Camilla Milton Gryski (born 2 March 1948 in Bristol, England) 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. From 1995 to 2004 she worked in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children as a therapeutic clown named Posy."The Hospital Clown Newsletter: Articles from Past Issues in PDF format ", HospitalClown.com.
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."
Awards 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 ALA Notable Book for Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes, 1984.
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List of string figures
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