Fogo
My Favourite Corner of the Earth
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2018
- Category
- General, General, Friendship
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771176521
- Publish Date
- May 2018
- List Price
- $12.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 5 to 9
- Grade: k to 4
Description
Keith is a young boy living on the picturesque Island of Fogo. Over one special summer, he gets to know a distant family member who is in Fogo as an artist-in-residence. This friendship teaches Keith to look at his home with new eyes.
About the author
Dawn Baker has been a visual artist and children’s writer since 1992. A graduate of Memorial University with a Bachelor of Education and a certificate in library studies, she served on the board of directors of The Rooms from 2006 until 2019. In 2015, Dawn served as juror for the Governor General’s Literary Awards and toured Ontario as part of the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. In 2021–2022, she served as a junior visual art adjudicator for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards. Dawn has written and/or illustrated thirteen books with Flanker Press.
