Sheryl McFarlane
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McFarlane was born in the Ottawa Valley, grew up in Arizona and has lived on the West Coast of Canada since 1974. A former teacher, McFarlane often visits schools and speaks at seminars across Canada on topics related to children's literature.
A graduate of the University of British Columbia, McFarlane received her B.Ed. in Science and Canadian Studies
Among her best selling children's books are Waiting for the Whales, A Pod of Orcas, Jessie's Island, This is the Dog and Eagle Dreams.
Her first young adult novel, The Smell of Paint, won a Moonbeam Award gold medal in the Young Adult category and was selected by the Canadian Children's Book Center as a 2007 best book of the year.
McFarlane lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Bibliography
Novels
- The Smell of Paint: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006.
Picture Books
- Island Santa: Orca Book Publishers, 2012
- This Is the Dog: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004
- A Pod of Orcas: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003
- Going to the Fair: Orca Book Publishers, 1996
- Tides of Change: Orca Book Publishers, 1995
- Eagle Dreams: Orca Book Publishers, 1994
- Moonsnail Song: Orca Book Publishers, 1994
- Jessie’s Island: Orca Book Publishers, 1992
- Waiting For the Whales: Orca Book Publishers, 1991
Board Books
- What’s That Sound? By the Sea: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006
- What’s That Sound? At the Circus: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006
- What’s That Sound? On the Farm: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005
- What’s That Sound? In the City: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005
