Bonnie Lemaire began her career as a freelance illustrator with a promotional post card in 1989. She is a graduate of Ontario College of Art's Communication and Design program, specializing in medical illustration. Her first position as artist/designer was with Ganz and Brothers Canada, designing figurines and teddy bears! It was a valuable experience, catapulting her into a successful freelance career. She has seen her work utilized in many different projects, including home décor, giftware, stickers, toy design and children's books. Her eternal optimism is the foundation of every drawing. Silliness and quirky behavior of those around her are a constant inspiration. Comical and curious characters and creatures come alive and dance on her pages. Bonnie works in her home studio located in a small Hamlet in Northern Ontario, Canada. Surrounded by her loving family and furry friend Crowquill the studio cat, not to mention 6 quite lively hens cackling away in a converted backyard tree-house chicken coop. Bonnie's eccentric creations within fantastical stories has brought smiles to small faces and delight to her readers all over the world. She continues to enjoy her work, drawing and painting while listening to crime and mystery audio books, Studio Gibli soundtracks and endless reruns of the original Star Trek. Bonnie Lemaire began her career as a freelance illustrator with a promotional post card in 1989. She is a graduate of Ontario College of Art's Communication and Design program, specializing in medical illustration. Her first position as artist/designer was with Ganz and Brothers Canada, designing figurines and teddy bears! It was a valuable experience, catapulting her into a successful freelance career. She has seen her work utilized in many different projects, including home décor, giftware, stickers, toy design and children's books. Her eternal optimism is the foundation of every drawing. Silliness and quirky behavior of those around her are a constant inspiration. Comical and curious characters and creatures come alive and dance on her pages. Bonnie works in her home studio located in a small Hamlet in Northern Ontario, Canada. Surrounded by her loving family and furry friend Crowquill the studio cat, not to mention 6 quite lively hens cackling away in a converted backyard tree-house chicken coop. Bonnie's eccentric creations within fantastical stories has brought smiles to small faces and delight to her readers all over the world. She continues to enjoy her work, drawing and painting while listening to crime and mystery audio books, Studio Gibli soundtracks and endless reruns of the original Star Trek.
Finally a children's book about Hockey! This book should be owned by every parent or grandparents that have a future or little hockey player! The illustrations are magnificent & the story is of an actual HOF player Leo Boivin who played for several original 6 teams based on his memories of growing up playing Hockey on the St.Lawrence River in town called Prescott. In a time where you'd borrow your dads skates & slide a boot inside to make them fit for a game of shinny. What an excellent book about Hockey Hall of Fame - Leo Boivin. Excellent gift for your little hockey player. This is a cute story of a boy who just loves hockey, his passion, enjoyment, skill all are well documented in a fun rhyming way. The illustration is superb...... I am in love with this book! I am a Canadian living abroad and my son, Leo, is getting to learn the sport. I am even from the Saint Lawrence River area, so this book resonates a lot for me.