Where does inspiration come from? I feel inspired by the children in my family, the students I taught in my classrooms and the kids I meet when I visit schools. It is a great privilege to write books they will enjoy and learn 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 49th Shelf, Open Book, IBBY, Canadian Teacher magazine, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (BookNews) and Groundwood Books for the interviews and profiles. I appreciate them all!
Interview by 49th Shelf Launchpad
Guest Blog: Creating West Coast Wild at: Groundwood Books
Profile by Open Book
Profile by IBBY: International Board on Books for Young People
Profile by Canadian Teacher Magazine
Profile by BookNews: Canadian Children’s Book Centre
(The photo on this page is me with a Vancouver Public Library “Reading Lights” plaque of my recent book Bear’s Winter Party. The plaque is situated on a lamp post near a popular Vancouver playground.)