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Melanie Florence

MELANIE FLORENCE is an award-winning writer based in Toronto. She is the author of the picture books Sarabeth's Garage, The One About the Blackbird and Missing Nimâmâ, which won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award and was a finalist for the First Nation Communities READ award. Her other picture book, Stolen Words, won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, was shortlisted for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, and was given a starred review by Kirkus, who listed it as one of the best picture books of 2017 to give readers strength.
Sarabeth's Garage
The One About the Blackbird

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Sarabeth's Garage
The One About the Blackbird

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