POETREE -- Red Deer Press, May 2018

For CAROLINE PIGNAT, curiosity leads to wonder and wonder leads to words. Poems and stories have been sprouting in Caroline’s imagination since she was a little kid. Now a teacher, a two-time Governor General’s Award winner, and a best-selling author of seven novels, Caroline still likes to spend time walking in the woods with her family near her home in Ottawa. As Caroline says, “The best seeds are found when you wander and wonder.” Poetree is her first picture book.

FRANÇOIS THISDALE has been creating images for children’s books for thirty years. His art consists of a unique blend of drawing, photography, and richly textured painting. François’ work has won, among others, the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and the Notable Books for a Global Society Award (Missing Nimâmâ), the IBBY Honour List (The Stamp Collector). That Squeak by Carolyn Beck was a finalist for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, and was selected as an Honour Book for the Elizabeth-Mrazik Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. François lives near Montreal, Quebec.

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