Sean Cassidy is a Canadian illustrator and writer of children's books. [1] He started writing in 1995. [2]
He was born in Montreal and grew up there. After earning a BA and BEd, he taught school for 35 years until he retired in 2005. [2] With his wife, Cassidy travelled widely in North America and Europe, later settling in Orangeville, Ontario. [3] [4]
Cassidy books have won the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award [5] and the Mr. Christie's Book Award, [6] [7] and have been nominated for other awards. His books have been included as "Blue Spruce" selections by the Ontario Library Association [4] and as "Shining Willow" selections by Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice – The Willow Awards. [1]
Sean was president of CANSCAIP, the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers, for a term beginning 2009, after two years as vice president. [3] He is also a member of the Writers' Union of Canada, the CCBC (Canadian Children's Book Centre), and IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People). [3]
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