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Laura Alary

Laura Alary believes in writing stories that make us bigger on the inside. Born in Halifax, she earned her B.A. with Honours in classics at Dalhousie University before moving to her current home of Toronto, where she completed a Ph.D. at University of St. Michael’s College. Laura has worked as a lecturer, a library assistant, and a music specialist in Montessori classrooms, all the while writing books and raising her three children. Laura’s most recent title is What Grew in Larry’s Garden, which won the IODE Jean Throop Book Award in 2021. 

 

Books by Laura Alary

Wind, Stop Blowing! 

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Sue Teodoro

Sea in My Cells

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Andrea Blinick

All the Faces of Me

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Salini Perera

Sun in My Tummy

How the food we eat gives us energy from the sun

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Andrea Blinick

Mira And The Big Story

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Sue Todd

Astronomer Who Questioned Everything, The

The Story of Maria Mitchell

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Ellen Rooney

What Grew in Larry's Garden

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Kass Reich

Mira And The Big Story

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Sue Todd

Jesse's Surprise Gift

by (author) Laura Alary

Is That Story True?

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Margaret Kyle