The book launch for Starfall was at the Toronto’s Rouge Concept Gallery www.rougeconcept.ca.

Kathleen Finlay's photography from the book will be exhibited at the gallery until January 15, 2012.

A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk has been nominated for this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Text. (click Children’s Text tab).

Each year, the Governor General’s Literary Awards (the GGs) honour the best in Canadian literature. This year is the 75th anniversary of the GGs.

Each GG winner receives $25,000 and a specially-bound copy of their winning book. Non-winning finalists each receive $1,000. The publisher of each winning book receives $3,000 to help promote the book.