Sheryl McFarlane is a Canadian author of books for children and young adults.

Career

McFarlane was born in the Ottawa Valley, grew up in

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and has lived on the

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since 1974. A former teacher, McFarlane often visits schools and speaks at seminars across Canada on topics related to

children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

. A graduate of the

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, McFarlane received her B.Ed. in Science and Canadian Studies Among her best selling children's books are ''Waiting for the Whales'', ''A Pod of Orcas'', ''Jessie's Island'', ''This is the Dog'' and ''Eagle Dreams''. Her first

young adult novel Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as family dysfunction, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. It is characterized by simpler world build ...

, ''The Smell of Paint'', won
Moonbeam Award
gold medal in the Young Adult category and was selected by th
Canadian Children's Book Center
as a 2007 best book of the year. McFarlane lives in

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, Canada

Bibliography

Novels *''The Smell of Paint'':

Fitzhenry & Whiteside Fitzhenry & Whiteside is a Canadian book publishing and distribution company, located in Leaside, Ontario. It publishes trade titles in children's and young adult fiction, textbooks, reference, history, biography, photography, sports and poetry ...

, 2006. Picture Books *''Island Santa'': Orca Book Publishers, 2012 *''This Is the Dog'': Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004 *''A Pod of Orcas'': Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003 *''Going to the Fair'': Orca Book Publishers, 1996 *''Tides of Change'': Orca Book Publishers, 1995 *''Eagle Dreams'': Orca Book Publishers, 1994 *''Moonsnail Song'': Orca Book Publishers, 1994 *''Jessie’s Island'': Orca Book Publishers, 1992 *''Waiting For the Whales'': Orca Book Publishers, 1991 Board Books *''What’s That Sound? By the Sea'': Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006 *''What’s That Sound? At the Circus'': Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006 *''What’s That Sound? On the Farm'': Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005 *''What’s That Sound? In the City'': Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005

Awards and nominations

''Waiting for the Whales''

Governor General's Award The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

for Illustration *IODE Award for Text *Short-listed for Mr. Christie Award, BC Book Prize *Recognized by Canadian Children's Book Centre, CBC Morningside Book Panel *Canadian Library Notable Book

''Eagle Dreams''

*Recognized by CBC Morningside Book Panel

''Tides of Change''

*Recommended by the Royal British Columbia Museum

''A Pod of Orcas''

*Short-listed for th
Chocolate Lily Award2003/4
*BC Ministry of Education Ready Set Learn Title

''This is the Dog''

*Short-listed for the Blue Spruce Award, *Short-listed for the Chocolate Lily Awar
2004/5
*Short-listed for th
Amelia Francis Howard-Gibbon Award
*Canadian Toy Council Recommended Title

''What's That Sound? In the City in the City'' & ''What's That Sound? On the Farm''

*Recognized by Today's Parent

''What's That Sound? By the Sea''

*2008

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Great Book Award *2007 Moonbeam Silver Medal Award in the

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Category (USA)

''The Smell of Paint''

*200
Moonbeam
Gold Medal Award for Young Adult Fiction (USA) *Victoria Butler Book Prize nominee

References

*Sheryl McFarlane at the Canadian Children's Book Cente

*Sheryl McFarlane at the Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbi

*Sheryl McFarlane at the Authors' Booking Servic

*Sheryl McFarlane at DoDoLand.co

*Sheryl McFarlane at the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performer

*The 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Award

External links

Sheryl McFarlane Official Web SiteSheryl McFarlane at Fitzhenry & WhitesideSheryl's Books at Chapters/Indigo
{{DEFAULTSORT:McFarlane, Sheryl Canadian children's writers Living people University of British Columbia alumni 1954 births