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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) 4.09 avg rating — 1,595 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) 4.26 avg rating — 813 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 — 365 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) 4.30 avg rating — 278 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 — 226 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
	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
	A Tulip in Winter: A Story about Folk Artist Maud Lewis by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Lauren Soloy 4.07 avg rating — 183 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
	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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Announcing Levi’s Gift

This month sees the release of my 20th picture book, Levi’s Gift, which captures the beginning of a cross-generational, cross-cultural friendship between an old man and a young girl. It’s also about the healing power of music.

I’ve always had a soft spot for stories about friendships between children and old people, and although I’ve never played any musical instrument, stories involving music

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The Outsmarters

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Kathy Stinson started reading The Outsmarters by Deborah Ellis	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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Kathy Stinson rated a book really liked it Heart Residence: Collected Poems 1967-2017 by Dennis Lee	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 treat to revisit Dennis Lee’s poetry for children after many years and to at last come to his offerings for adults. Human life is such a complex experience and DL, over his life’s work, captures that, takes a reader through laughter, self-loathing, ...more
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Kathy Stinson rated a book liked it Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa	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
3.5 because I did enjoy the glimpse into the nail salon from the pov of the women working there, and I liked how hints of Ning’s backstory were dropped in, gradually allowing us to know her better than she generally allowed others to know her, but in ...more
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Kathy Stinson and 4 other people liked Brit's review of Pick a Colour: ""Pick a Colour" is a peculiar, sharply observed, and at times deeply unsettling glimpse into the inner world of Ning - a retired boxer hiding behind the carefully constructed façade of “Susan,” one of many indistinguishable workers at a nail salon. W" Read more of this review »
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Kathy Stinson rated a book really liked it Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)	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
Whew! Margaret Atwood sure does remember a lot. And I enjoyed the ride through all the stages of her life, and through backstories to the books, even those I haven’t yet read.
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Kathy Stinson rated a book it was amazing Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault by Megan Clendenan (Goodreads Author)	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
How many people have even an inkling that 580,000 seeds are being preserved in a global seed vault in Norway? This fascinating, beautifully written and illustrated book, is not only for 5-8 year olds, as it's described. Much older children and adults ...more
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Kathy Stinson rated a book it was amazing I'm A Big Rig! by Nancy Cohen	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
This is a perfect book for young truck lovers. Vibrant illustrations and gently humorous -- and suspenseful -- rhyming text ensures this is a book that will be read again and again.
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