S e p t e m b e r

Picture Book

M

ARY

A

LICE

D

OWNIE

was born in Illinois, but her Canadian parents

returned home, and she grew up in Toronto. After graduating from

university, she had the usual range of jobs for an English grad   steno

pool at MacLean Hunter, editorial assistant for a medical journal,

publicity manager for the Canadian branch of Oxford University Press.

After marriage to John Downie, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

and wrote film, play, and book reviews. She and her family now live part

of the year in a 125 year old cottage near Kingston, Ontario. 

M

ARY

J

ANE

G

ERBER

is the illustrator of several books, including the

bestselling Thanks for Thanksgiving. Born and raised in Mississauga, she went

on to graduate from the Illustration program at Sheridan College. After

working as a textbook designer she moved to Orangeville with her

husband Ted. Since then they've been raising two children, a sheepdog,

and various small rodents, while Mary Jane has continued to design,

illustrate, paint, teach, and enjoy smalltown life. 

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