Collage Collage is thrilled to host author Joanna McIntyre! Joanna has been a client at the shop for several years, and while being an incredible mom of 3 kids she also produced this wonderful little book. Just like in our Mini Make classes (where we met Joanna) the story of Tidy Ted and Jess the Mess reminds us that we can find new friends in unexpected places - and that being different can be a true gift to a friendship.
Join us to celebrate Joanna and her book with a craft and a fun afternoon at the shop. As always, your ticket is your book - so purchase one here today and join us Sunday April 19th from 12:30-2:30. Best for kids 3 and up. Can't wait to see you there.
Crafts & Story Telling with Joanna McIntyre
Sunday April 19th
12:30-2:30pm
Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess
By Joanna McIntyre
Illustrated by Nina Podlesnyak
A story about embracing differences and finding friendship in unexpected places. For children ages 4 years and up, who might find that letting go and loosening up can lead to wonderful discoveries.
Ted loves order. He likes to arrange his things in neat, tidy rows. On the first day of school, he meets Jess. She loves chaos. She messes up all of his tidy rows. Ted can’t stand it! Surely, a neatnik like him can’t be friends with a messy girl like her. Or can he?
Joanna began writing when she was a kid, but never took it very seriously, even though her mom told her she should be a writer. Moms aren’t generally known for their impartial judgement, to be fair.
Eventually, deep into adulthood, Joanna admitted her mom might have been on to something. Moms are usually right about these things, to be fair.
Her first picture book, Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess, is due out March 31st, 2026 via Clavis Publishing, distributed through Simon & Schuster. She cannot freaking wait.
When not scribbling down random story ideas while cooking dinner or actually finding time to write, Joanna is hanging out with her kids, cleaning up after her kids, reading to her kids, walking the doggo or doing laundry (always). She lives with her husband, kids and dog on Vancouver Island, Canada.
