Marisa and the Mountains by George M. Johnson and Chelsea O'Byrne
Marisa and the Mountains by George M. Johnson and Chelsea O'Bryne

Marisa and the Mountains by George M. Johnson and Chelsea O'Byrne

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Local Author and Illustrator

Ages: 4–8 years

Of course we have a bias around here when it comes to anything Chelsea O’Byrne illustrates. Well, this lovely book is no different than all the others you've come to love from Chelsea - this time paired with George M. Johnson in a tale of a girl who moves far away from her beloved Mountains.

"As Marisa and her family drive from their mountain home to visit family in Saskatchewan, the mountains get SMALLER smaller smaller.

And then they disappear.

At first Marisa is glad to leave the steep mountains for flat wheat fields that shimmer in the sun and ripple in the breeze. Will she fall in love with the prairies, or realize that each place is special in its own irreplaceable way?" - Goodreads

George M. Johnson writes stories of positive change based on his social justice work over 30 years, for which he received the Y.M.C.A. Peace Medal in 2019. He grew up in Waterdown, Ontario, and in 1991 moved to Kamloops, B.C., where he is Professor of Creative Writing in the Thompson Rivers University Literatures, Languages and Performing Arts Department. He is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and children's author.

His second picture book, Marisa and the Mountains, was a Finalist in the Chocolate Lily Book Awards in B.C.. and a Finalist in the San Francisco Writers Conference Writing Contest.

Canoeing, camping, and cross-country skiing count among his outdoor passions.

Chelsea O'Byrne is an author, illustrator and art teacher based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated in 2016 from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a B.F.A. in Illustration. Since then, she has worked in editorial illustration and children’s books. Chelsea uses a combination of many different materials to make her illustrations, including gouache, watercolor, colored pencil, pastel, graphite, ink and markers.

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About the Illustrator

Chelsea O'Byrne

Chelsea O'Byrne is an artist and illustrator living and working on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (Vancouver, Canada). Chelsea uses a combination of many materials in her work, including gouache, watercolour, coloured pencil, pastel, graphite, ink, and various printmaking techniques.

Her work has earned awards and recognition from the BC Arts Council, Access Copyright Foundation, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Kirkus, and The New York Times.

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