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Dan Bar-el

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Children's, Graphic Novels

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Dan Bar-el is an award-winning children’s author, educator and storyteller. His writing includes chapter books, such as The Very, Very Far North and Audrey (cow), picture books, such as Not Your Typical Dragon and It's Great Being a Dad, and graphic novels, such as That One Spooky Night and Dog Night at the Story Zoo.

For the past twenty-five years, Dan has been working with children ages 3 to 13. He’s been a school age childcare provider, a preschool teacher, a creative drama and a creative writing teacher. He’s developed a multitude of creative activities for children including movie making and a radio show involving school-age childcare centres across Vancouver. As a preschool teacher, Dan created Stories in Our Own Words, a program for ...more

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Thank you Goodreads reviewers

I am not a big user of Goodreads, but I do visit regularly to show gratitude to the readers who have taken the time to not just rate my books but to write a review.
In regards to my middle-grade series, The Very, Very Far North, I wanted to say a special thank you because there are so many thoughtful critiques that have touched me greatly. Authors, of course, want readers to like their books, but t Read more of this blog post »

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Published on January 31, 2021 10:59 • Tags: atheneum-books, middle-grade-novel, simon-schuster, thank-you, the-very, very-far-north-dan-bar-el

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	The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el (Goodreads Author), Kelly Pousette (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 2,691 ratings — published 2019 — 11 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
	Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el (Goodreads Author), Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 1,542 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Just Beyond the Very, Very Far North 4.35 avg rating — 688 ratings — 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
	Audrey 3.93 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	That One Spooky Night by Dan Bar-el (Goodreads Author), David Huyck (Illustrator) 3.61 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	It's Great Being a Dad by Dan Bar-el (Goodreads Author), Gina Perry (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.94 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2017 — 5 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 Fish Named Glub 3.06 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Such a Prince by Dan Bar-el (Goodreads Author), John Manders (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Alphabetter 3.73 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Dream Boats by Dan Bar-el (Goodreads Author), Kirsti Anne Wakelin (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.71 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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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Dan Bar-el liked Middle Grade Mama's review of The Very, Very Far North: "I loved this book very, very much! This is one that I read aloud to my kids and we all fell in love with the characters. I don't really have much else to say. It's just magical and I want everyone to discover it's unique magic."
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“How can you describe anyone, really? The inside and outside can be so different.”
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“daft.”
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“I thought she liked plants.”
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