• Age: 6 to 8
• Grade: 1 to 3
• Reading age: 6 to 8

Chuck loves a good adventure. He proved that in Just a Walk. Now Chuck and his mom are heading to the city to visit his grandmother in her new condo. He knows he shouldn't wander off, but the lure of the lively city streets proves too much for a curious little boy to resist.

A rhythmic ebbing and flowing of words and phrases punctuates Chuck's exciting escapade as he befriends and provokes some furry, four-legged city critters, dodges skaters and bladers on bustling sidewalks, gets lost and then uses his wiles to find his way back home.

Jordan Wheeler is the author of two previous publications. He also writes television scripts and has worked as a story editor for such well-known television productions as “North of 60,” “Moccasin Flats,” “The Rez,” “Big Bear,” “Black Harbour,” “The Adventures of Shirley Holmes,” and “Tales From the Longhouse.” He lives and writes in Winnipeg.

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Christopher John Michael Auchter is a Haida animator and illustrator, born and raised on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. He moved to Victoria in 1997 and Vancouver in 1998 to attend the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Chris received his bachelor of media arts with a major in animation and later graduated with honours from Sheridan College where he studied computer animation. Chris has illustrated and animated APTN children's programs, and he has worked in the gaming industry for Electronic Arts (EA) and Next Level. Using charcoal, Chris completed an animated film for the National Film Board of Canada entitled How People Got Fire. Chris resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Chuck in the City

Young Chuck and his Mom move to a big city to visit Kookum (grandmother). He is curious and eager to explore. Waking early, he sets out on his own while his Mom and Kookum are still asleep. Entertained by the business of the city streets, he eventually realizes he is lost. While searching for something familiar, he notices a police car. He remembers “when in doubt you look for the police to help you out” so he climbs into the empty police car and falls asleep. All is resolved when the police return to the car, respond to a call about a missing child, and find Chuck napping in the car.

Cree writer Wheeler also wrote the novella Brothers in Arms and a preschool picture book Just a Walk. His work on renegadepress.com earned him a Gemini Award.

Chuck in the City

Young Chuck and his Mom move to a big city to visit Kookum (grandmother). He is curious and eager to explore. Waking early, he sets out on his own while his Mom and Kookum are still asleep. Entertained by the business of the city streets, he eventually realizes he is lost. While searching for something familiar, he notices a police car. He remembers “when in doubt you look for the police to help you out” so he climbs into the empty police car and falls asleep. All is resolved when the police return to the car, respond to a call about a missing child, and find Chuck, napping in the car.

Cree writer Wheeler also wrote the novella Brothers in Arms and a preschool picture book Just a Walk. His work on renegadepress.com earned him a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series.