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Children's Fiction Christmas & Advent

Forest For Christmas

by (author) Michael Harris

illustrated by Eric Orchard

Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Initial publish date
Aug 2007
Category
Christmas & Advent
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781551095899
    Publish Date
    Aug 2007
    List Price
    $9.99

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Out of print

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Description

Michael Harris is a well-known author and journalist. He is the host of Ottawa radio shows Michael Harris Live and Stirring the Pot on CFRA, and has been a columnist for the Ottawa Sun and the National Post. He has won the Radio and TV News Director's Award and the Center for Investigative Journalism Award. Harris has been a judge for the Governor General's Award for non-fiction, hosted "The Great Canadian Debate" on CTV and has had guest appearances on Oprah and Donahue. His previous books include Con Game: The Truth about Canadian Prisons, Lament for an Ocean and Unholy Orders: Tragedy at Mount Cashel. He lives in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Eric Orchard grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In his late teens, Eric began publishing his own fairy-tale-themed comic books. He attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design where he studied painting and art history, graduating in 2006. This is Eric's first picture book. He has also illustrated Anything But Hank by Zachery Wells and Rachel Lebowitz scheduled for release this fall. Eric lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

About the authors

MICHAEL HARRIS began his award-winning career in journalism at CBC Television, where he became the host of The Harris Report, an investigative and current affairs show. He worked for The Globe and Mail as Atlantic bureau chief and in Ottawa. Harris was founding publisher and editor-in-chief of The Sunday Express, the St. John’s newspaper that broke the story of the abuse of boys at Mount Cashel orphanage. His bestselling book, Unholy Orders: Tragedy at Mount Cashel, became a prize-winning documentary. His journalistic work has sparked four separate Royal Commissions of inquiry, including one on the wrongful conviction of an aboriginal man, Donald Marshall. Harris is the author of eight books, three of which have been made into movies. He currently writes for ipolitics.ca.

Michael Harris' profile page

Eric Orchard is the illustrator of several books, including The Terrible, Horrible, Smelly Pirate. He won the Halifax Mayor's Award for Book Illustration and his work has been included in the Society of Illustrator's Annual competition and exhibition. Eric lives in Toronto.

Eric Orchard's profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, Lillian Shepherd Memorial

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