All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small Series

We are thrilled to collaborate with Lisa Browning from One Thousand Trees on “All Creatures Great and Small,” a series of events at the Children's Reading Room in Guelph between March and October. Each Craft & Storytime session will feature a guest author who will read a story about an animal, followed by a craft activity inspired by that book. 

Saplings, a branch of One Thousand Trees, sponsored the craft portion of these sessions alongside Guelph Today.

Please see the schedule below for upcoming guest authors and dates, or click the link here.

Arlene Davies-Fuhr - March 6th and 7th

Author Arlene Davies-Fuhr donned a pig costume and joined us for Story and Craft Time on Thursday, March 6th, and Friday, March 7th, at 11:00 AM. She read her book about a zippy and zealous pig named Zola. The families enjoyed the story and all the little pigs Arlene brought them to play with.

Lisa Browning supplied the materials for the craft, which was sponsored by Guelph Today. We created Zola using paper plates and other materials.

About the Book
This is the story of Zola, an ambitious, zealous pig who wears aviator glasses and designs over-the-top adventures for herself. Her zany personality sparkles in the sequined outfits she adores. Zola is an inspiration as she overcomes obstacles and discovers a way to accomplish her dreams.

About the Author
Arlene Davies-Fuhr has worked as an English as a Second Language teacher, a community college English instructor,  and a Mennonite pastor. She enjoys playing the ukulele, dulcimer, and djembe drum. Arlene is quite unconventional and has been called the Queen of Razzmatazz. It’s not a stretch to see ways that Arlene and Zola are similar.

Thank you, Lisa and Arlene

Stay tuned for next month’s special guest author and activity.