An author and elementary school teacher,Colleen Nelsonearned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her previous titles include the critically acclaimed Harvey Stories,The Undercover Book List, andIf You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: How 25 inspiring individuals found their dream jobs.Colleen writes daily in between appearances at hockey rinks and soccer fields in support of her two sports-loving sons. Kathie MacIsaacis an award-winning literacy advocate and children's author passionate about books for middle-grade readers. Her first book,If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: How 25 inspiring individuals found their dream jobswas co-written with Colleen Nelson and published by Pajama Press in October 2022. She is a co-author of the blogBit About Booksand a co-founder of the websiteMG Book Village,which facilitates connections between members of the middle-grade community. She lives in Winnipeg with her husband and daughter.
"Praise for See It, Dream It, Do It CBC Books ""26 Canadian early reader and middle-grade books to read in fall 2023"" Selection “[T]he subjects are diverse in terms of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and ability…The bubbly style of the writing conveys these people’s excitement for their chosen paths; readers will immediately be pulled in and come away spurred to mull their own ambitions… Solid inspiration to help young people think big about their futures.”—Kirkus Reviews “Personally, I don’t think enough attention is paid to those kids that fret constantly about their future….It would have done me quite a bit of good to see a book like See It, Dream It, Do It.”—School Library Journal, Fuse 8 “Helping readers to consider cool career paths and give some consideration of their own dream jobs. This is an informative and engaging nonfiction compilation.”—Dr. Larry Recommends"