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About

Susan Tooke

Born in New Jersey, Susan received her professional training from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia and the New School in New York. She moved to Canada in 1980, and has made Halifax, Nova Scotia her home. Working predominantly as a painter, Susan illustrated her first book in 2000, and has received the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration, and the Mayor’s Award for Brave Jack and the Unicorn. Her work is consistently chosen by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre as a starred selection for the Our Choice Award. In describing her artwork, Susan states: "I breathe real life into my images—the sounds, smells, colors, and idiosyncrasies of specific places and the people who inhabit them."

Books by Susan Tooke

Dusty Dreams and Troubled Waters

A Story of HMCS Sackville and the Battle of the Atlantic

by (author) Brian Bowman
illustrated by Richard Rudnicki & Susan Tooke

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7

The City Speaks in Drums

by (author) Shauntay Grant
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
10 to 16
Grades
5 to 11

The City Speaks in Drums (pb)

by (author) Shauntay Grant
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
10 to 16
Grades
5 to 11

Lasso the Wind

Aurelia's Verses and other Poems

by (author) George Elliott Clarke
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7

City Speaks In Drums Book & CD

by (author) Shauntay Grant
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
6 to 10
Grades
4 to 5

City Speaks In Drums

by (author) Shauntay Grant
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
0 to 8
Grades
p to 3

A Seaside Alphabet

by (author) Donna Grassby
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 4

B is for Bluenose

A Nova Scotia Alphabet

by (author) Susan Tooke

Ages
6 to 8
Grades
1 to 3

Up Home

by (author) Shauntay Grant
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
4 to 8
Grades
p to 3

F is for Fiddlehead

A New Brunswick Alphabet

by (author) Marilyn Lohnes
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
6 to 8
Grades
1 to 3

Free as the Wind

by (author) Jamie Bastedo
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
6 to 10
Grades
3 to 5

Full Moon Rising

by (author) Joanne Taylor
illustrated by Susan Tooke

Ages
5 to 8
Grades
k to 3