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Andrea Spalding

Andrea Spalding is a prolific writer for children.
Born in the industrial city of Manchester England, she trained as a teacher. Then, with husband David, Andrea immigrated to Canada in 1967. After living in Alberta for 24 years, Andrea and David relocated to British Columbia and live on Pender Island, one of Canada's Southern Gulf Islands.
Canadian life proved to be rich and varied. Curiosity about her chosen country compelled Andrea to listen to other Canadian immigrants who shared tales that later became her folktale book, A World of Stories.
A love of the outdoors prompted her and David to take their family and travel quintessential Canada. They've skated on frozen lakes, worked on dinosaur digs, and panned for Yukon gold. Andrea has whale-watched on both coasts, enjoyed vineyards and theatre festivals on the Niagara Peninsula, and tapped her feet in Toronto jazz clubs. A highlight West Coast experience was assisting in the carving an Aboriginal Honour Pole with Tsimshian master carver Victor Reece. These experiences provided background for her stories.
Andrea's first children's book, The Most Beautiful Kite In The World, was selected as a Canadian Children's Book Center's "Our Choice." She has garnered awards and nominations ever since. Her fantasy novels - The Summer of Magic Quartet - are avidly read by both children and adults. Her picturebook, Secret of the Dance, is her 30th. Written with Aboriginal Elder Alfred Scow, it has gained accolades from both the aboriginal and white communities.
Andrea gives school presentations across the country, and also teaches writing workshops, and in-service presentations to teachers, librarians, and any one interested in her passion for Children's Literature.

Visit Andrea's website at www.andreaspalding.com.

Books by Andrea Spalding

Secret of the Dance Read-Along

by (author) Andrea Spalding & Alfred Scow
illustrated by Darlene Gait
read by Christian Down

Seal Song Read-Along

by (author) Andrea Spalding
illustrated by Pascal Milelli
read by Priscilla Holbrook

Andrea Spalding 2-Book Bundle

Finders Keepers / An Island of My Own

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Seasonings

Flavours of the Southern Gulf Islands

by (author) Andrea Spalding & David A.E. Spalding

Finders Keepers Teachers' Guide

Dundurn Teachers' Guide

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Seal Song

by (author) Andrea Spalding
illustrated by Pascal Milelli

The Silver Boulder

by (author) Andrea Spalding

The Lost Sketch

by (author) Andrea Spalding

The Disappearing Dinosaur

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Dance Baby Dance

by (author) Andrea Spalding

An Island of My Own

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Secret of the Dance

by (author) Andrea Spalding & Alfred Scow
illustrated by Darlene Gait

Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Finders Keepers

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Heart of the Hill

by (author) Andrea Spalding

The Most Beautiful Kite In The World

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Solomon's Tree

by (author) Andrea Spalding
illustrated by Janet Wilson

The Klondike Ring

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Dance of the Stones

by (author) Andrea Spalding

It's Raining, It's Pouring

by (author) Andrea Spalding
illustrated by Leslie Elizabeth Watts

The White Horse Talisman

by (author) Andrea Spalding

White Horse Talisman

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Me and Mr. Mah

by (author) Andrea Spalding
illustrated by Janet Wilson

The Keeper and the Crows

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Phoebe and the Gypsy

by (author) Andrea Spalding

Sarah May & the New Red Dress

by (author) Andrea Spalding
illustrated by Janet Wilson

Sarah May and The New Red Dress

by (author) Andrea Spalding
illustrated by Janet Wilson