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  • Banner image with photo of writer and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay on the right. Dark blue square on the left reads "Interview with Marie-Louise Gay, A riveting discussion with one of Canada's top KidLit creators". Open Book logo bottom left. Left and right sides of the banner show Gay's art supplies in the foreground.
    Banner image with photo of writer and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay on the right. Dark blue square on the left reads "Interview with Marie-Louise Gay, A riveting discussion with one of Canada's top KidLit creators". Open Book logo bottom left. Left and right sides of the banner show Gay's art supplies in the foreground.
    August 22, 2023

    Marie-Louise Gay on Getting Personal about Tough Childhood Moments in Her Magical New Picture Book

    For a kid, moving to a new house and finding friends in a new school can be extremely tough. In iconic KidLit creator Marie-Louise Gay's new picture book, Hopscotch (Groundwood Books), Ophelia uses ...

  • Contest: Take a Trip Without Leaving Home with the Complete, Acclaimed "Travels with My Family" Series from Groundwood
    Contest: Take a Trip Without Leaving Home with the Complete, Acclaimed "Travels with My Family" Series from Groundwood
    May 17, 2021

    Contest: Take a Trip Without Leaving Home with the Complete, Acclaimed "Travels with My Family" Series from Groundwood

    Remember family vacations? It's been a while since we could all easily hop in a car and have an adventure somewhere new with our loved ones. But in the pages of wife-and-husband team Marie-Louise Gay ...

  • Marie-Louise Gay's Celebration of Young Readers' Imaginations in Fern and Horn: "You Have Your Unique Wonderful Way of Seeing the World"
    Marie-Louise Gay's Celebration of Young Readers' Imaginations in Fern and Horn: "You Have Your Unique Wonderful Way of Seeing the World"
    September 12, 2019

    Marie-Louise Gay's Celebration of Young Readers' Imaginations in Fern and Horn: "You Have Your Unique Wonderful Way of Seeing the World"

    In Fern and Horn (Groundwood Books), the titular twins Fern and Horn might be small, but their imaginations are huge. Fern loves drawing and helps Horn unlock his love of drawing too - the only trouble ...

  • At the Desk, with Marie-Louise Gay
    At the Desk, with Marie-Louise Gay
    March 23, 2017

    At the Desk, with Marie-Louise Gay

    Marie-Louise Gay is based in Montreal but beloved around the world for her warm, funny, fabulously creative children's books, especially the Stella and Sam series. She has racked up a bevy of awards ...

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