Canadian freestyle skier TJ Schiller’s love of reading is truly a family affair.
He recalls reveling in the pleasures of The Piggy in the Puddle, a “tongue-twisting epic battle” written by Charlotte Pomerantz and illustrated by James Marshall that (spoiler alert!) reveals a twist ending in which the entire piggy family relent to joining the little piggy in the puddle for some messy family fun.
Years later, this book reappeared under the Schiller family Christmas tree when TJ’s younger sister gifted her siblings a brand new copy of this book in homage to their childhood and their biggest reading advocate: their mum Debbie Schiller, executive director of Junction Literacy Centre and the One to One Children’s Literacy program.
Listen to TJ tell his story.
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A Good Book Drive is an annual book drive to bring stories to a new generation of readers, and support kids in need of new books. Running through the month of November, A Good Book Drive will be inspiring Vancouverites to purchase a new copy of their favorite kids’ book and deliver it to set locations throughout the city. At these drop off locations you can personalize your donation with a special bookplate, sharing the story of why that book is special to you. All books will be donated to this year’s book drive recipient, Frontier College Waiting Room Literacy Pilot Project. Share your favourite stories with A Good Book Drive on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. |
