1016 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC, Canada V8T 1A8
1016 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC, Canada V8T 1A8
Josie loves her comfort blanket. It can be anything she wants it to be, from a dinosaur to a canoe to a pond to fish in, and she brings it with her everywhere. But when her grandma comes to stay, she notices it’s looking a little dirty and threadbare, so she decides to give it a good clean and patch it up.
When Josie sees her blanket again, she doesn’t even recognize it. Its colour is faded, it has shrunken in the wash, and it doesn’t feel the same at all. Distressed, she decides the imposter has to go, and she throws it away on a walk with Grandma. Sure, life might be a little more dull, but she’ll be fine without it. At least until the next day, when Josie gets lost on a short errand. In her panic, she isn’t sure where to turn. Right when she needs it, she finds her blanket again, proving though it might look different, it’s the same old trusty blanket after all.
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Sara Cassidy is a writer and editor, and her children’s books include finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and three are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections. Her novel Genius Jolene won the BC/Yukon Book Prize. Sara works in public health communications and teaches children’s writing at the University of Victoria. She lives on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen (Esquimalt and Songhees Nations).
Brady Sato is a Japanese Canadian illustrator who specializes in digital illustration. They developed an appreciation for visual storytelling from watching TV shows and reading manga as a child in Japan. Brady studied visual narrative at TAD in Austin, Texas, with Pixar artist Kelsey Mann. They are the creator of the popular webcomic All That You Are and their first picture book, Kunoichi Bunny, was named a 2022 New York Public Library’s Best Book for Kids. Brady lives in Canmore, Alberta.
