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5 Things Vancouver: Kelly McKinnon

by Dan
Kids + Travel + Vancouver / February 26, 2010

Kelly McKinnon is the co-owner of Kidsbooks. 

Kelly enjoys travelling (especially on the seat of a bicycle), building Lego with her nephews, sports and eating (although in the email accompanying her answers, she suggests that the last two are linked!).

"I love my job running Kidsbooks, along with my business partner Phyllis Simon, because it is so much fun getting everyone excited books and reading," she says.  Amen to that!

What’s your favourite book about Vancouver?
City of Glass... Doug Coupland…he nailed it.

Where’s your favourite spot to eat on a budget?
Go Fish but the line-ups are terrible on a sunny day.

What is the best thing to do with kids in Vancouver?
The Aquarium...hands down!

What’s your favourite bar?
Rodney’s….the crabcakes are westcoast comfort food.

What’s your favourite free thing to do in Vancouver?
Waterfront…Walk, run, bike...
 

Thanks Kelly!

5 Things Vancouver: Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit

by Dan
Kids + Parenting + Travel + Vancouver / February 24, 2010

Annemarie is the founder and editor-in-chief of yoyomama.ca and yoyobelly.ca.

She’s also the author of Healthy Mum, Happy Baby: How To Feed Yourself When You're Breastfeeding Your Baby which was published by Random House in 2007.

She’s an email marketing expert with a background in web strategy and usability.

How long have you lived in Vancouver?
I’m one of those rare people who was born here.

Where do you look for books in Vancouver?
Now I’ve had kids I can indulge my children’s lit fetish with no shame at Vancouver Kidsbooks.

What’s your favourite restaurant for a romantic dinner?
Les Faux Bourgeois.

What is the best thing to do with kids in Vancouver?
The beach. Any time of year and in any weather. At the beach kids can build sand castles and mud pies and explore tide pools. They can draw in the sand with a stick and get chased by waves and commune with the seagulls. They can get dirty and sandy and wet and no one minds, not like at home or at a restaurant. And of course you can get fries or a popsicle from the concession when you’re done to top off your trip.

What’s your favourite free thing to do in Vancouver?
We love walking the new seawall by the Olympic athletes village – when it’s open of course. There’s lots to explore and see and on good days we make it all the way from Science World to Granville Island.

Thanks Annemarie!

5 Things Vancouver: John Lekich

by Dan
Kids + Travel + Vancouver / February 22, 2010

John Lekich is an author of King of the Lost and Found and The Loser's Club, which was short-listed for over a dozen awards including the Governor General's Award and the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award.

John is also journalist whose work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Reader's Digest, The Hollywood Reporter and The Los Angeles Times. He is the recipient of 10 regional and national magazine awards in subjects ranging from classic movies to gambling in Las Vegas.

He has recently completed his latest young adult novel, The Prisoner of Snowflake Falls.

What is the single best thing about living in Vancouver?
The people are still as welcoming as the surroundings.

Where do you look for books in Vancouver?
I like to support the independent bookstores as much as possible since I find most independent booksellers are in it purely for the love of books. Some of my favourites are Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks, Kidsbooks, and Hager’s.

Who is your favourite Vancouver author?
Michael Kluckner

What’s your favourite bar?
My favourite bar is the bar at the Wedgewood.

What’s your favourite free thing to do in Vancouver?
Walking in any of the beautiful parks.

Thanks John!

King of the Lost and Found
John Lekich
Raincoast Books ISBN 978-1-55192-802-9
$11.95 paperback

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