News and Reviews

Awards

2016 Academics’ Choice

2016 Family Choice

2016 National Parenting Product (NAPPA)

Snapshot in the News

ACADEMICS’ CHOICE AWARDS “As empowering as it is poignant…we highly recommend this book.”

BC BOOKLOOK Snapshot wins a second time

2016 National Parenting Product (NAPPA) Award Deemed “top of its class" by expert judges, product reviewers and parent and child testers

PACIFIC RIM REVIEW OF BOOKS The Blessings and Challenges of Special Needs

2016 FAMILY CHOICE AWARD for the best in children's and parenting products
http://www.familychoiceawards.com/family-choice-awards winners/snapshot-of-a-soul-place-in-the-land-of-special-needs-by-kari-burk/

BC BOOKLOOK The Upside of Down
http://bcbooklook.com/2015/11/13/the-upside-of-down-2/

DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAND IN HAND: Grit, Grace and Gratitude
http://www.dsrf.org/media/HIH19-4.pdf

COMMUNITY LIVING BC A Snapshot from the Heart
http://www.communitylivingbc.ca/news-2/welcoming-communities/a-snapshot-from-the-heart/

CASTLEGAR NEWS Castlegar Artist Write Book About Down Syndrome
http://www.castlegarnews.com/community/342159761.html

SPECIAL NEEDS BOOK REVIEW Feb 2016
http://www.specialneedsbookreview.com/2016/02/02/snapshot-of-a-soul-place-in-the-land-of-special-needs-by-kari-burk/  

Snapshot of a Soul Place Book Launch

Book launch: Mielle with author/illustrator
Kari Burk, designer Ronan Lannuzel
and editor/curator Valerie Hennell

Events

On Feb 16, 2017 Rick Scott will present a musical keynote at Westcast 2017 Educators Conference at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo, BC.

On April 30, 2016 Rick Scott and Valley Hennell took part in Family Literacy Day at La Verne University in Los Angeles, California

On Feb 26, 2016 Valley Hennell and Rick Scott presented a musical reading at Crosscurrents Special Educators conference in Richmond, BC.

On Feb 25, 2016 Rick Scott presented a musical keynote at the Crosscurrents Special Educators conference in Richmond, BC.

On Feb 23, 2016 Kari Burk and Mielle presented Exploration Through Art to Classroom and Community Worker students at Selkirk College in Castlegar, BC.

On Feb 5, 2016 Valley Hennell and Rick Scott presented a musical reading at Literacy Central Vancouver Island / Well Read Books in Nanaimo, BC.

On Dec 1, 2015 Rick Scott presented the book at the DSRF Christmas Breakfast in Vancouver, BC.

On Dec 5, 2015 Kari Burk and Mielle presented a reading at the Castlegar Library in Castlegar, BC.

On Nov 15, 2015 Rick Scott presented the book at the Brad Magnus Celebration of Life in Victoria, BC.

On Nov 1, 2015 Valley Hennell and Rick Scott presented a musical reading at Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo, BC.

On Oct 25, 2015 Kari Burk, Rick Scott, Valley Hennell, Ronan Lazunnel and Mielle presented a musical reading on Protection Island, BC.

On Oct 23, 2015 Rick Scott, Valley Hennell, Kari Burk and Mielle premiered the book at DSRF Good to Great conference in Vancouver, BC.