Mary Beth Leatherdale is a Canadian author and storyteller.
Early life and education
Leatherdale grew up in
Ridgetown.
Leatherdale received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from the
University of Western Ontario, followed by a
Master of Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the
University of Toronto.
Career
In 2018, Leatherdale was the
International Board on Books for Young People Canada president, during which time she co-chaired a project to increase the number of children's books by Indigenous authors held in Canadian libraries.
Awards and honors
''Dreaming in Indian'' is a 2015
White Ravens
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#NotYourPrincess'' is a
Amelia Bloomer Book
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Kirkus Reviews
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Quill & Quire included it on their list of the best books of 2017.
Chicago Public Library included ''Stormy Seas'' on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2017" list. ''
Booklist'' included it on their 2017 "
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth" list, as well as their 2018 "Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers" list. ''Stormy Seas'' is a 2018 White Ravens book.
''Terry Fox and Me'' is a
Junior Library Guild book.
CBC Books named it one of the top 20 picture books of 2020.
included it on their 2021 list of the best books published for children ages five to nine. ''Terry Fox and Me'' was on the CBC Bestseller List for nine weeks.
Publications
Children's books
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Anthologies edited
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References
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Living people
21st-century Canadian women writers
Year of birth missing (living people)