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Lana Button is an award-winning children's author of several picture books as well as a presenter and early childhood educator. The New York Times describes Lana's book TOUGH LIKE MUM (Tundra, 2021) as a "tender tale that imparts that asking for help shows toughness too." Kirkus says the book is "powerful in its vulnerability."
Lana's super fun read-aloud THE COW SAID BOO! (Pajama Press, 2021) is described by Kirkus as "an infectious seasonal read-aloud."
Her first book, WILLOW'S WHISPERS (Kids Can Press, 2010) was described by Kirkus as "A victory for any reader who struggles to be heard, even metaphorically"
Lana strives to support, inspire and entertain her young readers. The Globe and Mail said, "It's easy to forget that my kids think the ...more

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	Willow's Whispers by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Tania Howells (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	Willow Finds a Way by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Tania Howells (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Raj's Rule by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Hatem Aly (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 149 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
	Tough Like Mum by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Carmen Mok (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 145 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 Cow Said Boo! by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Alice Carter (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 144 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
	Willow's Smile by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Tania Howells (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	My Teacher's Not Here! (Kitty and Friends, 1) by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Christine Battuz (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 106 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
	Tayra's Not Talking (Kitty and Friends, 3) by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Christine Battuz (Illustrations) 4.01 avg rating — 92 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
	What If Bunny's NOT a Bully? by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Christine Battuz (Illustrations) 4.07 avg rating — 74 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
	My Grammie's House by Lana Button (Goodreads Author), Skye Ali (illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 45 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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I’m so proud of the book! I can’t wait to share ONE CAN with children in classrooms, in libraries and at home! Eric Walters and I wrote this story (Yes! THE Eric Walters!!) as a way to start age-appropriate conversations with young children about food insecurity. It has been a dream project from start to finish working with Eric, with the awesome t Read more of this blog post »

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This Is How It Always Is

by Laurie Frankel (Goodreads Author)

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A Man Called Ove

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Lana Button liked Mary's review of Brianna Banana, Worst Surprise Ever (Orca Echoes): "Brianna Banana has been waiting her whole grade 3 life to be the class Helper of the Day, and when she secretly observes Mrs Newberry writing her name on the board one afternoon, Brianna knows her turn has finally arrived. Unfortunately, Brianna's bi" Read more of this review »
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Lana Button liked Kirsten Pendreigh's review of One Can: "Simple, thought-provoking, de-stigmatizing and powerful story of a child learning about how we can all help each other in our communities. I really think this belongs in every classroom. The authors and illustrator leave room for readers to figure ou" Read more of this review »
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I LOVED this book! I loved and hated and hated that I loved this character. Such a real depiction of the pull of an actor.
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A really fun examination of cicadas by a delightful protagonist.
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powerful and beautifully written.
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Readers will delight in this funny story.
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lyrical and humorous in a super-fun setting.
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