Lee Edward Födi 🇨🇦 kidlit author
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Kidlit author who teaches creative writing
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In my imagination, this a drowning snowperson. Did they run afoul of the dreaded Snowflake Gang?
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
In my imagination, this a drowning snowperson. Did they run afoul of the dreaded Snowflake Gang?
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson:
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/w...
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/w...
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson:
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/w...
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/w...
A frozen forest in miniature. When I spotted this on a winter walk, I imagined tiny explorers trekking through this foreboding—but beautiful—landscape.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
January 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
A frozen forest in miniature. When I spotted this on a winter walk, I imagined tiny explorers trekking through this foreboding—but beautiful—landscape.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
Here’s my first quote of the year for the teens in my creative writing classes, which comes from Pam Grossman:
“I have actually come to believe that creativity IS magic.”
More on my blog:
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“I have actually come to believe that creativity IS magic.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/w...
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Here’s my first quote of the year for the teens in my creative writing classes, which comes from Pam Grossman:
“I have actually come to believe that creativity IS magic.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/w...
“I have actually come to believe that creativity IS magic.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/w...
From our snowshoe walk on New Year’s Day, this author’s eye offers you a witch or wizard of the wintery wood, cloaked in a mantle of snow, head bowed in supplication.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
From our snowshoe walk on New Year’s Day, this author’s eye offers you a witch or wizard of the wintery wood, cloaked in a mantle of snow, head bowed in supplication.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye
The inside of the bell of a faux-antique phonograph, which I encountered during our family summer vacation. Time to sound in the new year! Brought to you by AEye (Author’s Eye, which is far more gratifying than AI).
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent
December 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The inside of the bell of a faux-antique phonograph, which I encountered during our family summer vacation. Time to sound in the new year! Brought to you by AEye (Author’s Eye, which is far more gratifying than AI).
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent
It’s time for my final quote of the year for the teens in my creative writing classes, and comes from Dorothy Allison:
“Storytelling can be a strategy to help you make sense out of your life.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/w...
“Storytelling can be a strategy to help you make sense out of your life.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/w...
December 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s time for my final quote of the year for the teens in my creative writing classes, and comes from Dorothy Allison:
“Storytelling can be a strategy to help you make sense out of your life.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/w...
“Storytelling can be a strategy to help you make sense out of your life.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/w...
A photo of a simple tangle of rope, snapped on our summer holiday—if you ask me, it’s a mermaid clinging to the corner of a lobster cage. Once she was pulled from the depths of the ocean and struck by sunlight, she was transformed.
#authorsEye #AEye
#authorsEye #AEye
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A photo of a simple tangle of rope, snapped on our summer holiday—if you ask me, it’s a mermaid clinging to the corner of a lobster cage. Once she was pulled from the depths of the ocean and struck by sunlight, she was transformed.
#authorsEye #AEye
#authorsEye #AEye
The quote of the week for the kids in my creative writing classes comes from Brian Eno:
“Children learn through play. Adults play through art.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/w...
“Children learn through play. Adults play through art.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/w...
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The quote of the week for the kids in my creative writing classes comes from Brian Eno:
“Children learn through play. Adults play through art.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/w...
“Children learn through play. Adults play through art.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/w...
I second this book recommendation—Susan Cain’s Quiet was so helpful to me—both in my personal life and as a teacher.
I strongly identified with this video. I am an introvert, but most people (outside of close friends and family) who see me at work events assume I'm an extrovert.
To those who think introvert = shy, I recommend Susan Cain's "Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking."
To those who think introvert = shy, I recommend Susan Cain's "Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking."
WHY INTROVERTS ARE SO MISUNDERSTOOD 👇
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I second this book recommendation—Susan Cain’s Quiet was so helpful to me—both in my personal life and as a teacher.
Autumn leaves, kissed by rain.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt #northvancouver
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt #northvancouver
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Autumn leaves, kissed by rain.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt #northvancouver
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt #northvancouver
Reposted by Lee Edward Födi 🇨🇦 kidlit author
Support local Canadian kidlit creators at the Vancouver Christmas Market! Picture books, board books, chapter books and more—many of them signed by the creators. More info on our blog:
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Canadian kidlit creators star at this year’s Vancouver Christmas Market
If you’re a frequent visitor to the beloved Vancouver Christmas Market, you might notice a new addition to the vendor section this year! The Itty Bitty Bookshop is featuring books—and appeara…
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December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Support local Canadian kidlit creators at the Vancouver Christmas Market! Picture books, board books, chapter books and more—many of them signed by the creators. More info on our blog:
cwillbc.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/c...
cwillbc.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/c...
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Like everyone else, I inadvertently snap photos with my phone. I end up keeping many of them because of the patterns, shapes, or ideas I’ve captured. This one feels halfway to a dream. Let’s just call this AI (accidental intelligence)!
#AccidentalIntelligence! #artistseye #humancontent
#AccidentalIntelligence! #artistseye #humancontent
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Like everyone else, I inadvertently snap photos with my phone. I end up keeping many of them because of the patterns, shapes, or ideas I’ve captured. This one feels halfway to a dream. Let’s just call this AI (accidental intelligence)!
#AccidentalIntelligence! #artistseye #humancontent
#AccidentalIntelligence! #artistseye #humancontent
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:
“I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/w...
“I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/w...
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:
“I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/w...
“I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/w...
A little mushroom family spotted by the seven-year-old and me as we trekked home from school one day last week. We imagined these little folk were on the move—but we never decide if they were escaping peril or seeking adventure . . .
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A little mushroom family spotted by the seven-year-old and me as we trekked home from school one day last week. We imagined these little folk were on the move—but we never decide if they were escaping peril or seeking adventure . . .
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
Quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Joseph Campbell:
“Is the system going to eat you up and relieve you of your humanity? Or are you going to be able to use the system to human purposes?”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/w...
“Is the system going to eat you up and relieve you of your humanity? Or are you going to be able to use the system to human purposes?”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Joseph Campbell:
“Is the system going to eat you up and relieve you of your humanity? Or are you going to be able to use the system to human purposes?”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/w...
“Is the system going to eat you up and relieve you of your humanity? Or are you going to be able to use the system to human purposes?”
More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/w...
Beautiful tile art outside the Doctor Sun Yat-Sen garden in downtown Vancouver, brought to you by A-Eye.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Beautiful tile art outside the Doctor Sun Yat-Sen garden in downtown Vancouver, brought to you by A-Eye.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Kyo Maclear:
“There are moments when what we need, what will benefit us most, is the power to style our own stories.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w...
“There are moments when what we need, what will benefit us most, is the power to style our own stories.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w...
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Kyo Maclear:
“There are moments when what we need, what will benefit us most, is the power to style our own stories.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w...
“There are moments when what we need, what will benefit us most, is the power to style our own stories.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w...
Reposted by Lee Edward Födi 🇨🇦 kidlit author
For those posting about #CanKidLit, pls consider including my newest solo picture book, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS? 🙏🏽📚🇨🇦 I also feature real-life Toronto libraries in my book, including one where I worked.
I am Canadian & live in Toronto. Thank you so much!
#KidLit #IReadCanadian
I am Canadian & live in Toronto. Thank you so much!
#KidLit #IReadCanadian
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For those posting about #CanKidLit, pls consider including my newest solo picture book, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS? 🙏🏽📚🇨🇦 I also feature real-life Toronto libraries in my book, including one where I worked.
I am Canadian & live in Toronto. Thank you so much!
#KidLit #IReadCanadian
I am Canadian & live in Toronto. Thank you so much!
#KidLit #IReadCanadian
Finished the lightsaber prop for my son’s Halloween costume just in time. All hand made with recycled bits and bobs!
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Finished the lightsaber prop for my son’s Halloween costume just in time. All hand made with recycled bits and bobs!
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Stephen King:
“Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/w...
“Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/w...
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Stephen King:
“Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/w...
“Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world.”
More thoughts about this quote on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/w...
Thank you to attendees Liza for allowing me to share this photo of her notebook from my session, The Creative Storm, which I delivered at the BCTLA fall conference. I love this extremely human encapsulation of my presentation!
#authoreye #artisteye #Aeye #humaneye #creativeeducation
#authoreye #artisteye #Aeye #humaneye #creativeeducation
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thank you to attendees Liza for allowing me to share this photo of her notebook from my session, The Creative Storm, which I delivered at the BCTLA fall conference. I love this extremely human encapsulation of my presentation!
#authoreye #artisteye #Aeye #humaneye #creativeeducation
#authoreye #artisteye #Aeye #humaneye #creativeeducation
A poisonish apple for you, my pretties. It’s a bit of #AEye (that’s “Author’s Eye”), befitting of Halloween week.
My son and I found this apple on what we call the witch’s tree near our house. We will have to add it to the next version of the alternate-realm map of our neighborhood.
My son and I found this apple on what we call the witch’s tree near our house. We will have to add it to the next version of the alternate-realm map of our neighborhood.
October 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A poisonish apple for you, my pretties. It’s a bit of #AEye (that’s “Author’s Eye”), befitting of Halloween week.
My son and I found this apple on what we call the witch’s tree near our house. We will have to add it to the next version of the alternate-realm map of our neighborhood.
My son and I found this apple on what we call the witch’s tree near our house. We will have to add it to the next version of the alternate-realm map of our neighborhood.
It’s the last week of the spooky season! This author’s eye brings you a menacing sunflower plant. It’s a nice friendly plant, honestly. That is until the light of a Halloween moon. Then all bets are off.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It’s the last week of the spooky season! This author’s eye brings you a menacing sunflower plant. It’s a nice friendly plant, honestly. That is until the light of a Halloween moon. Then all bets are off.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt
#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye #humancontent #JustTheWayIsawIt