite destination is Kenya, having visited three times. As a long time member of Farmers Helping Farmers she founded the School Twinning Project and is proud to relate stories of this Island NGO. This is her first book.

Marla Lesage is an artist, illustrator, writer, and dreamer. She lives in New Brunswick with her favourite scallywags and several fish. Her first book, Pirate, Year Round, was published in 2019. Farmers Helping Farmers is a not for profit organization which helps build sustainable agriculture communities in Kenya. Volunteers have carried out development projects with farm women's groups and schools.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
4 to 8
Grade:
p to 3

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