• Age: 4 to 8
• Grade: p to 3

Camilla is a little strange-looking. But she's one talented ... girl. She can pick up a hopscotch rock without even bending over. She can look at her teacher with one eye and read a comic book with the other. And, best of all, she can blend in perfectly with her surroundings --- so that no one, not even her parents, can tell she's there.

Camouflaging sure comes in handy when it's time for her to go to the doctor or clean out the class hamster cage for her teacher. But one day Camilla blows her cover ... and finds herself in the spotlight.

Colleen Sydor's spirited story and Pascale Constantin's brilliantly quirky illustrations bring to life a wonderfully weird girl who discovers that standing out isn't so bad after all.

Colleen Sydor was born and raised in Winnipeg, where she lives with her husband and three children, and works as a writer and floral designer. She brings quick wit and a lively sense of language to her books for young readers. Four of her books have won the McNally Robinson Book For Young People award. Sydor's children have always been grist for her writer's mill. She finds that as they grow in feet and inches, so her stories are lengthening as well.

Colleen Sydor's profile page

Pascale Constantin has illustrated several children's books, some of which have been nominated for the Governor General's Award (3 times), the Blue Spruce Award, the Mr. Christie Prize, and the Quebec/Wallonia-Brussels Prize. More recently, she has illustrated several interactive applications and games and collaborated on numerous school book projects.

Pascale Constantin's profile page

• Short-listed, Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association
• Winner, Great Book of the Year, Canadian Toy Testing Council
• Winner, Book for Young People Award, McNally Robinson

The exaggerated, quirky artwork's the real star here in scene after scene, where bug-eyed, blonde pony-tailed Camilla is cleverly camouflaged in the various backgrounds.

Kirkus Reviews

The art is vibrant and original ... a fresh story.

School Library Journal

Camilla Chameleon