Forthcoming: Five Children and IT (a retelling of the classic novel by Edith Nesbit), JLS

Forthcoming: A Superhero Named Blob (middle grade novel)

Forthcoming: Fifteen-Minute Fillers, Volume 2, Editions de l’Envolees

Forthcoming:  Stop Complaining, Chicken Little; Pinocchio Learns a Lesson; chapter books for JLS, Korean ESL Publisher

2011, Uncle Bobby and the Pirates; Turning Trash to Treasure (JLS)

2011, Quebec’s Book, Volumes 1 and 2, Quebec ESL Comprehension Workbook , Editions de l’Envolees

2011, The Witch’s Fingers; The Cheesy Man Giant; Sarah Snow, Star of the Show; If Dogs Could Talk  JLS Academy

2011, “A Library Cat”, R.E.A.L. Canadian Kids Magazine

2010, A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk, upper middle grade novel, Red Deer Press http://www.fitzhenry.ca/Download/guides/HareTG.pdf (Educators’ Guide)

• Governor General’s Literary Award Finalist, 2011 (Children’s Text)
• USBBY 2011 Honor List of Outstanding International Books
• 2011 Independent Publishers Book Awards (IPPY – US) National Silver Medal
• 2011 Saskatchwan Young Readers Choice (SYRCA) Snow Willow Nominee
• 2011 Ann Connor Brimer Award shortlist (Atlantic Book Awards, 2011)
• Skipping Stones Honor List 2011
• starred Kirkus Review
  

2010, What Will Mommy Do?, personalized web book, StorySomething Publishers

2010, The Queen and Mr. Cunningham, JLS Academy, as above

2010, The Impossible Dive, JLS Academy

2005, Rainbows in the Dark, Second Story Press

• IBBY International’s Collection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities (2006)
• Our Choice book, 2006, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
• Braille, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese editions available (Un Arco Iris en L’Oscuridad)
• Foreign rights sold to Brazil and Korea

Some of the picture book manuscripts I have on file include:

“In Nana’s Garden”, “Sam’s Magic Cape”, “The Flea Market”, “A Broadway Beagle?”, “A Pig Named George McGoink”, “Simon Bloom is NOT a Bum!”, “A Diamond for Camila”, “All Across the Land”, “Gordo and Oscar”, “This Pig is Too Big!”, “When Jenny Made a Wish”

and six chapter books/novels:

“Singing Harmony”

“This is MY Story!”

“Sir Humphrey of Barnaby’s Brook”

“Sisters at Heart”

“JJ and the GIANT New Kid”

“A Superhero Named Blob”

…always too many ideas and too little time…