Vikki VanSickle
Author + Advocate
Vikki VanSickle is listed as Author + Advocate. Vikki is scheduled to speak at OLA Super Conference 2027 on 29 January 2027.
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About
Vikki VanSickle is an award-winning author and children's literature advocate. Frequently referred to as Canada's Judy Blume, her novels include P.S. Tell No One, The Lightning Circle, and the Red Maple award-winning The Winnowing. Her picture books include Mother Boo, How to Decorate a Christmas Tree, Into the Goblin Market, official Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection Teddy Bear of the Year, and the best-selling If I Had a Gryphon.Vikki has worked across the industry as a children's bookseller, reviewer, jury member, and spent eleven years working in children's book marketing at HarperCollins and PenguinRandomHouse Canada. She is a sought after presenter and can be seen monthly on CTV Your Morning, where she curates and hosts a regular kids' book segment.