A former social worker and elementary school teacher, Eric Walters
wrote his first novel, Stand Your Ground, in 1993, as a way to get
his grade five class of reluctant readers more interested in
literature and writing. He did that by creating a novel about them
- and it worked! Since then he has written more than 70 books for
young adults that together have won more than 100 awards. In
conjunction with his writing, Eric talks to hundreds of young
people in schools and libraries across the country each year. Eric
Walters also founded and runs The Creation of Hope, an organization
dedicated to providing care for orphans in the rural Mbooni
district in Kenya. Eric has three grown children. He lives with his
wife in Mississauga, Ontario.
Award-winning illustrator Eugenie Fernandes has written and
illustrated more than 20 of her own books, and has created the art
for more 60 other picture books. Her father was a well-known
comic-book illustrator, and as a child, Eugenie spent many hours
drawing at a desk right next to his. The whole Fernandes family has
a flair for the creative- Eugenie's husband and their two children
are also artists. Eugenie lives with her husband beside a lake near
Peterborough, Ontario.
“This expressive picture book, based on a real family, lovingly
tells a hard story with a twist. It’s difficult to broach poverty,
disability and custody issues in so few pages without sounding
maudlin, but Walters manages by speaking simply. . . . With dignity
and quiet acceptance, this story illustrates that blessings, like
family, can take unexpected forms.”
—Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews
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