Book News...

I've had a bit of good news in the book department recently and I hope you don't mind if I share it here.

I'm delighted to announce that Polar Animals has made the leap across the ocean and will be released by the publisher Sandviks (based in Norway), in three Scandinavian languages: Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish. I just love the thought of children in those countries turning the pages of my book. I hope they like it! :-)

In Canada, it's awards season and I am happy to report that Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport has been named as a finalist for several awards. They include: the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Nonfiction, the Information Book Award (Children's Literature Roundtable of Canada), the Hackmatack Award (Atlantic provinces children's choice award), and the Red Cedar Award (BC children's choice award). I'm blushing now...

An enormous thank you to the hard-working juries who read and select the books on these lists. And congratulations to all the other nominees. It's good to be in your company!

Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I hope your fall is going well. 

Cheers!