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CANSCAIP Members Kaarina BrooksAuthor/Illustrator
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Born: Finland. 22 November 1941. BiographyKaarina Brooks, born in Kuopio, Finland, is a retired elementary school teacher. She immigrated to Canada as a child in 1951 with her family. Writing and art have always played a big part in her life and she and her sister even had their own "publishing company" (Parviaisten Tyttöjen Osake-yhtiö) which "published" several hard cover (ie. cardboard) novels as well as anthologies of stories and poetry. As an adult, Kaarina has had poems and stories "really" published in magazines, anthologies and literary journals. She also has translated and illustrated several Finnish folk tales for children, which appear in two books: Foxy and Peikko, the Foolish Ogre. Published WorksPeikko, The Foolish Ogre, Aspasia Books, 2003 Other MembershipsRomance Writers of America, Toronto Romance Writers Available ForLibrary and clasroom presentations/readings on "Foxy" and "Peikko" stories; telling about illustrating them and about living in Finland as a child Speaking to librarians or older classes on translating folk tales |
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