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BILL RICHARDSON, winner of Canada’s Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, and former radio host, has written several highly acclaimed books for children. They include The Aunts Come Marching, illustrated by Cynthia Nugent, winner of the Time to Read Award; After Hamelin, winner of the Ontario Library Association’s Silver Birch Award; and The Alphabet Thief, illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff, named among New York Library's Best Books for Kids. Bill lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. EMILIE LEDUC graduated in graphic design from the Université du Québec à Montreal in 2010. She studied animation at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal. She has worked as a graphic designer, animator and illustrator for various television series. In 2010, Emilie received the Michèle Lemieux Award for Illustration. All Year Round was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration in 2012. Emilie lives and works in Montreal.
Heartfelt ... Black and white illustrations beautifully capture the range of emotions felt by each member of the family. STARRED REVIEW * Quill & Quire * A sensitive look at what death with dignity can mean to a family. * BCBookLook * Truly compelling and unique. * CM: Canadian Review of Materials * Assisted death is a subject seldom found in children's literature, but this book handles the topic gently and sympathetically. * Booklist * An elegant dance of image and prose. * The Tyee * Heartfelt ... It certainly is a book about coming to terms with grief, but it is also very much a book about love. * Vancouver Sun * Told with marked sensitivity ... [A] com passionate story. * Canadian Children's Book News * A story of such elegance. * CanLit for LittleCanadians Blog * Gentle ... [and] might prove invaluable to some child in some family somewhere. * School Library Journal *
How To Train Your Dragon
Dragon Tales Collection: Three unmissable...
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