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Kathy Stinson, author of internationally acclaimed Canadian children's classic, Red is Best and the TD Award Winner, The Man with the Violin, also writes novels, short stories, and nonfiction for young people of all ages. ...more

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	Red is Best by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Robin Baird Lewis (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 1,597 ratings — published 1982 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Dušan Petričić (Illustrator), Joshua Bell (Postscript) 4.25 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady with the Books: A Story Inspired by the Remarkable Work of Jella Lepman by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Marie Lafrance (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bare Naked Book by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Melissa Cho (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dog Who Wanted to Fly by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Brandon James Scott (Illustrations) 3.69 avg rating — 227 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tulip in Winter: A Story about Folk Artist Maud Lewis by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Lauren Soloy 4.07 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dance of the Violin by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Dušan Petričić (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 184 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry and Walter by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Qin Leng (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Happened to Ivy 3.43 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big or Little? by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Toni Goffe (Illustrator) 3.41 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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This is a question I was often asked, back when I was meeting with kids in schools and libraries across the country. I told them, “I like to draw but don’t draw well enough to illustrate a book, so publishers hire artists they believe will do a good job.” Sometimes I added, “It took me thirty years to be able to write a book that was good enough to be published. (Red Is Best.) Maybe in another

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Little Eurekas: A Decade's Thoughts on Poetry

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Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

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