DOROTHY JOAN HARRIS

 

Joan was born in Japan and lived there until war forced her family home to Canada. After graduating from the University of Toronto, she taught for a year in France and then in Japan at her former school, The Canadian Academy. She returned to Canada and was an editor with Copp Clark Publishing. She is married with two children.

Forthcoming Books:

Our Canadian Girl series: Ellen Book 4
Penguin Canada

Published Books

Our Canadian Girl series:

Ellen Book 3: The Waiting Time
Penguin Canada, 2005

Ellen Book 2: The Wishing Time
Penguin Canada, 2004

Ellen: Hobo Jungle
Penguin Canada, 2002

A Very Unusual Dog
Scholastic Canada, 2004

• Shortlist, 2005-2006 BC Chocolate Lily Award
  
• Nominee, 2005 Shining Willow Award,
  Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice
• Shortlist, 2005 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award,
  Ontario Arts Council
• Nominee, Governor General's Award for Illustration, 2004
• Nominee, Ontario Library Association Blue Spruce Award 2005

Even If It Kills Me
Scholastic Can 2000 reissue

Too Young to Fight
Stoddart (Can) 1999

Cameron and Me
Stoddart (Can) 1997

Annabel The Detective series:

The Case of the Birthday Surprise
HarperCollins (Can)1993

The Case of the Mystery Note
HarperCollins (Can) 1992

The Case of the Missing Tooth
HarperCollins (Can) 1991

Rumpelstiltskin
Oxford University Press (Can) 1991

Don't Call Me Sugarbaby
Scholastic (Can) 1991

No Dinosaurs in the Park
Scholastic (Can) 1990

Speedy Sam
Scholastic (Can) 1989

Four Seasons for Toby
Scholastic (Can) 1987

Racing Stripes for William
Three Trees Press (Can) 1987

Even If It Kills Me
Scholastic (Can) 1987

Goodnight Jeffrey
Frederick Warne - (US) 1983

Happy Unbirthday Jeffrey
Frederick Warne - (US) 1981

The School Mouse and the Hamster
Frederick Warne (US) 1979

The School Mouse
Frederick Warne (US) 1977

The House Mouse
Frederick Warne (US) 1973