• Age: 8 to 12
• Grade: 3 to 7

Océanne would love to have a swimming pool or take a trip in an airplane like her new friend does. But Océanne's parents are farmers. They sell at the local market. It doesn't earn them a great deal and it takes a lot of work. Nevertheless, the family takes a weekend off to go visit Oceanne's great grandmother at Baie Sainte-Marie in Nova Scotia. It's a trip that will give her a chance to appreciate how fortunate she is, and put her little aggravations into perspective. What's more, she has an idea that will take shape while she's there--one which will make her parents proud and make Océanne herself a partner in their market venture.

Born in Robertville, New Brunswick, Marie Josée Pitre holds a degree in nursing science from the University of New Brunswick. Passionate about writing since her childhood, she has long worked with young adults as the employment co-ordinator with the KC Irving Training Center in Bathurst New Brunswick. With two sons and a five year old granddaughter, she devotes her free time to creative activities: La Bonne Idée is her first published work

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Natasha Pilotte is a self taught artist. Born in 1989 in Quebec City, she is now a long term resident of Saint John, New Brunswick where she practised nursing before devoting herself fully to creative pursuits. She likes to paint in watercolour and acrylics, taking her inspiration from daily life to create a colourful imaginative world. Her creation is carefully supervised by her cats Zim and Luha.

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