So, You Want to Be Canadian: All About the Most Fascinating People in the World and the Magical Place They Call Home

By Kerry Colburn, Rob Sorensen and S. Britt

So, you want to be Canadian? Who doesn't these days? Canucks are enjoying a major renaissance in attention, from their enlightened social policies to their wild and wooly pop culture. This playful, trivia-packed book is a long-overdue celebration of all things Canadian, from the mysteries of "eh?" to the difference between an Ogo Pogo and a Windingo to how to prepare moose stroganoff (mmm!). Featuring a dreamy list of Canadian hotties, a toe-tapping roundup of Canadian smash hit songs, a handy Canadian-American translator, and pointers on how to eat, dress, and apologize like a Canadian if you weren't lucky enough to be born a Canuck, So, You Want to Be Canadian demonstrates once and for all why Canada is so cool (formerly just cold).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Digital
• Release date: Jan 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9781452103532

Kerry Colburn

KERRY COLBURN is the author of a variety of fun and feel-good lifestyle books, including Get Happy Stay Happy, Rebound Rituals, Good Drinks for Bad Days, Mama’s Big Book of Little Lifesavers, and So You Want to Be Canadian? A publishing consultant and former executive editor, she has acquired and developed many best-selling girl-power franchises, including The Bad Girls’ Guides, Emily the Strange, and Anne Taintor. She lives with her husband and two daughters in the magical city of Seattle, where she writes, drinks too much coffee, and hexes those who try to interfere with her daily happiness.

Reviews for So, You Want to Be Canadian

[ajbraithwaite_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

An impulse-download from the library. It's a very quick read - only 41 pages and had some interesting facts and figures in it. There are some useful tips for wannabe Canadians and a handy list of Canadian celebrities with which to confound those annoying clever types who say (sneeringly) 'But can you name ten famous Canadians?'.I need to raise my book-reading total for this year (five books behind schedule, eek), so this quick, light-hearted read was welcome.

[mrn945_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So You Want to be Canadian is possibly the funniest and craziest book I have ever read about the wonder that is Canadians.Although the book was written in 2004 and has not been updated (as far as I am aware) it still rings hilariously true. From the discussion about the best way to portray yourself as a Canadian - i.e. apologizing at every turn - to the best this nation has to offer, every little tidbit is an important part of becoming a Canadian. Or at least pretending to be one!I would have liked a whole chapter on Tim Hortons, as it is a national institution, as well as a chapter on the importance we place on open space and hard work. I did however appreciate the subtle digs at American's, who have never been able to best the innocent looking Canadians. After two invasions, you'd think they'd learn ;)I have several friends I plan to pass this onto that like to tease me about being Canadian. Clearly, as this book will show you, they are simply jealous. For all Canadians, or those who aspire, this book is highly recommended!!

[ovistine · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A very funny look at Canadian trivia, with a soupçon of Canadian history. I'd been afraid it would be a book making fun of Canadians, but instead it's a book by a Canadian (and his American-born wife), who are clearly very happy with Canada and consider it the greatest place on Earth.