Ice Cream Store

DENNIS LEE is Toronto’s first Poet Laureate, an Officer of the Order of Canada and the author of timeless children’s collections such as Alligator Pie, Garbage Delight, Jelly Belly, Bubblegum Delicious and The Ice Cream Store. He has received many honours, including the Vicky Metcalf Award, for his body of work, and he is also an eminent poet for adults. His poetry is anthologized and read around the world.

GILLIAN JOHNSON is a prominent children’s book illustrator and author. Her renowned work includes Saranohair, My Sister Gracie, and the Baby Bun Bun series (with Richard Scrimger). She is also the author of Thora: A Half-Mermaid Tale. Gillian lives with her husband, writer Nicholas Shakespeare, and their sons in Tasmania and England.