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Dennis Lee

DENNIS LEE, Toronto’s first Poet Laureate and song lyricist for Fraggle Rock, is the author of enduringly popular children’s collections such as Alligator Pie, Garbage Delight, Jelly Belly, Bubblegum Delicious and The Ice Cream Store. He has received many honours, including the Vicky Metcalf Award for his body of work, and is also an acclaimed poet for adults. His poetry is anthologized and read aroUnd the world. He lives in Toronto.

WEB: DennisLee.ca

JEREMY TANKARD was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but left at the age of five for a new life in the United States and then Canada. After attending the Alberta College of Art and Design, he worked as a graphic designer and typesetter before embarking on a career in illustration. His artwork has appeared in major publications such as Time Magazine and The New York Times, and his picture books—including Grumpy Bird, Boo Hoo Bird, Me Hungry!, Piggy Bunny, It’s a Tiger, and Here Comes Destructosaurus!—are hugely popular and widely acclaimed.

WEB: JeremyTankard.com

Books by Dennis Lee

Alligator Pie and Other Poems

A Dennis Lee Treasury

by (author) Dennis Lee & Juan Wijngaard
illustrated by Frank Newfeld & David McPhail

Avalanche

by (author) Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee & Veronica Giguere
read by Nick Sullivan

Good Night, Good Night

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Qin Leng

Heart Residence

Collected Poems 1967-2017

by (author) Dennis Lee

Collision

by (author) Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Veronica Giguere & Dennis Lee
read by Nick Sullivan

Revolution

by (author) Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee & Veronica Giguere
read by Nick Sullivan

Invasion

by (author) Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin & Dennis Lee
read by Nick Sullivan

World Divided

by (author) Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee & Veronica Giguere
read by Nick Sullivan

Zoomberry

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Dusan Petricic

Zoomberry Board Book

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Dusan Petricic

Garbage Delight Board Book

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Sandy Nichols

Riffs

Brick Books Classics 3

by (author) Dennis Lee

Melvis And Elvis

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Jeremy Tankard

Bubblegum Delicious

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by David McPhail

Bubblegum Delicious (iba Edition)

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by David McPhail

Alligator Pie Brd Bk

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Sandy Nichols

Alligator Pie Brd Bk (iba edition)

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Sandy Nichols

The Ice Cream Store

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by David McPhail

Garbage Delight

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Frank Newfeld

Alligator Pie

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Frank Newfeld

The Cat And The Wizard

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Gillian Johnson

Civil Elegies

by (author) Dennis Lee
introduction by Nick Mount

Bubblegum Delicious Classic Edition

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by David McPhail

Alligator Pie Classic Edition

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Frank Newfeld

Garbage Delight Classic Edition

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Frank Newfeld

John Brown

by (author) John Bentley Mays, David Liss & Dennis Lee

Testament

by (author) Dennis Lee

So Cool

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Maryann Kovalski

This Little Puppy

illustrated by Nora Hilb
by (author) Dennis Lee

The Rocking Chair

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Nora Hilb

Skyscraper

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Nora Hilb

The Kitty Ran Up the Tree

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Nora Hilb

Yesno

by (author) Dennis Lee

Willoughby Wallaby Woo

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Nora Hilb

The Dreadful Doings of Jelly Belly

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Nora Hilb

Silverly / Good Night, Good Night

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Nora Hilb

Un

by (author) Dennis Lee

Garbage Delight Another Helping

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Maryann Kovalski

Thinking and Singing

Poetry and the Practice of Philosophy

by (author) Robert Bringhurst, Dennis Lee, Don MacKay & Jan Zwicky
edited by Tim Liburn

Jelly Belly

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Juan Wijngaard

Body Music

Essays

by (author) Dennis Lee

Riffs LP

by (author) Dennis Lee

Lizzy's Lion

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay