When Emily Was Small

A joyful frolic through the garden helps a little girl feel powerful in this beautiful picture book that celebrates nature, inspired by the writings of revered artist Emily Carr.

Emily feels small. Small when her mother tells her not to get her dress dirty, small when she's told to sit up straight, small when she has to sit still in school.

But when she's in the garden, she becomes Small: a wild, fearless, curious and passionate soul, communing with nature and feeling one with herself. She knows there are secrets to be unlocked in nature, and she yearns to discover the mysteries before she has to go back to being small . . . for now. (From Tundra Books)

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2001 gallery retrospective of artist and author Emily Carr

22 years ago

Duration 4:34

A Victoria art gallery aims to show the full picture of Emily Carr. Aired June 15, 2001 on CBC's Canada Now.

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The painter Emily Carr wrote: “It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw because she's something sublime, a great rugged power that you are a part of.” 2015 is the 70th anniversary of Carr's death.

Emily Carr

8 years ago

Duration 1:07

This Joe Fafard sculpture is called "Emily Carr (seated w dog)".

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Canadian painter, writer and Group of Seven contemporary dies in Victoria, B.C.