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Children's Nonfiction Humorous

Sleeping Dragons All Around

20th Anniversay Edition

by (author) Sheree Fitch

illustrated by Michele Nidenoff

Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Initial publish date
Feb 2009
Category
Humorous
Recommended Age
4 to 8
Recommended Grade
2 to 3
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781551096995
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $19.95

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Sheree Fitch has read this book to audiences from sea to sea to sea in Canada, in the Himalayas, and along the eastern coast of Africa. Her first two books, Toes in My Nose and Sleeping Dragons All Around, launched her career as a poet, rhymster, and a "kind of Canadian female Dr. Seuss." Fitch has won almost every major award for Canadian children's literature since then, including the 2000 Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work Inspirational to Canadian Children. She has over twenty-five books to her credit. Her adult novel, Kiss The Joy As It Flies (2008), was met with critical praise and became a Canadian bestseller within eight weeks. Fitch's home base is the east coast of Canada. She dances with dragons daily.

About the authors

Sheree Fitch's first two books, Toes in My Nose (1987) and Sleeping Dragons All Around (1989), launched her career as a poet, rhymster, and a “kind of Canadian female Dr. Seuss.” Fitch has won almost every major award for Canadian childrenÕs literature since then, including the 2000 Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work Inspirational to Canadian Children. She has over twenty-five books to her credit, including her bestselling and critically praised adult novel, Kiss the Joy as it Flies (2008). Fitch's home base is the East Coast of Canada.

Visit her at: shereefitch.com

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Michelle Nidenoff's illustrations have been featured in magazines and children's books, including The Canadian Children's Treasury. Among her credits is a bronze award from the Broadcast Design Association in Ontario. She lives in Toronto.

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Librarian Reviews

Sleeping Dragons All Around: 20th Anniversary Edition

This award-winning bestseller returns in a new hardcover edition to spark the imagination of a whole new generation. Fitch’s celebrated lipslippery poetry and Nidenoff’s colourful illustrations blend to make one of the most delightful children’s books ever published in Canada. First published in 1989 by Doubleday Canada.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2010.

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