BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests, Groundwood, 2025: a picture book
Izzy’s Dog Days of Summer, Kids Can Press, 2023: chapter book
Izzy’s Tail of Trouble, Kids Can Press, 2022: chapter book
Babble, and How Punctuation Saved It, Tundra, 2022: a fable; BláBláBlá!,Globo Livros, Brazil, 2025
Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories, Groundwood 2021: middle-grade short stories
Pierre & Paul: Dragons, Owl Kids Books, 2021; Melhoramentos, Brazil: bilingual picture book
Izzy in the Doghouse, Kids Can Press, 2020: first in a chapter book series
Pierre & Paul: Avalanche, Owl Kids Books, 2020; Melhoramentos, Brazil: bilingual picture book
It Happened on Sweet Street, Tundra, 2020: picture book
The Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat, Groundwood 2019: middle-grade novel
Jasper John Dooley, Public Library Enemy #1, Kids Can Press, 2016; Kirmizi Kedi Yayincilik, Turkey: a chapter book
Jasper John Dooley, Lost and Found, Kids Can Press, 2015; Kirmizi Kedi Yayincilik, Turkey: a chapter book
I Love You One to Ten, Groundwood Books, 2015; Korea Piaget, 2016: a picture book
Eat Leo! Eat!, Kids Can Press, 2015: a picture book
Jasper John Dooley, You’re in Trouble, Kids Can Press, 2015; Kirmizi Kedi Yayincilik, Turkey: a chapter book
A Simple Case of Angels, Groundwood Books, 2014: a novel
Jasper John Dooley, NOT in Love, Kids Can Press, 2014; Kirmizi Kedi Yayincilik, Turkey: a chapter book
Norman, Speak!, Groundwood, 2014; The BookinMyLife Publishing Company, South Korea: a picture book
The Middle of Nowhere, Groundwood, 2012; Kodansha, Japan, 2014: a novel
Jasper John Dooley, Left Behind, Kids Can Press, 2013; Kirmizi Kedi Yayincilik, Turkey: a chapter book
Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week, Kids Can Press, 2012; Kirmizi Kedi Yayincilik, Turkey; Polyadria Print, Russia: a chapter book
Film Studies, Annick Press, 2010: a teen novella
Bruno for Real, Orca Book Publishers, 2009: stories for emerging readers
Very Serious Children, Scholastic, 2007; Des enfants drolement serieux in the French translation; Epsilon, Turkey, 2010: a novel
I, Bruno, Orca Book Publishers, 2007: stories for emerging readers
SHORT STORIES
The Kids’ Short Story Advent Calendar, 2021: “How to Be a Cave Family”
Chickadee, December 2012; January 2022: “The Winter Challenge”
PRIZES AND HONOURS
Best Books for Kids and Teens 2023 Selection: Babble, And How Punctuation Saved It
Best Books for Kids and Teens 2023 Selection: Izzy’s Tail of Trouble
A White Ravens Selection from the International Youth Library, 2022: Sunny Days Inside
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2022: Izzy’s Tail of Trouble
A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, 2022: Sunny Days Inside
A CBC Books Best Middle Grade and YA Book of 2021: Sunny Days Inside
A Winnipeg Free Press Best Book of 2021 for Young Readers: Sunny Days Inside
Best Books for Kids and Teens 2021 Selection: Izzy in the Doghouse
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2020: Izzy in the Doghouse
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2015-16: Jasper John Dooley, NOT in Love
USSBY Outstanding International Book 2015: Norman, Speak!
Ontario Library Association Best Bet for 2014: Jasper John Dooley, NOT in Love; Norman, Speak!
Best Books for Kids and Teens 2014 Starred Selection: Jasper John Dooley, NOT in Love
A Kirkus Review Best Children’s Book of 2014: Jasper John Dooley, NOT in Love
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2014: A Simple Case of Angels
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2014: Norman, Speak!
A Kirkus Review Best Children’s Book of 2013: Jasper John Dooley, Left Behind
Best Books for Kids and Teens 2013 Starred Selection: Jasper John Dooley, Left Behind
The Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, 2013: Middle of Nowhere
Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, 2013: Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week
Quill and Quire Best Books of 2012: Middle of Nowhere
Ontario Library Association Best Bet for 2012: Middle of Nowhere
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2012: Middle of Nowhere
Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012 Starred Selection: Middle of Nowhere; Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week
CBC’s The Next Chapter’s Summer 2012 Reading List Selection: Middle of Nowhere; Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week
Open Book Toronto Summer 2012 Reading Recommendation: Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week
Helen Isobel Sissons Canadian Children’s Story Award, 2012: Norman, Speak!
The Diamond Willow Award, 2008: Very Serious Children
NOMINATIONS
The Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey! — Funniest Children’s Book Award, 2023: Izzy’s Tail of
Trouble; Babble! And How Puctuation Saved It
Magnolia Book Award, 2023: Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
Rocky Mountain Book Award, 2023: Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
Red Cedar Award, 2022-23: Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
Diamond Willow Award 2022: Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2022-23: Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories; Pierre & Paul: Dragon!
The Diamond Willow Award, 2022: Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, 2022: Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2021-22: Izzy in the Doghouse
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2020-21: The Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2020-21: It Happened on Sweet Street
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2017-18: Jasper John Dooley, Public Library Enemy #1
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2016-17: Jasper John Dooley, You’re in Trouble
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2015-16: Norman, Speak!
Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, 2015: Norman, Speak!
The Diamond Willow Award, 2015: Jasper John Dooley, NOT in Love
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2014-15: Jasper John Dooley, Left Behind
Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2013-14: Middle of Nowhere
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award, 2013-14: Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week
Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, 2014: Middle of Nowhere
The Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children, 2012: Middle of Nowhere
Cybil Award, 2012; Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week
The Chocolate Lily Book Award, 2009: I, Bruno
The Shining Willow Award, 2009: I, Bruno
The Rocky Mountain Book Award, 2009: Very Serious Children
WRITING FOR BIGGER PEOPLE
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