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Cynthia Reyes, bestselling author of the "Myrtle the Purple Turtle" illustrated books for children, and "Twigs in My Hair", "An Honest House" and "A Good Home", has written non-fiction stories for anthologies, the Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, Toronto Star and Toronto Life. Cynthia is a former journalist, trainer and executive producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, More than a hundred episodes of her programs have appeared on network television.

She has won national and international awards and acclaim for her work as a television producer, journalism trainer and change leader. They include the Diamond Book Award for book of the year, the Children's Broadcast Institute Award for her children's TV programs, the CBC President ...more

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It’s such a beautiful autumn day here in my little town in Southern Ontario. The trees – including the Japanese maples shown above – are ablaze with colour. But on this day, I’m preoccupied and praying for Jamaica, land of my birth, and for all the other Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Melissa.… Continue reading 🇯🇲JAMAICA Read more of this blog post »

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	A Good Home: A Memoir 4.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Myrtle the Purple Turtle by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Jo Robinson (Illustrator) 4.70 avg rating — 30 ratings — 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
	An Honest House: A Memoir, Continued 4.88 avg rating — 17 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
	Myrtle's Game by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Lauren Reyes-Grange (Goodreads Author), Jo Robinson (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings	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
	Myrtle Makes a New Friend: Myrtle the Purple Turtle Series by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Lauren Reyes-Grange (Goodreads Author), Jo Robinson (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 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
	Twigs in My Hair - A Gardening Memoir 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	Myrtle and the Big Mistake: Myrtle the Purple Turtle Series by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Cynthia S Reyes, Jo Robinson (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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 Television Storyteller by Tim Knight, Joan Andersen (Contributor), Norm Bolen (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1994	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
	Cross into the Food - Our Airmen's Favorites - Cookbook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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
	Comforts of Home Cookbook - More of Our Airmen's Favorite Recipes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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

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