Dear Hug Bug Pals, Spring is in the air!  The gentle scents and colours of white snowdrops, purple crocuses, yellow daffodils, pink hyacinths and red tulips are calling us to go outside and see Nature waking up. Just like the flowers, Spring wakes us up, too! We have more energy and want to try new…

Latest news! My new Children’s Board Book, Slippery Fish in Hawai’i, has been selling very well to both families and teachers. It features colourful illustrations that highlight Hawai’i’s vibrant underwater world. Most preschoolers in Canada, the USA and throughout the world can sing my “Slippery Fish” song (also known as “Octopus”). They wait for the…

Dear Hug Bug Friends, Springtime has arrived in the Hug Bug Club!  This has been a long and chilly winter and we are soooo … ready for the sunshine and warmth of spring.  There are tulips popping out of the ground in my garden and I have been waking up to the singing of chickadees,…

Latest news! I have a new Children’s Board Book, “Slippery Fish in Hawai’i” that I am sure your family and friends will enjoy.  It is published in Hawai’i and we are offering it on my website. Almost every preschooler in Canada, the USA and throughout the world can sing the song, “Slippery Fish” (also known as…

Dear Hug Bug Friends, Springtime has arrived in the Hug Bug Club!  Our mountains around Vancouver are still covered with snow; but I have been waking up to the singing of chickadees, blue jays, robins and crows.  They will soon will be building nests and hatching their babies. The fresh scent of Spring is in…

Happy Holidays to my Hug Bug friends! Winter is my favourite season! I love the frosty, crisp days with snow draped on the mountains around Vancouver.  Nature is preparing for the quiet time of year… a time to read and reflect on the past months. It is also a time for singing, jingling sleigh bells,…

It is “Harvest Time” in Hug Bug Land!  This summer was very warm with clear, blue skies around Vancouver and throughout British Columbia. “May There Always Be Sunshine” was our theme song!  I did lots of swimming, hiking and had fun working in the garden. After a very wet spring, everything really grew quickly.  The…

I hope that you have a great summer, swimming, diving underwater, exploring the beach, riding your bike or walking in the woods with your family. Hello, Summer, how are you today? I’m so glad that you have come my way Hello, Summer, say, you’re looking fine We’ll go swimming everyday in the sunshine. We’ll go…

Dear Hug Bug Friends, Springtime has arrived in the Hug Bug Club!  The white snowdrops poked up their heads in February and now my garden has purple and yellow crocuses, pink hyacinths and blue periwinkles starting to bloom. Nature is waking up and the cold of winter will soon change to warm, sunny days.  We…