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Kathy Stinson

キャシー・スティンソン

Kyashī Sutinson

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-01-01 (Toronto)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Toronto, Ontario → Rockwood, Ontario

Career

Occupations
elementary school teacher, children's writer
Active Years
1982-2021
Memberships
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (CANSCAIP)
Nominations
shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award

Education

University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Awards

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
2014
Work: The Man with the Violin
Category: Children's Literature
Organization: Toronto Public Library / TD
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Red is Best

1982 Children's Literature

A story about a child who loves the color red best.

love of colorfamily

The Man with the Violin

2013 Picture book

A boy notices a violinist in a busy street.

paying attentionmusic

The Bare Naked Book

1986 Children's book

A fun book about body parts.

body awareness

Bibliography

  • Red is Best
  • Big or Little
  • Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore
  • Those Green Things
  • The Bare Naked Book
  • Seven Clues in Pebble Creek
  • Teddy Rabbit
  • The Dressed Up Book
  • Who is Sleeping in Aunty's Bed?
  • Steven's Baseball Mitt
  • Fish House Secrets
  • The Fabulous Ball Book
  • Writing Your Best Picture Book Ever
  • The Great Pebble Creek Bike Race
  • One Year Commencing
  • King of the Castle
  • Marie-Claire: Dark Spring
  • Marie-Claire: A Season of Sorrow
  • Becoming Ruby
  • Marie-Claire: Visitors
  • Marie-Claire: Angels in Winter
  • One More Clue
  • 101 Ways to Dance
  • A Pocket Can Have A Treasure In It
  • Love Every Leaf: the life of landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
  • Big or Little? 25th anniversary edition
  • Highway of Heroes
  • The Man with the Violin
  • Harry and Walter
  • The Dance of the Violin
  • The Dog Who Wanted to Fly
  • The Lady with the Books: A Story Inspired by the Remarkable Work of Jella Lepman
  • The Girl Who Loved Giraffes and Became the World's First Giraffologist

Style & Themes

Literary Style
delightfully writtendown-to-earth and realistically portrayed characters

Legacy

Canadian children's writer praised for delightfully written, realistic characters. Red is Best named one of the best Canadian books for babies by Today's Parent.

Trivia

  • Today's Parent magazine named Red is Best one of the 8 best Canadian books for babies and toddlers.