Tundra Fall 05 p1-27 - Tundra Books
Tundra Fall 05 p1-27 - Tundra Books
Tundra Fall 05 p1-27 - Tundra Books
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September<br />
Picture Book<br />
MARY ALICE DOWNIE was born in Illinois, but her Canadian parents<br />
returned home, and she grew up in Toronto. After graduating from<br />
university, she had the usual range of jobs for an English grad – steno<br />
pool at MacLean-Hunter, editorial assistant for a medical journal,<br />
publicity manager for the Canadian branch of Oxford University Press.<br />
After marriage to John Downie, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />
and wrote film, play, and book reviews. She and her family now live part<br />
of the year in a 125-year-old cottage near Kingston, Ontario.<br />
MARY JANE GERBER is the illustrator of several books, including the<br />
bestselling Thanks for Thanksgiving. Born and raised in Mississauga, she went<br />
on to graduate from the Illustration program at Sheridan College. After<br />
working as a textbook designer she moved to Orangeville with her<br />
husband Ted. Since then they’ve been raising two children, a sheepdog,<br />
and various small rodents, while Mary Jane has continued to design,<br />
illustrate, paint, teach, and enjoy smalltown life.<br />
www.tundrabooks.com<br />
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