Caroline Adderson is the author of a bunch of books for kids of all ages. Very Serious Children (Scholastic 2007) is a very funny novel about two brothers, the sons of clowns, who run away from the circus. I, Bruno (Orca 2007) and its sequel, Bruno For Real (2009), are stories for emerging readers featuring Bruno’s true life adventures. From Kids Can Press comes the hilarious Izzy chapter book series: Izzy in the Doghouse (2020) and Izzy’s Tail of Trouble (2022). Also look out for the Jasper John Dooley books: Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week (2012), Jasper John Dooley, Left Behind (2013), Jasper John Dooley, NOT in Love (2014), Jasper John Dooley, You’re In Trouble (2015), Jasper John Dooley, Lost and Found (2015) and Jasper John Dooley, Public Library Enemy #1 (2016). Middle-grade readers will love Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories (Groundwood 2021), a collection of linked short stories about kids living in the same apartment building during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also from Groundwood: Middle of Nowhere (2012), about two inner city brothers who abscond with an elderly neighbour in order to stay out of foster care, A Simple Case of Angels (2014), the story of a girl who, along with her dog, comes to suspect that the local care home houses more than old folks, and The Almost True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat (2019), about a visually impaired cat and his hilarious parasitical sidekick who find themselves involved in some of the pivotal events of early 20thcentury history. Caroline’s picture books include: Norman, Speak! (Groundwood 2014), Eat, Leo! Eat! (Kids Can 2015), I Love You One to Ten (Groundwood 2015), Pierre & Paul: Avalanche! (Owlkids 2020) and Pierre & Paul: Dragons! (2021) and It Happened on Sweet Street (Tundra 2020). Her most recent book for kids is Babble! And How Punctuation Saved It (Tundra 2022), about a village torn apart by miscommunication.
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