Kari Winters, PhD — childrens' book author, drama in education

Those who cannot imagine cannot read.

- Eliot Eisner

publications

Not a Cat?

Just Bea

Hungry for the Arts

On the Line

Hungry for Science

On My Swim

On My Skis

On My Bike

Let’s Play A Hockey Game!

en français

French Toast

Best Pirate

Good Pirate

Bad Pirate

Bite Into Bloodsuckers

Youth, Literacy, Engagement

Carrie Winters educational math poetry book

Hungry for Math

No Matter What Friend

Gift Days

Lightning Bolted, pp. 22-23

Lightning, pp. 24-25

Beyond Words

Essential Readings

KNOW	Life on Your Feet

Adolescents' Online Literacies: Connecting Classrooms, Digital Media, and Popular Culture (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies)

Adolescent literacy

On My Walk

This page lists all my publications. See also just my books, magazine pieces, scholarship, comics / graphic novels, and published illustrations.

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2023

Winters, KL., Ratković, S., Hands, C. (In Progress—September, 2023). The arts cure: Innovating equitable education and during and after the pandemic. Proposal accepted. In B. Andrews (Ed.), Arts Education: A global affair. Brill Publishers.

Winters, KL. (2023). What If I’m Not a Cat? Illustrated by Kelly Collier. Toronto, Kids Can Press.

2022

Winters, K. (2022). Just Bea. Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi. Vancouver: Tradewind Books.

Winters, KL., & Griffin, S. M., & Ismailos, L. (In Progress-September 21, 2022). Synchronicities and tensions in and outside of elementary classrooms: Perspectives on building collaborative, artful experiences. Proposal accepted. In H. Mreiwed, M. R. Carter, S. Hashem, & C. Blake-Amarante (Eds.), Looking back to look forward: Making connections in and through arts-based educational research. Cham, Switzerland: SpringerBrief.

Winters, KL., Ratković, S., Longboat, C., Dénomme-Welch, S. (2022). Building Intercultural Mentorship, Wellness, and Wholistic Practice in Graduate Education: Scholarly Reflections on Playbuilding, Storytelling, and the Arts. Proposal accepted. In Ratković, S (Eds.), Monograph. Cham, Switzerland: Taylor and Francis.

Winters, KL., Gallagher, T., & Potts, D. (In progress, July, 2022). Creativity, collaboration and cross-age mentorships using STEM-infused texts. The Elementary STEM Journal.

Ratković, S., Winters, KL., Hands, C., Woloshyn, V., & Beres, J. (2022). Teaching, researching, and community building across virtual platforms and communities. International Online Experiences.

2021

Winters, K., and Sherritt-Fleming, L. (2018). Hungry for The Arts: Poems to Chomp On. Illustrated by Peggy Collins. Markham: Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Winters, K. (2021). On the Line. Illustrated by Scot Ritchie. Pajama Press.

2020

Winters, KL., Longboat, C., Ratković, S., Dénomme-Welch, S., Varghese, A., Ahmed, N., Miranda, H., & Yang, S. (2020). Displacement and belonging in Canada: Building reconciliation through literature, theatre, poetry, and film. In C. Parayre (Ed.), Im/migrant passages: Crossing visual, spatial and textual boundaries (pp. 126-139). Small Walker Press. hdl.handle.net/10464/14942

Griffin, S. M., Winters, KL., Vietgen, P., McQueen-Fuentes, G., McLauchlan, D., & Rowsell, J. (2020). Communities and constructions of zones: Inclusions of diverse learners through artistry and literacy. In Andrews, B. (Ed.), Perspectives on arts education research in Canada (pp. 1-25). Brill Publishers. doi.org/10.1163/9789004431409_001

Gallagher, T. & Winters, KL. (2020). Critical secrets: Tensions between authoring texts and the readability of leveled books. Educational Role of Language Journal. 1(3), 77-90. doi.org/10.36534/erlj.2020.01.06

2019

Winters, K. (Second Edition, paper, 2019). Buzz about Bees. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Winters, K., Natasha Wiebe, and Mary Gene Saudelli. “Writing about Writing: Collaborative Writing and Photographic Analyses from an Academic Writing Retreat” (2019). In Critical Collaborative Communities: Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching, vol. 17, eds. Nicola Simmons and Ann Singh. See hbrill.com/view/title/55896.

Winters, KL. (2019). Behind the scenes: A children’s book publishing assemblage. Teaching and Learning. 12(1), 31-48. doi.org/10.26522/tl.v12i1.453

2018

Winters, K. (2018). On My Swim. Illustrated by Christina Leist. Vancouver: Tradewind Books.

Winters, K., and Sherritt-Fleming, L. (2018). Hungry for Science: Poems to Crunch On. Illustrated by Peggy Collins. Markham: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.

Ratković, S., Winters, KL., Kitchings, S., Yang, S., Spratt, B., Ahmed, N., & Vinod, S. with Decolonizing Canada Trough Art and Artistry. (2018). Five poems: Artistic pedagogy of the migrant soul. Teaching and Learning Journal, 12(1), 15-31. doi.org/10.26522/tl.v12i1.447

Jaipal-Jamani, K., Figg, C., Collier, C., Gallagher, T., Winters, KL., & Ciampa, K. (2018). Developing TPACK of university faculty through technology leadership roles. Italian Journal of Educational Technology, 26(1), 39-55. doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/984

2017

Winters, K. et al. (2017). “A Reason to Respond: Finding Agency Through the Arts.” International Journal of Education & the Arts 18:25. Read online.

Winters, K. (2017). On My Skis. Illustrated by Christina Leist. Vancouver: Tradewind Books.

Winters, K. (2017). On My Bike. Illustrated by Christina Leist. Vancouver: Tradewind Books.

Winters, K. (2017). Best Pirate. Illustrated by Dean Griffiths. Toronto: Pajama Press.

Winters, K. and Leslie Memme. “Tablets as invitational spaces” (2017). In Crayons and iPads: Learning and Teaching of Young Children in the Digital World, ed. Debra Hardwood. See sagepub.com/en-us/nam/crayons-and-ipads/book245571.

Winters, K. and Leslie Memme. “Digital Inquiry and Socio-Critical Negotiations in Two Early Childhood Classrooms” (2017). In Crayons and iPads: Learning and Teaching of Young Children in the Digital World, ed. Debra Hardwood. See www.ijea.org/v18n25

2016

Winters, K. (2016). Good Pirate. Illustrated by Dean Griffiths. Toronto: Pajama Press.

Winters, K. (2016). French Toast. Illustrated by Francois Thisdale. Toronto: Pajama Press.

Winters, K. (2016). Let’s Play a Hockey Game! Illustrated by Helen Flook. Toronto: Scholastic Canada. Published in French as À vos marques! Prêts? Hockey!

Winters, K., and T. Gallagher (2016 March). “Historical Perspectives of Canadian Children’s Picture Books: an Empirical Study of Canadian Literacy Practices and the Canadian Identity,” in Journal of Education & Social Policy 3:1, pp. 46-55. Read online.

2015

Winters, K., & Sherritt, L., (2015). Hungry for Math: Poems to Munch On. Markham: Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Winters, K. (2015). Bad Pirate. Illustrated by Dean Griffiths. Toronto: Pajama Press.

Winters, K., and I. Mercurio (2015). Bite into Bloodsuckers. Markham: Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Winters, K., Figg, C., Potts, D. & Lenters, K. (2015). “Engaging authors: How published authors inspire and strengthen students’ literacy practices.” In Nodelman, P., Reimer, M., & Hamer, N. (Eds.), New words about pictures. See amazon.com.

2014

Winters, Kari-Lynn, and Griffin, Shelley (2014). “Singing is a Celebration of Language: Using Music to Enhance Young Children’s Vocabularies.” Language and Literacy 16(3), pp. 78-91. Read online.

Rogers, T., Winters, K., Perry, M., & La Monde, A. (2014). Youth, Critical Literacies, and Civic Engagement: Arts, Media, and Literacy in the Lives of Adolescents. London, UK: Routledge. See routledge.com/books/details/9781138017450/. See a review of this book by Kristen P. Goessling, published in Mind, Culture, and Activity (2016), online at youth_critical_literacies_review_goessling.

McLauchlan, D and Winters, K. “What’s so great about drama class? Year I secondary students have their say.” Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 19:1 (2014), pp. 51-63. Purchase or read online.

Winters, K. (2014). Illustrated by Pierre Pratt. No-Matter-What Friend. Vancouver: Tradewind Books.

Winters, K. (2014). Illustrated by Paola Opal. Stinky Skunk Mel. Vancouver: Simply Read Books.

2013

Lenters, K. and Winters, K. “Fracturing Writing Spaces: Multimodal Storytelling Ignites Process Writing.” The Reading Teacher 67:3 (2013), pp. 225-235. Purchase or read online.

Winters, K. & V. Vratulis. “Puppet Don’t Have Legs! Dinosaurs have digits! Using the dramatic and media arts to deepen knowledge across content areas.” Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning 1:2 (2013). Read online.

Winters, K. “Interweaving A/R/Ts and Graphy: Discursive and Seasonal Positions of Writing and Writing Instruction.” UNESCO Observatory Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts 3:2, August 2013. Read online.

Winters, K. (2013). Buzz about Bees. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Winters, K. (Second edition, 2013). When Chickens Fly. Illustrated by Izabela Bzymek. Richmond, BC: Tickle Trunk Publications.

Winters, K. (2013). Illustrated by Barbara Spurll. “Cluck-a-Doodle-Cluck.” Chickadee pp. 25-26.

Wager, A. & Winters, K. (published 2013; issue dated 2012). “Expanding Educators’ Awareness of Youth Homelessness through Critical Dramatic Inquiry.” Teaching and Learning 7:3. Read online.

2012

Winters, K. (Fall 2012). “The Missing Tooth: Case Illustrations of a Child’s Assembled, Out-of-School Authorship.” Brock Education Journal 22:1, pp. 3-25. Read online.

Winters, K. (November 2012). “Why Picture Books Are Important.” Picture Book Month. Read online.

Winters, K. (November 2012). Illustrated by Stephen Taylor. Gift Days. Markham: Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Winters, K & Vratulis, V. (2012). “Authored assemblages in a digital world: Illustrations of a child’s online, social, critical, and semiotic meaning making.” Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. Journal link at sagepub.com.

2011

Winters, K. (March 2011). “Publishing Rhymes in Difficult Times.” Writers Web Workshop newsletter, pp. 1-2, 4-5. Read online [PDF].

Stone, T., Winters, K., and Sherritt-Fleming, L. (2009/2011). aRHYTHMetic: A book and a half of poetry about math. Illustrated by Scot Ritchie. Richmond: Tickle Trunk Publications. (new publisher)

2010

Winters, K. (Dec. 2010). Illustrated by Ashley Soliman. [graphic postcard series]. Abe’s Peanut 1:7, ed. Anna and Tess Knoebel. Read online at abespeanut.com/1.7.html.

Winters, K. (Nov. 2010). Illustrated by Scot Ritchie. “Behind the Glass.” In Panels for Primates (charity anthology for the Primate Rescue Center), ed. Troy Wilson. 6pp. Read online at act-i-vate.com, purchase from www.comixology.com, or download the complete PDF (1.7MB).

Winters, K. (Dec. 2010). Illustrated by Majd Soudi. “The Day Lightning Bolted.” Chickadee Magazine, pp. 22-25.

Winters, K. (Nov/Dec 2010). “Bee-a-utiful Homes.” KNOW Magazine, 30, p. 4.

Winters, K. and Lee, C. (Nov/Dec 2010). “Tangled Tongues.” KNOW Magazine, 30, p. 4.

Rogers, T., Winters, K., et al. (Sept., 2010). “Developing the IRIS: Toward Situated and Valid Assessment Measures in Collaborative Professional Development and School Reform in Literacy.” In Essential Readings on Assessment, ed. Peter Afflerbach. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. See at amazon or IRA website.

Winters, K. (Sept., 2010). Beyond Words: Using the Arts to Enhance Early Reading Comprehension. Birmingham, AL: Look Again Press. Purchase at Smashwords.com.

Winters, K. (2010). “Quilts of authorship: A literature review of multimodal assemblage in the field of literacy education.” In Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 3(1). Download PDF.

Winters, K. (July/August). “Life on Your Feet.” KNOW Magazine, 28, p. 7.

Rogers, T. and Winters, K. (2010). “Textual play, satire, and counter discourses of street youth zining practices.” In Alvermann, D. (ed.). Adolescents’ Online Literacies: Connecting Classrooms, Media, and Paradigms, pp. 3, 91-108, and 207. New York: Peter Lang. Read online or purchase at Amazon. Revised edition 2016, pp. 109-126, purchase at Amazon.

Winters, K. (2010). When Chickens Fly. Illustrated by Izabela Bzymek. Vancouver: Gumboot Books.

Rogers, T., Winters, K., La Monde, A., Perry, M. (October, 2010). “From image to ideology: analysing shifting identity positions of marginalized youth across the cultural sites of video production.” In Pedagogies: An International Journal. Volume 5:4, pp. 298 – 312.

Winters, K. (September 2010). Runaway Alphabet. Illustrated by Ben Frey. Vancouver: Simply Read Books.

2009

Winters, K. (2009). “Authorship as Assemblage: Multimodal Literacy as Creative Play, Literature, and Drama” (PhD Dissertation). Dept. Language and Literacy in Education, UBC. Read online (PDF).

Winters, K, Belliveau, G, and Sherritt-Fleming, L. (Spring, 2009). “Shifting identities, literacy, and a/r/t/ography: Exploring an educational theatre company.” Language and Literacy journal 11(1). Read online.

Winters, K. (September, 2009). “The Smartest Dresser.” Illustrated by Bob Fortier. ChickaDEE Magazine, pp. 22-25.

Winters, K. (2009). “Rumors.” In Rogers, S. (ed.) My First Year in the Classroom: 50 Stories That Celebrate the Good, the Bad, and the Most Unforgettable Moments, pp. 32-35. Cincinnati: Adams Media. See more info at Adams Media.

Winters, K. (2009). On My Walk. Illustrated by Christina Leist. Vancouver: Tradewind Books.

Winters, K. (January/February 2009). “Unicorns: Story or Science?” KNOW Magazine, 19, p. 4.

Stone, T., Winters, K., and Sherritt-Fleming, L. (2009). aRHYTHMetic: A book and a half of poetry about math. Vancouver: Gumboot Books. Published in French as aRYTHMetique (one ‘h’), trans. Christine Jutras-Tarakdjian (Gumboot, 2009).

Winters, K. (March/April 2009). “Muscle Power.” KNOW Magazine, 20, p. 7.

Winters, K., and Stone, T. (May/June 2009). “Snail Mail.” KNOW Magazine, 21, pp. 18-19.

Winters, K. (2009). Oh Ducky Day! Illustrated by Ailsa Long. Free online publication: Everytales.com.

2008

Winters, K. (2008). “Rhyme or Reason.” Illustrated by Scot Ritchie. In Stranaghan, C. (Ed.) A World of Stories. Vancouver: Gumboot Books, pp. 6-11.

Winters, K. (Jan-Feb 2008). “Extreme Rollers.” Illustrated by Shane McGowan. ChickaDEE Magazine, pp. 22-25. Winner, Association of Educational Publishers 2009 “Distinguished Achievement Award.”

Winters, K. (Jan-Feb 2008). “The Mightiest of All.” KNOW Magazine, 13, pp. 18-19.

Winters, K. (2008). “Gotta Have my Man.” Chameleon Magazine 6, pp. 64-68. Read online.

2007

Winters, K. (2007). Jeffrey and Sloth. Illustrated by Ben Hodson. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers. See awards this book has won.

Winters, K. (November 2007). “Naming my Adopted Sister.” Fandangle Magazine, 2(10), p. 7.

Winters, K. (August 2007). “Feeling Colors Everywhere.” Fandangle Magazine, 2(8), p. 21.

Stone, T. and Winters, K. (2007) “Measure Me a Measurement.” Illustrated by Patricia Storms. KNOW Magazine, 2(11), p. 18.

Winters, K. (2007). “A Scientist Lives in Our Kitchen.” Illustrated by Ben Hodson. KNOW magazine, 2(9), p. 18.

Winters, K. (2007). “Monkeying around with Perfume.” KNOW magazine, 2 (9), p. 3.

2006

Winters, K. (2006). “Book Review of Janice F. Almasi’s Teaching Strategic Processes in Reading.” Canadian Journal of Education, 29 (3), p. 911.

Winters, K. “Honey, I Shrunk My Liver.” Know Magazine, 6 (Nov/Dec 2006), p. 4. (See also Liam’s art, which by coincidence was accepted for the same issue.)

Rogers, T., Winters, K., Bryan, G., Price, J., McCormick, F., House, L., Mezzarobba, D., & Sinclaire, C. (2006, March). “Developing the IRIS: Toward Situated and Valid Assessment Measures in Collaborative Professional Development and School Reform in Literacy.” The Reading Teacher, 59(6), 544–553. Online at Reading Teacher or download as PDF.

Winters, K. (2006), illustrated by Tami Thirlwell. “Esper’s Dream.” Chameleon Magazine, 3:1, 24-28, online at Educational Insights: online journal of the Centre for Cross Faculty Inquiry in Education, or download as PDF.

Winters, K. (2006). “Letting Arnold Lobel Pack My Luggage: From reader response to composition strategies.” The Dragon Lode: Journal of the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group, International Reading Association, 24:2 (Spring 2006), pp. 46-50. Available as PDF archive (scanned images, not text – 1.1MB).

Winters, K. Rogers, T., Schofield, A (2006). “The Antigone Project: Exploring the Imaginative, Active, and Social Dimensions of Drama, Print Literacy, and Media.” In Crumpler T., Schneider, J., and Rogers, T. (eds.). Process Drama: an Educational Tool for Developing Multiple Literacies. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. See more info online at books.heinemann.com.

2004

Winters, K. (2004). “LLED 441? [Course manual]. Vancouver: University of British Columbia.

Winters, K. (2004). “Developing an Arts-Integrated Narrative Reading Comprehension Program for Less Proficient Grade 3 and 4 Students” (Masters Thesis). Department of Language and Literacy in Education, University of British Columbia.

Winters, K. (2004), illustrated by Oana Capota. “Jeffrey’s Wor(l)ds Meet Sloth.” Chameleon Magazine, 2:1, 24-28, online at Educational Insights: online journal of the Centre for Cross Faculty Inquiry in Education, or download as PDF.

Winters, K. (2004) “They go together” [IRIS test passage, grade 5]. Vancouver: Vancouver School Board.

Winters, K. (2004) “Wildlife in urban spaces” [IRIS test passage, grade 4]. Vancouver: Vancouver School Board.

Winters, K. (2004) “Unplanned inventions” [IRIS test passage, grade 5]. Vancouver: Vancouver School Board.

Winters, K. (2004) “Paranormal experiences” [IRIS test passage, grade 6]. Vancouver: Vancouver School Board.