Kathy Stinson's Books
Feb.07.2013
Note: Amazon link is for 1991 paperback version. Updated e-book available for purchase on author's website.
In this authoritative guide for novice and advanced writers, award-winning children’s author Kathy Stinson takes readers through all the vital steps of writing texts for picture books. From conception to writing, character and plot development to humour, suspense, and fantasy...
Sep.01.2012
After his severely disabled younger sister dies while in their dad’s care, David is forced to confront his own guilt, the meaning of mercy, and what can and can’t be forgiven.
Sep.01.2010
A young boy has lost his father, a soldier killed in action overseas. He and his mother travel the stretch of Highway 401 between Trenton and Toronto, called the Highway of Heroes, marking the route of fallen soldiers who return to Canada. This photographic picture book pays tribute to the sacrifices of those Canadian men and women in our armed forces and their families, while...
Aug.04.2008
A biography of one of Canada's earliest environmentally conscious landscape architects
Nov.04.2005
Matt's friendships - old and new - are tested when everyone decides to enter a bike race.
Sep.02.2003
Part of the 'Our Canadian Girl' series, the Marie-Claire stories are set in Montreal in 1885.
Marie-Claire's wish for the Linteau family to find a new home leads to some surprising results.
Dec.09.2000
Mr. Elliot has a job he loves. He is the custodian in a school. But life is not always easy. When he sees a child being called stupid and falling into the traps he remembers so well himself, Mr. Elliot decides it is time to take action.
Jan.12.1992
The toddler in Kathy Stinson's Red Is Best has a problem. As she explains on the opening page, "My mom doesn't understand about red." Red is Kelly's favourite, and yet her mother is forever trying to convince her to wear other colours. Her mother's reasons are uniformly practical--for example, "Your red mitts have holes in them"--but they fail to take into...
Jan.03.1986
From hair (dripping, straight, curly, and tangled) to toes (stamping, ticklish, skinny, and squishy) and the private parts in between, there is nothing more special than your body. The Bare Naked Book pays tribute to the wonderful diversity of our marvelous bodies from a child's point of view.
Jan.02.1985
What might those green things around the house really be? Monsters, worms and Martians are much more fun than spinach and socks, after all!
Jan.09.1984
Kathy Stinson deals in a positive way with the confusion, insecurity and sorrow experienced by young children whose parents have separated. Each parent still provides the same love and caring--just not together anymore.
Jan.03.1983
This wonderful story is about a young boy and the times he feels little and the times he feels big.
Both the text and full color illustrations are presented with warmth and sensitivity and capture the world of the small child.
Fourteen stories about the joys and anxieties of sexual anticipation
The farm is the perfect place for a little girl's playful - and sometimes surprising - observations of the things found "inside" other things. With questions that encourage preschoolers to chime in, this delightful picture book is an ideal read-aloud. The lilting text and charming storybook illustrations ensure that it will fast become a child's favorite storybook.
About Kathy
Kathy long ago sorted mail, waited tables, and taught school for five years, before finally figuring out that what she really wanted to do was write. She now has over 30 titles to her credit which include young adult fiction, novels for middle readers,...