Jack Briglio Canadian Author The Sherman Early Childhood Learning series - FR and SJ

Event date(s): November 23, 2023
Time(s): 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Category: Both Campuses
Location: Both Campuses

On Thursday, Nov. 23, the UNB Early Childhood Centre and the UNB Faculty of Education, host The Sherman Early Childhood Learning Series: Literacies Across a Lifetime with Canadian author; Jack Briglio author of ThumderBoom.

During the coming school year, selected Canadian authors will offer a one-hour online session open the public. The goal of this series is to engage participants in thinking and learning about the complexities of what it means to be diverse literate learners.

The public is invited on Nov. 23, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Registration.

THE SHERMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING SERIES, LITERACIES ACROSS A LIFETIME: CELEBRATING CANADIAN AUTHORS 2023 – 2024

Fall 2023 AUTHORS

Nov. 23: Jack Briglio recently published ThumberBoom

Jack Briglio, is the author of the graphic novel ThunderBoom (May, 2023) an action-packed superhero story about the power of imagination. The main character Logan has an imaginary alter ego with superhero powers. This alter ego ThunderBoom communicates Logan’s bravest version of himself. Through a series of adventures, he must face his greatest fears: masks, dogs and the unknown. Jack’s graphic novel celebrates empathy, courage, compassion, and belonging.

Jack is a contributing author of the Eisner-nominated fantasy adventure series Growing Up Enchanted. He is also the creator of Dominion Jack, a serial in the Joe Shuster–nominated Canadian superhero anthology series True Patriot. Jack has also worked on Scooby-Doo and Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century for DC Comics, Sesame Street Comics for Sesame Street Workshop and Archie’s Friend Scarlet for Archie Comics. Jack lives in Nepean, Ontario.

Thank you to our Oct. 10, Canadian author, Ivan Coyote author of Care Of

Ivan Coyote is a writer and storyteller. Born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon, they are the author of thirteen books, the creator of four films, six stage shows, and three albums that combine storytelling with music. Coyote’s books have won the ReLit Award, been named a Stonewall Honour Book, been longlisted for Canada Reads, and been shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Prize for non-fiction, and the Governor General's Award for non-fiction twice.

In 2017 Ivan was given an honorary Doctor of Laws from Simon Fraser University. Coyote’s stories grapple with the complex and intensely personal topics of gender identity, family, class, and queer liberation, but always with a generous heart, and a quick wit. Ivan's stories manage to handle both the hilarious and the historical with reverence and compassion, and remind us all of our own fallible and imperfect humanity, while at the same time inspiring us to change the world. Ivan's 13th book, Care Of, was released in June 2021 by McClelland and Stewart.

Contact: Kim Stewart (stewart@unb.ca) and Sherry Rose (srose@unb.ca) 

Building: online via Eventbrite