About the Authors
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.
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NORA HILB is one of Argentina's best-beloved children's book illustrators, with more than sixty titles to her credit, including Leo's Tree (Annick, 2004), and Animachines (Annick, 2003). In addition to her fairly recent work here in Canada, Hilb has illustrated for publishers in Switzerland, Spain, and the United States. She has won numerous awards for her work. In 1998, she appeared on the IBBY Honour List for illustrated books, and in 2000, she was a candidate for the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Award. Hilb holds dual Argentine and German citizenship, speaks several languages, and has taken part in many international illustration exhibitions. Hilb and her family live in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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