Born in Elmira, Ontario, Nan Forler has degrees in both music and
education, and she has taught junior kindergarten through to grade
eight for over twenty years. She has studied music in Vienna and
Italy, traveled through England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and
driven coast-to-coast through North America. As a mother and
teacher, she encourages her students and her own children to speak
out against injustice, both in the schoolyard and in the global
community and this is reflected in her first book, Bird Child. She
lives in Waterloo, Ontario.
For nearly twenty years, Fran ois Thisdale has worked as an
award-winning freelance illustrator, creating images for children's
books, news magazines, corporate reports and book covers for North
American and European clients. His multi-textured images are the
product of a unique blend of traditional drawing and painting
techniques with digital imagery. He is also a musician who has
composed soundtracks for short films and art exhibits. Fran ois
Thisdale lives in Quebec.
“Magical and ethereal do not typically describe tales of bullying,
but this lyrical combination of realism and fantasy defies
expectation. … This is a beautiful book with a somber tone, buoyed
by Eliza and Lainey’s triumph in imagining possibilities. They do
not fight the bully, but defy him by becoming friends.”
— School Library Journal
“… As a thematic book dealing with the issue of bullying, this
story excels. It is not preachy or didactic.... Word choices
approach the finely tuned standard of poetry…. Highly
recommended.”
— Excellent, Resource Links
“Forler’s first published work is lyrically written and conveys an
astute awareness of children and bullying. Thisdale’s eerie images
… are perfectly suited to the text’s magic realism and are sure to
draw young readers into the story. A thoughtful choice for
one-on-one sharing…”
— Booklist
“François Thisdale’s illustrations are feast of pure visual
delight…. Bird Child stirs the soul, is a joy to experience, and
presents a bold hopeful ray of light to children experiencing
bullying.”
— Highly Recommended, CM Magazine
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