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author spotlight
Gillian Johnson grew up in Winnipeg. She competed nationally in speed skating, but quit to finish university. She has given swimming lessons in Churchill and was a canoeing instructor in Flin Flon. She’s taught English in Czechoslovakia and high school in Ottawa. Throughout, she has drawn and written. Her first book, Saranohair, was awarded Honorable Mention for the Graphics Prize at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. My Sister Gracie, published in 2000, was awarded the Alcuin Design Award and has earned fans in Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Iceland and Venezuela. She has collaborated with author Richard Scrimger, providing the illustrations... Read More
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Melonhead
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $12.99
Melonhead is my preferred name. Preferred by me, not my mom. She likes people to call me by my real name, Adam Melon. Luckily, it’s too late for that because when my friend, Lucy Rose, invented Melonhead, it caught
on fast.
Usually I am the one doing the inventing. All my life, which... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $12.99
Melonhead is my preferred name. Preferred by me, not my mom. She likes people to call me by my real name, Adam Melon. Luckily, it’s too late for that because when my friend, Lucy Rose, invented Melonhead, it caught
on fast.
Usually I am the one doing the inventing. All my life, which... Read more >
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Melonhead
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 224 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
Melonhead is my preferred name. Preferred by me, not my mom. She likes people to call me by my real name, Adam Melon. Luckily, it’s too late for that because when my friend, Lucy Rose, invented Melonhead, it caught
on fast.
Usually I am the one doing the inventing. All my life, which... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 224 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
Melonhead is my preferred name. Preferred by me, not my mom. She likes people to call me by my real name, Adam Melon. Luckily, it’s too late for that because when my friend, Lucy Rose, invented Melonhead, it caught
on fast.
Usually I am the one doing the inventing. All my life, which... Read more >
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James the Dancing Dog
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $15.95
James the beagle was a real dog. His master and mistress worked with the National Ballet of Canada, and between 1961 and 1972 he went with them to the studio, the rehearsal hall, and the theater where the dancers performed. Perhaps this is what James dreamed about when he lay quietly... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $15.95
James the beagle was a real dog. His master and mistress worked with the National Ballet of Canada, and between 1961 and 1972 he went with them to the studio, the rehearsal hall, and the theater where the dancers performed. Perhaps this is what James dreamed about when he lay quietly... Read more >
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My Sister Gracie
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2005
Price: $7.95
Fabio is an only dog. He longs for a brother to play with him, to share his toys, and to show off to his friends. His owners agree that Fabio should have companionship. The time has come to get another dog.
Much to Fabio’s horror, the dog they bring home is not... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2005
Price: $7.95
Fabio is an only dog. He longs for a brother to play with him, to share his toys, and to show off to his friends. His owners agree that Fabio should have companionship. The time has come to get another dog.
Much to Fabio’s horror, the dog they bring home is not... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Eugene's Story
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2003
Price: $15.95
Eugene’s story is the story of almost every child who has found himself in the middle. All day, he finds himself trying to tell his own story. He wants to talk about how nicely he can pour his cereal. His sister Winifred interrupts to point out he is spilling. He wants... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2003
Price: $15.95
Eugene’s story is the story of almost every child who has found himself in the middle. All day, he finds himself trying to tell his own story. He wants to talk about how nicely he can pour his cereal. His sister Winifred interrupts to point out he is spilling. He wants... Read more >
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Princess Bun Bun
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2002
Price: $12.95
Eugene, Winifred, and baby Bun Bun are off to visit their uncle who lives in a Great Big Apartment building called Castle Apartments. Could it be a real castle? When Bun Bun, who’s just learned to walk, toddles into the elevator alone, big sister Winifred comes to the rescue. As they... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2002
Price: $12.95
Eugene, Winifred, and baby Bun Bun are off to visit their uncle who lives in a Great Big Apartment building called Castle Apartments. Could it be a real castle? When Bun Bun, who’s just learned to walk, toddles into the elevator alone, big sister Winifred comes to the rescue. As they... Read more >
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Gracie's Baby Chub Chop
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2004
Price: $14.95
…Baby Chub was full of flaws.
He had no tail, no fur, no paws.
He lay about
On back and tummy,
Sucking on
A rubber dummy.
His head was bald.
He had a rash.
He ate the most disgusting mash.
Baby Chub Chop has come to visit, bringing chaos in his wake. Gracie and Fabio have their doggy... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2004
Price: $14.95
…Baby Chub was full of flaws.
He had no tail, no fur, no paws.
He lay about
On back and tummy,
Sucking on
A rubber dummy.
His head was bald.
He had a rash.
He ate the most disgusting mash.
Baby Chub Chop has come to visit, bringing chaos in his wake. Gracie and Fabio have their doggy... Read more >
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Bun Bun's Birthday
Format: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2003
Price: $6.95
A birthday party for baby Brenda, or Bun Bun as she’s called, is a wonderful thing – unless, of course, you’re her older sister. Poor Winifred is put out. She thinks the party should be for her.
Winifred learns that she too had a first birthday, and a party of her own... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2003
Price: $6.95
A birthday party for baby Brenda, or Bun Bun as she’s called, is a wonderful thing – unless, of course, you’re her older sister. Poor Winifred is put out. She thinks the party should be for her.
Winifred learns that she too had a first birthday, and a party of her own... Read more >
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Ma Soeur Bibi
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2001
Price: $16.95
Fabio is an only dog. He longs for a brother to play with him, to share his toys, and to show off to his friends. His owners agree that Fabio should have companionship. The time has come to get another dog.
Much to Fabio’s horror, the dog they bring home is not... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2001
Price: $16.95
Fabio is an only dog. He longs for a brother to play with him, to share his toys, and to show off to his friends. His owners agree that Fabio should have companionship. The time has come to get another dog.
Much to Fabio’s horror, the dog they bring home is not... Read more >
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My Sister Gracie
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2000
Price: $16.95
Fabio is an only dog. He longs for a brother to play with him, to share his toys, and to show off to his friends. His owners agree that Fabio should have companionship. The time has come to get another dog.
Much to Fabio’s horror, the dog they bring home is not... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2000
Price: $16.95
Fabio is an only dog. He longs for a brother to play with him, to share his toys, and to show off to his friends. His owners agree that Fabio should have companionship. The time has come to get another dog.
Much to Fabio’s horror, the dog they bring home is not... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Melonhead
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $12.99
Melonhead is my preferred name. Preferred by me, not my mom. She likes people to call me by my real name, Adam Melon. Luckily, it’s too late for that because when my friend, Lucy Rose, invented Melonhead, it caught
on fast.
Usually I am the one doing the inventing. All my life, which... Read more >
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $12.99
Melonhead is my preferred name. Preferred by me, not my mom. She likes people to call me by my real name, Adam Melon. Luckily, it’s too late for that because when my friend, Lucy Rose, invented Melonhead, it caught
on fast.
Usually I am the one doing the inventing. All my life, which... Read more >
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Melonhead
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $6.99
Melonhead, the first book in author Katy Kelly's laugh-out-loud chapter book series, is now in paperback!
Adam Melon's friend Lucy Rose gave him a nickname—Melonhead—and it caught on fast. Melonhead is a self-proclaimed inventor. All his life, which is ten years and counting, great ideas have been popping in and out of... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $6.99
Melonhead, the first book in author Katy Kelly's laugh-out-loud chapter book series, is now in paperback!
Adam Melon's friend Lucy Rose gave him a nickname—Melonhead—and it caught on fast. Melonhead is a self-proclaimed inventor. All his life, which is ten years and counting, great ideas have been popping in and out of... Read more >
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