Camilla Gryski
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BornMarch 2, 1948
Bristol, England
SubjectString games
Camilla Milton Gryski | |
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| Born | March 2, 1948 Bristol, England |
| Subject | String games |
Camilla Milton Gryski (born 2 March 1948 in Bristol, England)[1] is a Canadian librarian and string figure enthusiast. She has a degree in English, an M.L.S., an M.Ed, and a Montessori Primary Teaching Certificate.[1] From 1995 to 2004 she worked in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children as a therapeutic clown named Posy.[2][3][4]
In the 1980s and 1990s Gryski wrote a number of books on string games and related activities. A review of Let's Play: Traditional Games of Childhood in Quill & Quire described it as "a splendid book, both as accurate reference and just plain fun."[5]
- C.L.A. Notable Non-Fiction for Children, 1996.
- Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Awards: winner in 1991 for Hands On, Thumbs Up; honour book in 1996 for Let's Play[6]
- ALA Notable Book for Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes, 1984.