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APPLY TO HOST GINALINA (IN PERSON)
BIOGRAPHY
Ginalina is an acclaimed author and 4x Juno nominee and Canadian Folk Music Award winner. Named "the brightest star in the world of family folk music" by the Vancouver International Children's Festival, her nature-themed book trilogy and collection of Asian-Canadian cultural heritage stories have been featured by Science World, Canada Geographic Magazine, the Chinatown Storytelling Centre in Vancouver, schools across Canada, and transliterated into braille and textile images (The Mighty River). A second generation Canada with roots in the verdant and monsoon-y island of Taiwan, she writes and sings in English, French, and English. Her work celebrate the interconnectedness between family, nature, community, and culture. Her songs, stories, author visits, and workshops are respectful and real, warm and winsome, emotive and energizing. Ginalina believes in the creative, unifying, and healing power of singing, dancing, reading, and growing together through songs, stories, and the arts.
Home Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Creator Type: Author-musician
Genres: Picture books, songs for children (7 albums)
Website: ginalinamusic.com
Tour Region: Ottawa
Target Audience: Kindergarten – Grade 4
Cost: For one 60-minute presentation: $300 plus 13% HST
NOTE: The fee of $300 (plus tax) will be paid to The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) upon receipt of an invoice from the CCBC. After Book Week, the CCBC will pay the author their presentation fee of $250 (plus taxes, if applicable).
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS
Ginalina will be available to offer presentations in English or in French.
*Priority will be given to schools/libraries who would like presentations given in French or in a bilingual format where the majority of the content is in French.
Music and Movement
Target Audience: Kindergarten – Grade 4
Preferred group size: 30 students
Maximum group size: 150 students, flexible
Explore nature through songs and stories and movement! Play new musical instruments, look for hidden creatures, move like forest animals, sing about life cycles and parts of a tree! Ginalina brings her award-winning and Canadian Geographic magazine recommended books and Canadian Folk Music Award nominated albums to inspire, entertain, educate, and uplift every child! This presentation will include a time to brainstorm how we can help protect the earth and the value that we have in making this world a better place!
Themes: multilingualism, nature, Earth Day, interactive, movement-focused, community
Secondary themes: music, stories, language arts
Languages: program can be presented in English with French and other languages
Required equipment: n/a (provided by Ginalina)
Required materials: n/a
Sing the World
Target Audience: Kindergarten – Grade 4
Preferred group size: 30 students
Maximum group size: 150 students, flexible
Explore culture through books and folk songs from Canada, Korea, Estonia, Benin, France, China, and beyond. Through rhythms, words, music, and stories, we can discover more about ourselves and our friends! Ginalina brings her celebrated Asian-Canadian book set and Canadian Folk Music Award winning album to inspire, entertain, educate, and uplift every child! This presentation will include a time to celebrate connections to our cultures and the value of diverse community!
Available books: My Family Keeps Me Warm (a story throughout the seasons), Grandmother's Chair (a Lunar New Year story)
Themes: "Who am I? Where do I come from?", culture, traditions, intergenerational relationships, seasons
Secondary themes: poetry, music, language arts, movement
Languages: Program can be presented in English or French with Mandarin
Required equipment: n/a (provided by Ginalina)
Required materials: n/a
BIBLIOGRAPHY
I Will Be a Tree. Beautiful World Books, 2026
Available in English, French, and Mandarin
Grandmother's Chair, A Lunar New Year Story. Beautiful World Books, 2025
A story of cultural tradition and how we can honour those who are no longer with us
My Family Keeps Me Warm. Beautiful World Books, 2024
A story of the changing seasons, and unchanging love, set on a backdrop of Taiwan
The Blooming Mountain. Peppermint Toast Publishing, 2022
The Lively Forest. Peppermint Toast Publishing, 2021
The Mighty River. Peppermint Toast Publishing, 2020