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Goodnight, Canada

illustrated by Andrea Beck

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bedtime & dreams
list price: $16.99
edition:Hardcover
published: 2012
ISBN:9781443107822
Description

A bedtime book that opens children's minds to the wonders of the world around them.

Award-winning Canadian author and illustrator Andrea Beck has created a unique gift for parents as they wind their little ones down for bedtime. Goodnight, Canada inspires a sense of community, as a child who lives in Newfoundland lies in bed wondering about other children in his country and the world at large. He quietly bids a goodnight to them all, and to Canada itself, province by province, territory by territory.

The colourful art decorating each page celebrates the diversity of Canada's people and key features of each province — from the quiet wheat fields of Saskatchewan to a fisherman's wharf in Nova Scotia. So many details brighten each page, bringing Canada to life and creating a picture book children will want to go back to again and again!

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Contributor notes

Andrea Beck is the acclaimed author and illustrator of 15 picture books, including the Elliot Moose series and the Pierre le Poof series, which was shortlisted for the Amelia Francis Howard Gibbon Award for Illustration, as well as The Waiting Dog and Blue Spruce nominee Buttercup's Lovely Day. Andrea lives in Unionville, Ontario and you can connect with her online at www.andreabeck.com.

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Editorial Review

Praise for Goodnight, Canada:

"Goodnight, Canada is a soothing story that will both delight and calm children at bedtime...a wonderful story to share with young children at bedtime and will likely become a favourite of children and parents alike." —CM Magazine

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About the Author

Andrea Beck

Andrea Beck

Celebrated for her work as author/illustrator of the popular book series and TV show, Elliot Moose, Beck was delighted to launch Pierre Le Poof!. Andrea is known for creating earnest characters that inhabit a world of warmth and friendship, appealing to children and parents alike. Her irrepressible Pierre was inspired by the glimpse of an overly coiffed poodle at a dog show. Beck melded that mutt with the characteristics of her beagle Toby -- the family darling and master escape artist—and Pierre Le Poof was born.

Beck draws upon her childhood memories to create stories that speak deeply to children. Her first characters were rooted in her years as a toymaker and in a childhood in which toys seemed truly alive.

Beck studied at OCAD, York University and the University of Toronto and began her career as a toy designer. Her award-winning designs were featured in Canadian media and sold from coast to coast. Later, reading to her children, Beck was inspired by picturebooks and she began to write.

Beck lives in Unionville, ON, with her two sons, her beagle Tillie and about 30 goldfish in the backyard pond

 

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