On My Walk
{{Short description|Children's book by Kari-Lynn Winters}}
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| image = On_My_Walk_cov.jpg
| author = Kari-Lynn Winters
| illustrator = Christina Leist
| country = Canada
| language = English
| genre = children's fiction
| publisher = Tradewind Books
| release_date = 2009
| media_type = Print (Hardcover)
| pages = 32
| isbn = 978-1-896580-61-6
| isbn_note = (first edition, hardcover)
| oclc= 423601674
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{{Portal |Children's literature}}
On My Walk is a young children's book (recommended for ages 2–5) by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Christina Leist. It was published in 2009 by Tradewind Books.
Awards
- Finalist: [http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2010#illustrated 2010 BC Book Prize] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114020206/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2010#illustrated |date=2018-01-14 }} ("Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize") and [http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/events/archive/northern-leg-2010/ sponsored tour]
- Nominated: 2010-2011 Chocolate Lilly British Columbia Reader's Choice Award[https://web.archive.org/web/20100624090954/http://www.chocolatelilyawards.com/?p=173 2010-2011 Chocolate Lilly Shortlist]
- Selected: Toronto Public Library [http://kidsspace.torontopubliclibrary.ca/genCategory17402.html First and Best of 2010]
- Selected: Resource Links [http://www.resourcelinksmagazine.ca/featuredArticle/years_2010.php Year's Best 2010]
- Selected: Edmonton Public Library's [https://web.archive.org/web/20140704143609/http://www.epl.ca/interests/preschool 100 Great Books to Read Together], 2012
- Selected: TVOParents Book Club [https://web.archive.org/web/20140308154215/http://tvoparents.tvo.org/article/best-books-your-6-8-year-old Best Books for your 6-8 Year Old] (2013) and [https://web.archive.org/web/20110502093004/http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/tvoparents/index.cfm?page_id=145&action=article&article_title_url=TVOParentsBookClubBooksfortheBuddingActivist&article_id=6599 Books for the Budding Activist] (2011)
Plot
Mothers and toddlers take a stroll through Vancouver streets and parks, hearing the sounds of animals around them, and find themselves caught in a summer rainstorm on a Kitsilano beach. The writing style is a unique sing-song rhythm employing children's onomatopoeia.{{cite web | url=http://www.renajtraxelblog.com/2012/04/o-is-for-onomatopoeia.html | title=O is for Onomatopoeia | first1=Rena | last1=Traxel | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505080259/http://www.renajtraxelblog.com/2012/04/o-is-for-onomatopoeia.html | archivedate=2012-05-05 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.renajtraxelblog.com/2012/04/r-is-for-rhyme-tips-on-writing-stories.html|title=R is for Rhyme: Tips on Writing Stories in Rhyme|first1=Rena|last1=Traxel|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504010858/http://www.renajtraxelblog.com/2012/04/r-is-for-rhyme-tips-on-writing-stories.html|archivedate=2012-05-04}}
Stage adaptation
In 2016, the book was adapted for stage, with an original screenplay by Winters and Marcie Nestman. Commissioned by Carousal Theatre for Young People in Vancouver BC, the play opens in June 2016.{{cite web | url = http://www.carouseltheatre.ca/production/on-my-walk-2/ | title = Carousal Theatre for Young People's On My Walk, for Newborns to age 3}}
External links
- [http://kariwinters.com/walk#reviews Published reviews of On My Walk]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228213426/http://www.tradewindbooks.com/book%26Title%3Don_my_walk Tradewind Books page on On My Walk]
- [http://kariwinters.com/walk Kari-Lynn Winters personal page]
- [http://www.christinaleist.com Christina Leist personal page]