Description: The people on a remote island are happy with their lot, but learn that they must make new lives in less isolated surroundings. A story of social change, and the love that one carries for home.
Brief description:
A printmaker by training, Lori Doody is the author/illustrator of several widely praised picture books that combine bright, simple illustrations with witty, spare stories, including Capelin Weather; The Puffin Problem; Mallard, Mallard, Moose; Paint the Town Pink; Catalina; and the Mr. Beagle series. Two have been included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens; one, named an Ontario Library Association "Top Ten Best Bet"; and two, short-listed for the NL Book Award for Children's/Young Adult Literature.