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Budge Wilson

Budge Wilson (b. 1927) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and lived in Kingston, Ontario, before moving back to North West Cove, Nova Scotia. A former commercial artist and photographer, she has written more than twenty books, many of them for children and young adults; her awards include the Ann Connor Brimer Award for children's literature. "Mr. Manuel Jenkins" is included in her story collecton The Leaving (Anansi, 1991).

Books by Budge Wilson

After Swissair

The Best Worst Christmas Present Ever

The Long Wait

Our Canadian Girl: Izzie

Cordelia Clarke

The Leaving

Before Green Gables

Our Canadian Girl Izzie #4 Homecoming

Friendships

Our Canadian Girl Izzie #3 Patricia's Secret

Our Canadian Girl Izzie #2 Trongate Fury

Imperfect Perfect Christmas

The Courtship

Fractures

Our Canadian Girl Izzie #1 The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

Atlantica

Manfred the Unmangeable Monster

Duff's Monkey Business

The Cat That Barked

The Leaving

Sharla

Duff the Giant Killer

Harold and Harold

Cordelia Clark

Oliver's Wars

Cassandra's Driftwood

Lorinda's Diary

Madame Belzile & Ramsey Hither