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December 2009
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The animated cartoon trailer for Patches the Beaver™ will be completed and posted
soon!
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Author Shane Gauthier was recently interviewed on 104.9 FM, and Patches the Beaver™
received a review from 5-year-old Nora Campbell! Listen to it here.
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HARMONY WOODS PRESS INC. ANNOUNCES THE PUBLICATION OF 'WAR CHILD: Marta's
Story.' From Author Shane Gauthier: "For five months, I have been writing an inspiring story about overcoming insurmountable odds, & under the most horrendous conditions fighting to survive. I am proud to announce this publication about Marta, one girl's heroic journey in war torn Liberia. Stay tuned for further updates on the book launch and party."
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Shane is currently finishing his second children's book entitled, "Grandma's
Love," a four-part book based on his true life experiences with
his grandmother. The first book will be out spring 2010!
April 2009
Patches the Beaver™ promoted in the Business of Film Daily!
Article here.
February 2009:
It's been a super busy past few months for Patches!  Look who's reading
patches!
In November 2008, Shane met with Dolly and talked about how Patches the Beaver™
promotes cultural diversity and friendship.
As many of you know, Dolly founded the
Imagination Library.
Dolly's foundation gives one book per month for the first five years of a child's life and currently
Dolly's foundation is giving away over 500,000 books a month to children
all over the world!
Other big news!
Patches the Beaver, Welcome to Harmony Woods has been chosen as one of
the "Best of Best" books by the Edmonton Public School
Board! Patches
the Beaver is "Best of the Best!"
 Patches attended the National Association of Television Program
Executives (NATPE)! Apart from dialoguing with international television
executives and other producers, Author Shane Gauthier met with Anne Sweeney, the Co-Chair of Disney
Media Networks and President of Disney-ABC Television Group. Named the
"Most Powerful Woman in Entertainment" by The Hollywood Reporter, one of
the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" by Fortune, and one of The World's 100
Most Powerful Women by Forbes, Sweeney serves as co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president, Disney-ABC Television Group!
Stay tuned for future developments!
March 2007:
Patches the Beaver™ is now available at Chapters.ca
and Amazon.com.
Patches has also been very very busy talking to teachers and
parents across
the province, at Central Alberta Teacers' Convention and Palliser
Teachers' Convention as well as numerous schools!
Coming soon- A teachers and parents guide to using Patches the
Beaver
books to teach their children about multiculturalism and diversity!
I
have been talking to many teachers and parents and they have all
asked
for a guide for Patches the Beaver to showcase different
multicultural
activities to support the book and promote the many cultures and
diversity that makes the world so rich!
September 2007:
Patches the Beaver™ appears in the September/October issue of
Edmonton's Child Magazine (Page
8) and the University of Alberta's Alumni Autumn 2007 issue!
September 13, 2007
 Patches has been super busy with book signings and readings at Chapters bookstores, Abottsfield Library Multicultural days, Stony Plain Library visit and many more events.
See
photos here!
The response to the first book in the series has been
overwhelming. In the works: Patches the Beaver cartoon, Patches the Beaver
interactive game, and the second book in the series!
Patches also traveled to Beijing for the Beijing International Book
Fair!
Expect articles and more updates soon as things develop.
July 10, 2007
Book signing August 11th! Meet Shane and have your copy of
Patches the Beaver™ signed at the west side Chapters Bookstore (8770 - 170
Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) from 1:30pm to 4:00pm!
July 10, 2007
Patches the Beaver™ is now available at Chapters Bookstore!
8770 - 170 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5T 4J2
(780)444-2082
June 11, 2007
Patches the
Beaver™ has been mentioned in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta! Click
here for the transcript (page 2, bottom-right corner; page 3, top-right
corner).
June 2007
Official book launch is a hit! Author Shane
Gauthier appeared at Norwood School for a book reading and signing.
 "Thank you. May 29, 2007, was a delightful day not only for me but for all the children and friends present at Norwood school. It is indeed a rare occasion for anyone to be invited to witness the launch of any book, but this was not just any book. Patches the Beaver™: Welcome to Harmony Woods™, written by author Shane Gauthier, whom I introduced earlier, is targeted at educating grade 3 children about diversity and multiculturalism. The book is based on research showing that without diversity programs our children’s appreciation of diversity may actually decrease.
"I witnessed first-hand the wonderment of the children present at the storyline as Shane read page after page. The book not only entertained but captivated their interest and sparked in them an awareness of the importance of accepting those that are different than we are. All the people present were charmed by the characters Mr. Gauthier had created. This author ingeniously brought the reader into an endearing world made up of loveable animals such as Patches the Beaver™, Star Squirrel, Feather Goose, Duke of Cannot, Speedy Tortoise, and Lucky Rabbit, all based on true characters.
"His writing is clever enough to hold the attention of any child long enough to teach children that we are all patched together by friendship no matter where we are from, who we are, or what we look like. It is infinitely clear that Mr. Gauthier is passionate about bringing the teachings about ethnocultural education and awareness to all children as this is the first book in Patches the Beaver™ series. As the Hippity Hop Herald stated: Amazing; no other book has captured the heart and soul of beavers and beyond; this book is for the whole animal kingdom.
"Congratulations, Shane, for your dedication to supporting and working towards bettering the lives of all children, youth, and families and to the importance of ethnocultural education awareness. I look forward to reading the next antics of Patches the Beaver™."
-Ms Calahasen
May 20, 2007
Official book launch set for May 29th!
Join us at Norwood School in Edmonton (9520-111 Avenue) at 11am, for
a book reading, signing, dessert and refreshments!
Not able to attend? We'll also be at Starbucks (Highstreet
location; 102 Avenue and 125 Street) on June 3, 2007 at 6pm! Book reading,
signing, free coffee and snacks!
May 17, 2007
Patches the Beaver™ is now available at Greenwoods’ Bookshoppe!
Edmonton:
7925 - 104 Street
May 16, 2007
Patches the Beaver™ is now available at Laugh ‘n’ Learn!
Edmonton:
552 Riverbend Square - (780) 436-8697
Edmonton International Airport - ( 780) 890-7376
Calgary:
#112, 450 Country Hills Blvd. N.E - (403) 567-0535
May 1, 2007
An interview with author Shane Gauthier has been featured in the
May edition of Métis Matters. Click
here to download the full newsletter (Shane's article appears on
page 12).
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