Children’s book author Karon Argue will share her story of perseverance May 3 at 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The author of The Smooch endured severe physical health problems while writing her book. Argue, of High River, was encouraged to write children’s books by Robert Munsch, who read her work.
“You’re good, get going,” he told her.
Argue took on the challenge in spite of Type 1 diabetes, blindness and a kidney transplant in 2015.
Her talk will include a discussion of how she accomplishes her art with the help of visual aids and will demonstrate CNIB equipment that she used to illustrate and hand colour her book.
On May 18 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Jeannie Milan, a Usui Reiki master, will talk about Reiki, its benefits and how to do it. She will also do mini demos.
Isobel Millar will exhibit her new oil paintings in the library throughout May.
New non-fiction in the library is Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson, Sock Knitting by Ann Budd, The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax and How Can I Help by David Goldbloom. They are all informative reads.
An absorbing read is The Birthday Lunch by Joan Clark, the best selling author of Latitudes of Melt and The Audience of Chairs. The story is set in the maritimes and is an account of a family’s unexpected loss and explores the shock of sudden death, with a mystery woven in. Clark lives in Newfoundland.
Happy reading.
