Kathy Stinson

Kathy Stinson
Born	1952
Occupation	Author
Genre	Children's Literature

Kathy Stinson (born 1952) is a Canadian children's writer. ^[1]

Life

Stinson was born in Toronto, taught elementary school there and studied at the University of Toronto. ^[1]

She lives in Rockwood, Ontario ^[2] with her partner Peter Carver, a retired editor. ^[3]

Reception

A Season of Sorrow was said to be "delightfully written with very down-to-earth and realistically portrayed characters" by Tracy's Book Nook. ^[4] In 2015, Today's Parent magazine named Red is Best one of the 8 best Canadian books for babies and toddlers. ^[5]

Bibliography

• Red is Best (1982, Anniversary Edition, 2006)
• Big or Little (1983, Anniversary Edition 2009)
• Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore (1984, Revised Edition 2007)
• Those Green Things (1985, Revised Edition 1995)
• The Bare Naked Book (1986, Anniversary Edition 2006, Revised Edition 2021)
• Seven Clues in Pebble Creek (1987, Revised Edition 2005)
• Teddy Rabbit (1988)
• The Dressed Up Book (1990)
• Who is Sleeping in Aunty's Bed? (1991)
• Steven's Baseball Mitt (1992, Revised Edition 1998)
• Fish House Secrets (1992)
• The Fabulous Ball Book (1993)
• Writing Your Best Picture Book Ever (1994)
• The Great Pebble Creek Bike Race (1994, Revised Edition 2005)
• One Year Commencing (1997)
• King of the Castle (2000)
• Marie-Claire: Dark Spring (2001)
• Marie-Claire: A Season of Sorrow (2002)
• Becoming Ruby (2003)
• Marie-Claire: Visitors (2003)
• Marie-Claire: Angels in Winter (2004)
• One More Clue (2005)
• 101 Ways to Dance (2006)
• A Pocket Can Have A Treasure In It (2008)
• Love Every Leaf: the life of landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (2008)
• Big or Little? 25th anniversary edition (2009)
• Highway of Heroes (2010)
• The Man with the Violin (2013), received the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award ^[2] and was shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award ^[6]
• Harry and Walter (2016)
• The Dance of the Violin (2017)
• The Dog Who Wanted to Fly (2019)
• The Lady with the Books: A Story Inspired by the Remarkable Work of Jella Lepman (2020)
• The Girl Who Loved Giraffes and Became the World's First Giraffologist (2021)

References

1. "Kathy Stinson". Thistledown Press.
2. "The Man with the Violin wins TD Canadian Children's Literature Award". Toronto Star. November 6, 2014.
3. Jenkinson, Dave. "Kathy Stinson". Canadian Review of Materials. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
4. "Children's Books". A Season of Sorrow by Kathy Stinson: Book Review. Tracy's Book Nook. October 19, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
5. "8 best Canadian books for babies and toddlers". Today's Parent. May 11, 2015.
6. "Marie-Louise Gay, Kathy Stinson shortlisted for kids' lit prize". CBC News. April 16, 2014.

External links

• Children's literature portal

• Official website
• Kathy Stinson bio on Annick Press website Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Kathy Stinson at the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (CANSCAIP.org)
• Kathy Stinson at Library of Congress , with 15library catalogue records