You're invited to the launch of Let's go, Darby!

Hi, Brian.

Please join me on Saturday, May 24, for the launch of my new middle grade children’s book Let’s Go, Darby! and to celebrate a wonderful chapter in the history of Toronto Island – everyone’s invited.  

As you know, my book is based on a remarkable true story about one of the first patients at SickKids Hospital and is set in 1898. Georgie Titus, a brave 10-year-old from Uxbridge, Ontario, takes a dogsled 65 kilometers, on his own, from his home in Uxbridge to SickKids in Toronto, and begs for an operation so he can walk. Georgie spends the next 7 months at the hospital.

In those days, SickKids had a magnificent summer home for their children at Hanlan’s Point. Half of Let’s Go, Darby! Is set on the Island where Georgie and fellow patients are brought to heal in the sunshine. 

Come see archival photos of the Lakeside Home for Little Children, original illustrations for the book by Barbara Klunder, and participate in the Let’s Go, Darby! children’s t-shirt giveaway. We’ll be serving light refreshments, and I will be selling books.

Saturday, May 24

2:00 to 4:00

The Shaw House 

108 Lakeshore Avenue, Ward’s Island, Toronto (Map here)

 Directions: take the 1:30 or 2:00  ferry to Ward’s Island. Walk west towards the Riviera restaurant. The Shaw House is just beyond, on your left. There will be signs. Advance ferry tickets recommended, see below. Go to Wicket #9 at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal.

Look forward to seeing you.

Advance ferry tickets here.

Linda Rosenbaum

See my website for Let’s Go, Darby! here: http://lindarosenbaum.ca

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