October 29th, 2012
Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers, aged 37, travelled to the front lines of World War One as a medic in the Fifth Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1915. He left behind his wife, May, his ten-year-old daughter, Aileen, and his seven-year-old son, Howard. The family exchanged hundreds of letters, many of which were kept by their descendents. […]
Posted in A Bear in War
October 19th, 2012
One of the most popular exhibits in the Canadian War Museum is a small, legless bear known simply as “Teddy.” During World War I, a little girl named Aileen Rogers sent the beloved bear to her father, Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers, in a care package. Lieutenant Rogers died serving as a medic at the battle […]
Posted in A Bear in War
October 4th, 2012
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Posted in A Bear in War, A Good Trade, Acts of Courage, Don't Laugh at Giraffe, Emily for Real, Last Airlift, Lumpito and the Painter from Spain, No Shelter Here, One Step at a Time, True Blue
August 14th, 2012
The summer edition of Canadian Children’s Booknews is here, and two Pajama Press books have made exciting appearances inside. First, this issue announces the finalists for the 2012 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards, and True Blue by Deborah Ellis is in the running for the John Spray Mystery Award. Here’s what the magazine says about […]
Posted in A Bear in War, True Blue
