Margriet Ruurs is the author of many award-winning children’s books, and in Come, Read With Me, she takes readers back in time to reminisce about fairy tales and favourite picture books. This story connects readers to the past, while bringing a new sense of literature to the forefront. The rhyming and alliteration throughout this whimsical story give a sense of calm and daze. The colourful illustrations allow readers to interpret the story in their own words as if going through a wordless picture book. Students will be inspired to use their imaginations to bring together pieces from different stories, and to explore all types of literature in their own reading and writing. 

32 pp., 8.75 × 10.75", colour illustrations

Source: Association of Book Publishers of BC - BC Books for Schools (2021-2022)

Margriet Ruurs is the award-winning author of forty books for children. Passionate about literacy, she writes children's and educational materials and conducts author visits and writing workshops at international schools around the world. Her picture book biography A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison won the Canadian Children’s Literature Roundtables Information Book Award and the Crystal Kite Award, and was nominated for several others. Born in the Netherlands, Margriet raised her family in the Yukon, Canada. Today, when she isn't travelling, she runs a booklover's bed and breakfast on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia.

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Christine Wei is a Taiwanese artist living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations in Vancouver, BC. She graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration. Christine's work often draws inspiration from sentiment, life stories, and nature-inspired mark-makings. She loves creating art with a variety of mediums to convey relatable narratives in dynamic perspectives.

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• Commended, Bookstagang Best Books - Best Foodie Books
• Commended, BC Books for BC Schools

“A book that parents, primary teachers and librarians can use to introduce a discussion of the world of children's books. [Children] will enjoy the game of identifying the literary references hidden in the lines.”

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

“Sweet and richly detailed... Wei’s rich, complex mixed media illustrations make the story’s concept shine, totally capturing the magic of imagination, while Ruurs’s simple, rhythmic text pulls everything together.”

School Library Journal

“[Pays] homage to the wonderful world of imagination found in children’s books.”

Kirkus Reviews