A Quiet Girl

A Quiet Gi r l

Peter Carnavas

Celebrated author-illustrator Peter Carnavas’s gentle family story about mindfulness and stillness reminds us of the beauty all around us—if we only take the time to notice it.

Mary was a quiet girl. She thought quiet thoughts, stepped quiet steps, and whispered quiet words.

Mary knows how to savor the small things. Wonder is everywhere: in the rustle of leaves, in the sigh of a sleeping dog, in the wingbeats of the birds who visit her upcycled feeders. But Mary’s family couldn’t be more different. Amidst the sound of blow-dryers, blenders, lawnmowers, and her brother’s trombone, Mary goes almost unnoticed. It isn’t until her family starts searching the neighborhood for her that they begin to see the world through her eyes.

From critically acclaimed author-illustrator Peter Carnavas comes a gentle breeze of a picture book with themes of mindfulness, observation, and being present in the natural world. A Quiet Girl invites young readers (and the noisy adults in their lives) to appreciate the thousand little pleasures that surround us—if only we would notice them.

Peter Carnavas’s career as a primary school teacher inspired him to embrace his passion for children’s literature. His picture book Blue Whale Blues won the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, and My Sister is a Superhero won an Australian Book Industry Award. The Elephant, Peter’s first novel, won the 2018 Children’s Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. He lives on Australia’s Sunshine Coast with his family.

Picture Book for Children Ages 4–7

Rights held: Exclusive NA English; non-exclusive world English ISBN: 978-1-77278-122-9 Trim Size: 9 x 9 in / 22.86 x 22.86 cm | Pages: 32 List Price: $18.95 USD / $22.95 CAD Hardcover with dust jacket Publication Date: August 4, 2020 Ship Date: July 10, 2020 JUV046000 JUVENILE FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical JUV029000 JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General JUV039050 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings JUV002040 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds JUV009110 JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Sounds

Harvey

Colleen Nelson

Illustrated by Tara Anderson

The West Highland Terrier that brought Harvey Comes Home to life returns with his nose sharp, ready for a new adventure.

Harvey the West Highland Terrier is back with his beloved Maggie. He is also back at Brayside retirement home, where he and Maggie now volunteer along with their friend Austin. There Maggie is drawn to a new resident, Mrs. Fradette, who tells stories of learning to fix cars as a twelve-year-old during the flood of 1950. Mrs. Fradette, with her bold fashion and love of poker, doesn’t fit in among the beige-cardigan-wearing, bridge-playing ladies of Brayside, but she doesn’t seem to care. Maybe that’s why Maggie likes her so much. Since seventh grade began, Maggie hasn’t been fitting in well with her friends, either.

Always alert for anything new—and with a nose that never misses a new scent—Harvey follows his instincts on a walk with Austin and discovers an abandoned newborn puppy in a pile of trash. Austin’s heart almost breaks over the little puppy’s plight, so he takes her to safety. Maggie and the Brayside residents and staff praise Harvey’s heroic efforts, wishing that Austin could have his own dog. But the little puppy will need time to recover from her trauma before she can be adopted, and then there’s another, even bigger obstacle: Austin’s mom, who says no to pets.

As fall edges toward winter, Harvey picks up an unfriendly scent in his backyard, and he will stop at nothing to keep Maggie and the others safe. But sometimes the little Westie is just too brave for his own good.

Award-winning author Colleen Nelson delivers another satisfying story of heart, perseverance, and one incredible little dog.

An author and junior high school teacher, Colleen Nelson earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her previous works include the critically-acclaimed middle-grade novels Harvey Comes Home and Harvey Holds His Own; Sadia, which won the 2019 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award; and Blood Brothers, which was selected as the 2018 McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People. Colleen writes daily in between appearances at hockey rinks and soccer fields in support of her two sports-loving sons. The family’s West Highland Terrier Rosie adds an extraloveable dose of liveliness, squirrel-chasing, and shoe-chewing to their lives.

A folk artist and award-winning illustrator who trained at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Tara Anderson is known for her lively and humorous illustrations of animals. Her books include the illustrated novels Harvey Comes Home and Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life, the Halloween picture book Pumpkin Orange, Pumpkin Round, and the award-winning Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, among others. Tara shares a farmhouse in Tweed, Ontario, with her husband, her young daughter, and several cats. Juvenile Fiction for Children Ages 9–12 Rights available: World ex. North America ISBN: 978-1-77278-114-4

Trim Size: 5.5 x 8 in / 13.97 x 20.32 cm | Pages: 288 HC ISBN: 978-1-77278-097-0 List Price: $18.95 USD / $22.95 CAD Hardcover with dust jacket List Price: $17.95 USD / $21.95 CAD HC Publication Date: August 11, 2020 $14.95 ebook Ship Date: July 17, 2020 JUV002070 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs JUV039020 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age

JUV016180 JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)

JUV039140 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance