MATTLAND (Toronto: Annick 2008)

A field of mud is the 
beginning of a world of 
imagination and friendship. 

Winner of Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award 2009 
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Co-authored with Gail Herbert. 
Illustrations by Dušan Petričić 

TOGETHER (Toronto: Annick 2009)

ages 1 - 3

Buttons keep a shirt together,
laces keep our feet in our
shoes...and hugs keep us together
when we are apart!

Illustrations by Alice Priestley

BENEATH THE BRIDGE
(Toronto:Annick 2004) 

A lyrical tale of drifting and dreams 
that follows a tiny boat on its journey
to the ocean.  Illustrations by Ruth Ohi

Blue Spruce Reading List 2006

THE SIDEWALK RESCUE
(Toronto: Annick 2004)

It’s imagination to the rescue when 
Josie tumbles into her own chalk picture.
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi.

Blue Spruce Reading List 2005, 
Shining Willow Reading list 2006

A SECOND IS A HICCUP

A CHILD'S BOOK OF TIME

(Toronto: North Winds Press, Scholastic 2004) 

As time plays out, happy rhyming
thoughts link hands with
endearing illustrations to reflect
childhood days. 
Illustrations by Kady MacDonald Denton. 

 2005 Norma Fleck Honor Award  
available in French as Le Carrousel 

Two So Small
(Toronto: Annick 2000)
A boy shows that kindness wins the day when he
strays into the land of the giants.
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi

Mr. Christie's Silver Book Award Winner
Also translated into Korean

THE LIST (Toronto:Annick 2007)

Princess Cassidy sometimes 
prints the letters of the 
alphabet backward and 
upside down 
but written on her list 
is the best present of all.  
Illustrations by Maria van Lieshout

Blue Spruce Reading List 2008

One Duck
(Toronto: Annick 1999)
When a mother mallard nests in a farmer's field
she puts herself and her eggs in danger.
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi.

Tess
Hard times and a brave rescue 
lead to an unexpected friendship.  
Set on the prairies in the 1930's.
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi

Mr. Christie's Silver Book Award
Governor General's Short List
Storytelling World Honor Award

Yancy and Bear   and  
It's Raining, Yancy and Bear
(Toronto:Annick 1996 and 1998)

A boy and his bear change places!
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi

And you Can Be the Cat     
(Toronto: Annick 1992)

Norman loves to play with his 
older sister and her
friend but he's fed up with 
always being the cat!
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi

I'd Know You Anywhere
(Toronto:Annick 2002)
A small boy's imagination 
and the father who will 
always find him.   
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi.
Also translated into Korean.

Yancy and Bear   
and  It's Raining, Yancy and Bear
(Toronto:Annick 1996 and 1998)

A boy and his bear change places!
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi

One Dark Night
(New York:Viking 2001)
A boy cares for a cat during a 
thunder storm 
with surprising results.
Illustrations by Kathleen Hartung

The Wide World of Suzie Mallard
(Memphis: Ducks Unlimited,200)

The first year in a young duck's life.

Katie's Babbling Brother
(Toronto: Annick 1991)
The trials anad tribulations of having a 
young brother.
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Norman's Snowball
(Toronto: Annick 1989)
Norman and Leanna roll a huge snowball 
with hilarious results.
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Ben's Snow Song
(Toronto: Annick 1987)
A gentle, lyrical story about a family's 
winter picnic in the mountains.
Illustrations by Lisa Smith.
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Believing Sophie 
(Morton Grove,Ill: Albert Whitman and Co. 1995)
A young girl is unjustly 
accused of shoplifting.  
Illustrations by Dorothy Donohue.

The Catfish Palace
(Toronto:Annick 1993)
A too big catfish in a 
too small tank sets Cindy thinking
and, when the time is right, 
sending a letter.
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi

Nicholas at the Library
(Toronto: Annick 1990)
Nicholas and an adventurous librarian 
rescue a lost story chimpanzee 
and discover the wonder of books.
Illustrations by Ruth Ohi
Chosen by The Canadian Book
Manufacturers' Assoc. (1999)
& by TD Bank Financial/Canadian 
Children's Book Centre (2000) 
for the Great Canadian Book 
Giveaway in support of literacy.

Leanna Builds a Genie Trap
(Toronto: Annick 1986)
Leanna works out a compromise 
with the magical being 
in her house.
Illustrations Catharine O'Neill 
Selected for the 
White Raven Collection of the 
International Youth Library 
in Munich