Available for in-person visits: Western Quebec
Craft: Author/Illustrator
Genre: Picture Books, Graphic Novels
Target Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 7
Cost for School and Public Presentation: $250.00, plus applicable taxes
Biography
Katherine Battersby is the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of 14 children’s books published around the world, including the popular Cranky Chicken series, Perfect Pigeons and Trouble. Her books have received glowing reviews in the New York Times, starred Kirkus reviews and been named CBC Children's Choice books. She is regularly booked to speak in schools, libraries and at festivals and she is a passionate advocate for literacy and the arts. In another life Katherine worked for many years as a paediatric occupational therapist, specializing as a children’s counsellor. She grew up by the beach in Queensland (Australia) and she lives in Ottawa.
Presentation Information:
Performance: Little Characters with Big Hearts
(Kindergarten-Grade 4)
Join Katherine for a fun and interactive session all about the process of making her critically acclaimed children’s books. Find out where she gets her ideas and how they develop into characters that amble across the page. Get an insight into how she makes her textured artwork and discover how she combines words and images to create her playful stories. Kids will enjoy several interactive book readings and live illustration activities.
Maximum: 100 students
Workshop: Cranky Comics! (Grades 3-7)
Katherine shares her experiences creating her comic book series, Cranky Chicken, in this interactive workshop. Through a range of fun illustration games, kids will learn all about drawing expressive characters, how to uncover a character’s story, and how to capture all this and more on the page. Participants will come away with several new characters and the first few panels in what could be their very own comic book.
Maximum: 40 students
Book List
Cranky Chicken 5 (Margaret K. McElderry Books, forthcoming 2025)
Cranky Chicken 4 (Margaret K. McElderry Books, forthcoming 2024)
Cranky Chicken: Crankosaurus (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2023)
Cranky Chicken: Party Animals (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2022)
Cranky Chicken (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2021)
Trouble (Viking, 2021)
Perfect Pigeons (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020)
Squish Rabbit's Pet (University of Queensland Press, 2019)
You’re One (Allen & Unwin, 2017)
You’re Two (Allen & Unwin, 2017)
You’re Three (Allen & Unwin, 2017)
You’re Four (Allen & Unwin, 2017)
You’re Five (Allen & Unwin, 2017)
Little Wing (University of Queensland Press, 2016)
Brave Squish Rabbit (Viking 2012)
Squish Rabbit (Viking, 2011)