"Firefly's compelling story unfolds through her indomitable and spirited first-person narration, and flashbacks revisit her troubled childhood of neglect and parental struggles with addiction. Aunt Gayle's care and kindness wrap around Firefly like a comforting, hand-knit blanket."--Canadian Children's Book Centre, March 2021 Expert Picks

So honoured that my latest book, FIREFLY, is an Expert Pick/Librarian's Pick from the Canadian Children's Book Centre March newsletter, thank you!

Here's the full review on my other blog: http://phdowding.blogspot.com/2021/03...

I'm also the featured author this week on writer Catherine Austen's wonderful podcast, Cabin Tales for Young Writers. If you'd like to hear what I think is scarier, humans or monsters, how I plot, start, and end stories, or what tips I have for writers, young and old, plus much more, here's the link to our 22-minute interview: https://cabintales.ca/2021/03/19/auth...