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1016 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC, Canada V8T 1A8
Sophie and her adoptive father, whom she calls “My Michael,” are family.
Michael is a good singer, not a great cook (though Sophie likes the “”burned-y bits””) and he takes care of Sophie when she’s sick by giving her crackers and ginger ale. Sophie might have put blue paint in the blender and left the lid off, and drawn pictures on their apartment door…but Michael says she’s his universe.
When Michael gets sick, square crackers and ginger ale don’t help. Sophie gives Michael the Big Dipper for his wall, and that makes him smile. Even though Michael doesn’t look sick, Sophie knows the truth. And just like he’s there for her, she’ll be there for him no matter what.
Heather Smith is the author of several picture books, including the award-winning The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden. Her middle-grade novel The Boy, the Cloud and the Very Tall Tale has been named a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and her picture book Waking Ben Doldrums was shortlisted for the IBBY Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award and won the IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities award. Originally from Newfoundland, Heather now lives in Waterloo, Ontario, with her family.
Catherine Petit once worked as a lawyer before realizing she is happiest surrounded by paper and pens. In 2016, Catherine illustrated her first children’s book, Une bestiole à l’école. Since then, she’s illustrated more than 35 children’s books and is proud to say that being an illustrator is her full-time job. She lives in Montreal.
