Linda Bailey
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Canadian author
Born1948 (age 77–78)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationChildren's author
EducationUniversity of British Columbia (BA, MA)
Yearsactive1992–present
Linda Bailey | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | Children's author |
| Education | University of British Columbia (BA, MA) |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Notable awards |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| lindabaileybooks | |
Linda Bailey (born 1948)[1] is a Canadian author who has written dozens of books for children, including Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein, and the Stevie Diamond mystery series. In 2021, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an honour bestowed by the Writers' Trust of Canada to Canadian writers and illustrators whose work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth".[2]
Born in 1948, Bailey was born and raised in Winnipeg.[1] She enjoyed reading from an early age and cites public libraries and a bookmobile in Winnipeg as her largest influences.[3]
As a young adult, Bailey briefly lived in Melbourne, Australia before returning to Canada.[3] She studied English at the University of British Columbia,[3] where she earned both a Bachelor's and a master's degree.[1]
She is the mother of two daughters,[1] including prominent evolutionary ecologist Tess Grainger.[4]
Literary career
In 1992, Bailey published her first book, How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage?, the first installment in the Stevie Diamond mystery series. The story follows Stephanie, a sixth-grade girl from Vancouver who investigates the theft of money from her mother's charity project.[5][better source needed] Bailey published a total of seven books in the series between 1992 and 2002.[1]
In addition to the Stevie Diamond books, Bailey is also the author of the middle-grade series "Good Times Travel Agency," which follows the adventures of the time-travelling Binkerton family on their trips through history.[6][better source needed]
Bailey has published almost 40 books over the course of her career.[7]
Awards and honours
In 2021, Bailey earned the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People by the Writers' Trust of Canada.[2]
Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein was listed as a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, the New York Public Library, and The Globe and Mail, among others.[8]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | How Can I Be A Detective If I Have To Babysit? | Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award | Finalist | [9] |
| 1997 | How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail? | Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book | Winner | |
| 2000 | How Can A Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark? | Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book | Winner | [10] |
| Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award for Fiction | Finalist | [9] | ||
| 2001 | Adventure in the Middle Ages | Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award for Nonfiction | Winner | [9] |
| 2002 | The Best Figure Skater in the Whole Wide World | Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Finalist | [11] |
| 2003 | Adventures in the Middle Age | Red Cedar Award for Nonfiction | Winner | [12][13] |
| Adventures with the Vikings | Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award for Nonfiction | Finalist | [9] | |
| Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award | Winner | [14] | ||
| 2004 | Adventures in Ancient China | Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | [15] |
| Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award for Nonfiction | Finalist | [9] | ||
| Stanley's Party | Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award | Winner | [16] | |
| Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize | Winner | [17][18] | ||
| Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Winner | [11][19] | ||
| Shining Willow Award | Winner | [20] | ||
| 2006 | Adventures in the Ice Age | Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award | Winner | [21] |
| 2007 | Stanley's Party | Time To Read: The BC Achievement Foundation Award For Early Literacy | Winner | [22] |
| Stanley's Wild Ride | Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Finalist | [11] | |
| 2008 | The Farm Team | Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Finalist | [11] |
| Stanley's Wild Ride | Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award | Winner | [23] | |
| 2009 | Stanley At Sea | Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | [15][24] |
| Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Finalist | [11] | ||
| Stanley's Wild Ride | California Young Reader Medal | Winner | ||
| 2010 | Stanley's Beauty Contest | Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Finalist | [11] |
| 2012 | Stanley's Little Sister | Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award | Winner | [25] |
| Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Finalist | [11] | ||
| 2014 | Toads on Toast | Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award | Winner | [26] |
| 2016 | If Kids Ruled the World | Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Winner | [11] |
| 2017 | Seven Dead Pirates | Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award for Fiction | Finalist | [9] |
| Stanley at School | Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award | Finalist | [11] | |
| 2018 | Under-the-Bed Fred | Chocolate Lily Award | Shortlist | [27] |
| 2020 | Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein | Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award | Finalist | [28] |
| 2021 | Princesses Versus Dinosaurs | Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | [29][30] |
Bibliography
Stevie Diamond series
- How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage? (1992)
- How Can I Be a Detective if I Have to Baby-sit? (1993)
- Who's Got Gertie? And How Can We Get Her Back? (1994)
- How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail? (1996)
- What's a Daring Detective Like Me Doing in the Doghouse? (1997)
- How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark? (1999)
- What is a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie? (2002)
Good Times Travel Agency series
- Adventures in Ancient Egypt (2000)
- Republished as Hot on the Trail in Ancient Egypt (2018)
- Adventures in the Middle Ages (2000)
- Adventures with the Vikings (2001)
- Republished as Stowing Away With the Vikings (2018)
- Adventures in Ancient Greece (2002)
- Republished as Game on in Ancient Greece (2019)
- Adventures in Ancient China (2003)
- Republished as On the Run in Ancient China (2019)[31]
- Adventures in the Ice Age (2004)
Other works
- Petula, Who Wouldn't Take a Bath (1996)
- Gordon Loggins and the Three Bears (1997)
- When Addie Was Scared (1999)
- The Best Figure Skater in the Whole Wide World (2001)
- Stanley's Party (2003)[32]
- Stanley's Wild Ride (2006)
- The Farm Team (2006)
- Goodnight, Sweet Pig (2007)
- Seven Dead Pirates (2015)
- When Santa Was a Baby (2015, with Geneviève Godbout)
- If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur (2017, with Colin Jack)
- Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein (2018)
- Under-the-Bed Fred (2017)
- The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library (2017)[33]
- Princesses Versus Dinosaurs (2020)
- Carson Crosses Canada (2020, with Kass Reich)
- Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock (2022)
- Cinderella-with Dogs! (2023)
References
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- 1 2 van Koeverden, Jane (2021-11-03). "Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- 1 2 3 Thomson, John (2020-09-21). "Linda Bailey: A Twinkle in Her Eye". INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Tess Nahanni Grainger". scholar.google.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ↑ Bailey, Linda (1996). "How come the best clues are always in the garbage?". search.schlowlibrary.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Good Times". Linda Bailey. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Linda Bailey | Writers' Trust of Canada". Linda Bailey | Writers' Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Linda Bailey | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Silver Birch Fiction Award® Winners and Nominees 1994–2022" (PDF). Ontario Library Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ Procuta, Egle. "Novel about former judge wins crime prize". The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2000.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Blue Spruce Award™ Winners and Nominees 2002–2022" (PDF). Ontario Library Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ↑ "Past Winners List – Red Cedar Book Awards". Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2003 Red Cedar Book Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2003 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- 1 2 "Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize". Canadian Books & Authors. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2005 Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2004 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2004 Blue Spruce Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "Shining Willow Award Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2006 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2007 Time To Read: The BC Achievement Foundation Award For Early Literacy Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2008 Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize". BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2012 Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "2014 Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "Under-the-Bed Fred by Linda Bailey: 9781770495531 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Silver Birch Express Award® Winners and Nominees 2007–2022" (PDF). Ontario Library Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ↑ Porter, Ryan (2021-04-08). "Eight shortlists announced for BC and Yukon Book Prizes". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "Michelle Good, Billy-Ray Belcourt among 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prize finalists". CBC Books. 2021-04-16. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "Linda Bailey". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "STANLEY'S PARTY by Linda Bailey". www.publishersweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library, The". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.