OGDENSBURG -- New Canadian content for children has arrived at the Ogdensburg Public Library.

Semi-retired elementary school principal Bruce Foster of Orleans, Canada, near Ottawa began his teaching career in 1977.

He has since served as a teacher, vice principal, and principal at several schools in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. He still works as a school principal on a substitute basis.

Foster has written six books and has contributed a copy of his first one, Wild Times at Kool’s School—Lessons Learned!

The latest children’s book is Kristina’s Fundraiser at Kool’s School and is about a fundraiser for a student named Kristina with leukemia whose illness is now in remission.

The true stories of things he has seen, heard, and done during his 44-year career at 41 schools are the basis for his six children’s books about the happenings at Kool’s School. Foster received the Mr. Kool title after a student commented he is cool because he talks with the kids.

Foster’s experiences as an educator have inspired him to write another book, but for a different audience–other principals, and vice principals. Titled Principal Presence Handbook: Win-Win, it contains a series of instructions for school administrators on how to be an active, thoughtful, and engaged daily presence in what goes on in their schools.

One of the things Foster encourages principals to do is a daily walk-through of their school to obtain and maintain an understanding of what is happening in the classrooms, hallways, and on the playground. Foster emphasized the walk-through is not meant to evaluate students and teachers but is instead meant to help principals learn about the children in their school.

“It’s an excellent handbook for principals, vice principals, and aspiring administrators,” said Foster.

The copy of Wild Times at Kool’s School—Lessons Learned! by Bruce Foster is also contributed to the Ogdensburg Public Library with the compliments James Morgan, of Grenville, Quebec, a Contributing Journalist for The Review newspaper in Vankleek Hill, Ontario and the Canada Correspondent for North Country Public Radio.

Bruce Foster’s Kool’s School books, and the Principal Presence Handbook: Win-Win are available at mrkool.ca.