Veronika Martenova Charles is an award-winning author and
illustrator whose books include- Maiden of the Mist- A Legend of
Niagara Falls; Stretch, Swallow, & Stare; The Crane Girl; and The
Birdman, a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for
Children's Illustration. Her first five books in the Easy-To-Read
Spooky Tales series was published by Tundra Books in 2007. Veronika
has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College of Art and
Design, and recently completed her graduate studies in Folklore at
York University. Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto.
David Parkins is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty
children's books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in
Wales, studying wildlife illustration. He then went to Lincoln
College of Art for three years, and has been a freelance
illustrator since his graduation in 1979. He spent several years at
the beginning of his career producing illustrations for educational
publishers, and has earned most of his keep drawing for the British
children's comic, The Beano. David Parkins now lives in Lansdowne,
Ontario, with his wife and daughter.
Praise for the series:
“. . . these page-turning stories . . . pack a punch in this
concise format.“ — BayViews, Association of Children’s Librarians
of Northern California
“Toronto author Veronika Martenova Charles spins some
edge-of-your-seat reading . . .” — The Record (Kitchener, ON)
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