Where does inspiration come from? Please click on the following links to find out more about my books, my teaching background and my inspirations for writing.

Thank you to IBBY, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (BookNews), Groundwood Books and Hakai magazine for the interviews and profiles. I appreciate them all!

Profile by IBBY: International Board on Books for Young People

Profile by BookNews: Canadian Children’s Book Centre

Guest Blog: Creating West Coast Wild at: Groundwood Books

My inspiration for writing The Kids Book of Canada’s Railway (shown here) came from my grandparents, three of whom worked for the CPR in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. I grew up hearing their wonderful stories (and those of my parents) of working and riding on the early trains.