Hugh Brewster

Authors’ Booking Service is pleased to announce that children’s author Hugh Brewster is now scheduling school visits. Hugh lives in Toronto but is willing to travel within southern Ontario and often gives talks when in other Canadian cities.

His fee is $275.00 per talk plus GST and standard kilometrage. For two presentations the fee is $525.00.

Hugh is a member of the The Writer's Union of Canada which also provides support for talks.

Hugh is an award-winning author and publisher, well-known for his dynamic presentations that appeal to all ages.  Here are some testimonials from schools and libraries: 

 “I have organized scores of author readings over my years as a librarian, and Hugh Brewster’s presentations are some of the best I have seen."  -- April L. Cox, Manager, Fleetwood Public Library, Surrey, B.C. 

"Hugh has the uncanny ability to make history come alive.   His presentation is a strong blend of quality visuals and engaging storytelling. In the two talks that he gave here in Vancouver both audiences were captivated." --Susan Redmond, Librarian, Cambie Library, Richmond, B.C. 

"The kids just loved listening to Mr. Brewster and I'm sure the books will be flying off my shelves. Nothing but positive praise for Hugh. The kids as well as the adults could have listened  for hours. " --A teacher-librarian, Durham Region

Books

Anastasia’s Album: Toronto, Penguin (1996) 

Inside the Titanic: Toronto, Scholastic (1997)

882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About the Titanic; Toronto, Scholastic (1998)

To Be a Princess: The Fascinating Lives of Real Princesses; Toronto, Scholastic (2000)

On Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day Heroes; Toronto, Scholastic (2004).

The Other Mozart: The Life of the Famous Chevalier de Saint-George Abrams, (2006)

At Vimy Ridge: Canada’s Greatest World War I Victory; Toronto, Scholastic (2007)

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose: The Story of  a  Painting; Toronto, Kids Can Press (2007)

Breakout Dinosaurs; Toronto, Whitfield Editions (2007)

Dieppe: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II; Toronto, Scholastic (2009)

Awards

Anastasia’s Album:

Winner, Silver Birch and Red Cedar Awards, 1997

On Juno Beach

Winner, Information Book Award, 2005

Nominee for Silver Birch and Red Cedar, 206

At Vimy Ridge

Winner Norma Fleck Award 2008,

Information Book Award Honour Book, 2007

Nominee for Rocky Mountain, Hackmatack and Red Maple Awards, 2009,

Breakout Dinosaurs

Silver Birch Express Award nominee, 2009

Nominee for Red Cedar Award 09/10

Carnation, Lily, Lily,Rose

Nominee for Governor General’s Award, 2007,

T-D Children’s Literature Award nominee, 20008, Information Book Award Honour Book

Nominee for Red Cedar 09/10

DIEPPE: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II

Silver Birch Nominee 09/10

Presentations

Hugh gives innovative  A/V presentations on several subjects: 

DIEPPE, On Juno Beach, and At Vimy Ridge  

This presentation combines slides and live footage and focuses on DIEPPE while bringing in the stories of Vimy Ridge and Juno Beach.

Best For: Grades 4-8.  Also good for high school and adult audiences. 

Canada’s Dinosaurs 

For Breakout Dinosaurs, Hugh gives a lively slideshow featuring some of the art from the book plus photos of dinosaur bones and fossils.

Best for:  Grades 1-4.  
 
 

Carnation, Lily, Lily Rose 

A laptop slideshow with music combined with paintings and photographs evokes the world that John Singer Sargent painted. Hugh wears a Victorian gentleman's outfit for this talk.

Best For: Grades 3-6. Also popular with adults. 

The Titanic: 

A popular slideshow about the ever-haunting story of the Titanic and the two books Hugh has written about it. Hugh also  talks about working with Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the Titanic in 1985.

Best for: Grades 3-8 

 

Equipment and other requirements

    * A digital projector and screen and extension cord.

    * Bottled water would be much appreciated.

     •Am comfortable with groups of all sizes though up to 75 is ideal.

     •Can present to grades 1 to 12, and can also present to adult groups.