The Smallest Owlet
written and illustrated by Georgia Graham



©2023 by Georgia Graham used with permission
of Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. All rights reserved.

Owls / Wildlife
Ages 4-9
Hard Cover Jacket
ISBN (TBD)
36 Pages 11” x 8 1/2”
Full-color illustrations throughout
CDN $(TBD)

UPCOMING
BOOK

When Wolves Howl
written and illustrated by Georgia Graham

©2018 by Georgia Graham used with permission
of Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. All rights reserved.

Wolves/ Wildlife
Ages 4-9
Hard Cover Jacket
ISBN 978-0-889955189
32 Pages 11”x 8 1/2”
Full-color illustrations throughout
CDN 18.95

Get up-close and personal with a family of wolves. Filled with solid information and keen insight into behavior and pack dynamics, this exploration of wolves' activities as they prowl their habitat weaves in a gentle adventure about the quest for survival. Readers will easily follow along as the narrative, told in short, present-tense sentences, describes how a wolf pair and their brood of seven (some grown, some still pups) roam their forest territory. Particularly fascinating will be the accurately portrayed (some might say gory) scenes in which the father and his four eldest carry out a successful kill, gorge on their prey, and then feed the mother and the pups by regurgitating the spoils of the hunt. In another exciting segment, Haze, the most junior of the older cohort and looked up to only by his youngest siblings, improves his status in the family hierarchy when he wards off a dangerous threat and is seriously hurt. Graham's prose is straightforward, at times leisurely paced, and portrays wolves truthfully, but her illustrations are the real draw. Using chalk pastels on sanded paper, she depicts the animals in loving detail, their black or gray fur lush and palpable, their eyes sparkling and ever alert. The wolves are endearing but are never anthropomorphized. To be wolfed down by lovers of lupines in particular and by fans of animal stories generally. (Informational picture book. 6-8)
Kirkus Review

On the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Best Books for Kids & Teens for Spring 2019 List.

Stories in the Clouds
Written by Joan Galat
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Winner of the 2019 Skipping Stones Honor Award

What will the weather be today? Is it going to be sunny and clear, or will there be icy winds? Do I need a coat? These seem like simple questions, but the challenge to predict and understand the weather has perplexed humankind for thousands of years.

In stories in the Clouds, Joan Marie Galat expands the scope of her popular Dot to Dot in the Sky series to look at the weather as we understand it today, contrasted with the myths and legends our ancestors used to explain the weather—from sunshine and clouds to violent storms. Read about Russia’s Father Frost, whose icy touch was a danger to those he deemed unworthy. Discover the tale of Maui, the Hawaiian god who brought powerful winds to his island just to fly his tree-sized kite, and Lei-Gong, the Chinese Thunder god who, when displeased, could make the clouds roll and rumble with each strike of his drum.

With gorgeous pastel illustrations by Georgia Graham, Stories in the Clouds features detailed sidebars to explain the seasons and our atmosphere. You will find curious facts and trivia that explain the weather's strange and erratic behavior, alongside stories from around the world. Together they demonstrate what a mysterious and wonderful phenomenon the weather can really be.

©2018 by Georgia Graham used with permission
of Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. All rights reserved.

Weather/ Science/ Mythology
All ages
Soft Cover
ISBN 9781770502451
48 pages, 8”x 9”
Full-color illustrations
CDN 16.95

Saving Thunder the Great
the true story of a gerbil's rescue from the Fort McMurray wildfires.
Written by Leanne Shirtliffe
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Mama held her breath as flames leapt from tree to tree. Burning embers landed on the car. I have to get Thunder out of here. I have to. Jackson plays with him...

As a wildfire swept into Fort McMurray in May 2016, thousands were forced to flee their homes to reach safety. Amoung them was Julie Beth Lodge, an oilfield worker whose son, Jackson, was visiting family in Newfoundland. Her thought turned to saving Jackson's pet, a gerbil named Thunder the Great.

In a frightening escape, Mamma faced wildfire, traffic gridlock, an empty gas tank, and other challenges. Her only goal: to get Thunder and herself to safety for the sake of Jackson.

©2016 by Georgia Graham used with permission of Boulder Publications. All rights reserved.

Ages 4-10
Hard Cover Jacket
ISBN 978-1-927099-85-8
32 Pages - 11" x 8 1/2"
Full-color illustrations throughout
CDN 21.95

Cub's Journey Home
Written and Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Cub's Journey Home protrays the changing of seasons and the struggle for survival in the lives of two black bears - a mother and her young cub. After the birth of her cub in the winter den the mother bear pushes her way out into a world filled with danger and excitment for the young cub.

Georgia Graham and her husband scoured the rugged back country of Western Alberta on an ATV for the backdrops Georgia used in Cub's Journey Home. They got close to the bears themselves by visiting the Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail, Alberta.

Georgia seeks to inspire young readers to love and protect nature, and become as amazed by bears as she was as she was working on this book.

WINNER of the 2016 High Plains Awards for best children's book.

WINNER of the R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature 2017

©2015 by Georgia Graham used with permission of Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. All rights reserved.

Bears / Wildlife
Ages 4-9
Hard Cover Jacket
ISBN 978-0-88995-516-5
32 Pages - 11" x 8 1/2"
Full-color illustrations throughout
CDN 18.95

Nana's Summer Surprise
Written by Heather Hartt Sussman
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

What could be more enchanting than a summer at the lake house with Mom, Dad, Nana, Gramps, and Hortense? While "our hero" dreams of berry-picking and building sandcastles, the fun is spoiled as soon as Hortense steps off the bus. Not only does she look different, but her interests, too, have changed. The possibilities of a fun-filled summer seem all but lost, until our hero and Hortense finally bond over a secret surprise.

In this delightful addition to Nana's Getting Married and Here Comes Hortense!, Georgia Graham's playful chalk-pastel illustrations bring the poignant, quirky, and endearing exploration of growing up to life.

©2013 by Georgia Graham used with permission of Tundra Books. All rights reserved.

Ages 4- 7
Hard Cover Jacket
ISBN 978-1-77049-324-7
32 Pages - 10 x 8"
Full-color illustrations throughout
CDN 19.99

Here Comes Hortense
Written by Heather Hartt Sussman
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

What could be more fun for a six-year-old than having your nana and her new husband take you to a theme park? But the fun is spoiled when Nana and Bob announce that they have a big surprise: they are all going to be joined by Bob's granddaughter, Hortense. When the fearless and fun-loving Hortense seems to stick like glue to Nana - sharing her room, listening to her stories, even going on all the scary rides with her - it turns out to be the worst surprise ever!

Georgia Graham's playful chalk-pastel illustrations bring this perceptive, funny, and endearing exploration of rivalry to life. Like it's prequel, Nana's Getting Married, Here Comes Hortense! will resonate with every child who has ever had to share the attention of a beloved adult.

Shortlisted for the 2013 Forest of Reading, Blue Spruce Award (Ontario)

Shortlisted for the 2013 Forrest of Reading, Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan)

Recommended on CBC's, The Next Chapter

"...Hartt-Sussman's narrative touch is deft. Graham's chalk pastels, a wacky delight from start to finish. Her characters are uniquely quirky yet have a streak of photographic realism. Warm and offbeat."
-Kirkus Review

"Graham's exaggerated chalk pastels feature a lurid carnival palette and in-your-face characterizations, providing a comedic balance to the boy's pained emotional state."
-Publishers Weekly

Where Wild Horses Run
Written and Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Georgia Graham went to the Nemaiah Valley, British Columbia in the middle of May to search for the wild horses when they were still low in the hills searching for the first blades of spring grass. There she found four bands, each led by a stallion, rippling in muscles, covered in battle wounds, and jealously protecting his mares. She camped on the shore of Chilko Lake, in snow at times, spying and observing the fascinating behaviour of the wild horse family. Where Wild Horses Run is about survival and the circle of life. 

Georgia hopes this story will ultimately inspire children with the hope that there are still truly wild places in this world worth our protection.

Silver Metal Winner of the 2012 Independent Publishers Award

Winner of the 2011 Langley Christian School Canadian Picture Book Award

Shortlisted for the 2013 Alberta Literary Award

Nana's Getting Married
Written by Heather Hartt Sussman
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Life with Nana is perfect; she always has time to bake fresh chocolate chip cookies, tell wonderful bedtime stories, and knit cozy mittens and socks and turtleneck sweaters. Perfect, that is, until she meets Bob. All of a sudden, Nana's too busy for baking and storytelling and knitting. She's spending her time talking on the phone, giggling, taking long bubble baths, singing love songs, and putting on makeup! What can one aggrieved little boy do to get back Nana - just the way she was?

Complemented by the playful, quirky, chalk-pastel art of Georgia Graham, Nana's Getting Married will ring a familiar bell with every child who has had to share the attention of a beloved adult. What's more, it demonstrates hilariously that love has nothing to do with age.

Heather Hartt-Sussman, born in Montreal, graduated from Brandeis University and attended the Sorbonne. She has been a copywriter for BCP in Montreal, a reporter for the Hollywood Reporter, editor-in-chief of international news for TV Guide in French Canada, columnist of the popular "Heather Hartt in Hollywood", and host of E! Entertainment Television's The Gossip Show. Nana's Getting Married is her first book. Heather Hartt-Sussman lives in Toronto with her husband, sons Scotty and Jack, and the Family dog.

Wanda's Freckles
Written by Barbara Azore
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

The freckles sprinkled across Wanda’s cheeks, nose, arms, and legs have always made her feel special. That is, until the day a group of boys point, laugh, and tease her for having spots. All of a sudden, her precious freckles are a problem. The ever-resourceful Wanda decides that there’s only one thing to do: make her troublesome freckles disappear altogether!

At a time when there’s pressure to conform to someone else’s idea of perfection, this poignant story has an important message: individuality and self-acceptance are to be celebrated. This is a playful sequel to Wanda and the Wild Hair and Wanda and the Frogs.

©2009 by Georgia Graham used with permission of Tundra Books. All rights reserved.

Ages 4- 7
ISBN 978-0-88776-862-0
24 Pages - 10 x 8"
Full-color illustrations throughout
Hard cover Jacket - CDN 21.99
Soft Cover - CDN $9.99

The Lime Green Secret
Written and Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Nothing has made Gloria happier than being chosen as flower girl for sister Fran's wedding. Thrilled with her beautiful satin gown, long white gloves, shiny white shoes, lace socks, and sparkling tiara, Gloria dreams of donning her wedding finery and transforming herself. Hanging on a hook on her bedroom door, the dress glows "like a radiant angel." When Gloria gives in to temptation and puts on the entire wedding outfit to entertain the dog, it leads to unpredictable and comical results.

In this hilarious romp through the days leading up to the wedding, Gloria's unstoppable desire to dress up in her flower girl attire will appeal to any little girl whose fantasies pester her until she comes up with a creative way to fulfill them.

Georgia Graham's playful chalk pastel illustrations bring the antics in "The Lime Green Secret" magically to life.

Shortlist for the 2010 Alberta Literary Award.

Wanda and the Frogs
Written by Barbara Azore
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Wanda's back with another wild adventure - this time with nature!

Blue-eyed, freckle faced Wanda is back, and with her comes spring, puddles, and wriggling black tadpoles. Wanda is enchanted. On the way to school one morning, Wanda scoops some tadpoles into her sand pail. When she presents them to her teacher, the teacher agrees to let the class take care of them until they become frogs. But what will happen to the tadpoles once they grow legs and their tails begin to shrink? Wanda is worried. She wants to keep them. When she secretly moves the frogs into her own bedroom at home, Wanda's family is in for a hilarious host of surprises.

In this charming sequel to "Wanda and the Wild Hair", the dynamic author/illustrator team of Barbara Azore and Georgia Graham perform their magic in another joyful adventure of the quirky and mischievous Wanda.

"Georgia Graham's pastel illustrations are lively and memorable, infusing the story with warmth and vitality and supporting the nimble simplicity of the prose"
- Quill & Quire

"Both the classroom and Wanda's home are brought to life by the spirited and cheeky illustrations by Georgia Graham"
- CM Magazine

Included in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library 2017, 2018 and 2019

Wanda and the Wild Hair
Written by Barbara Azore
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Blue-eyed freckle-faced Wanda has a problem: she loves her wild hair dearly, but it drives all the adults in her life to distraction. She loves the way it feels when she touches it. She loves the way it looks when she pats it in front of the mirror. But her mother always nags her to wash it, her father wants to take her to the poodle parlor for a trim, and her teacher threatens to ask the principle to cut it off. What can poor Wanda do? A series of mishaps convince Wanda that her beautiful hair has to be changed. Kids who love their hair will identify with Wanda's playful solution to make her adults happy.

This first picture book by author Barbara Azore is brought to life by the quirky, mischievous, pastel illustrations of artist Georgia Graham.

"This charming story is well served by the delightful comic illustrations of Georgia Graham."
- CM Magazine

"Kids who love their hair will identify with Wanda's playful solution to make her adults happy."
- Prairie Books NOW

A Team Like No Other
Written and Illustrated by
Georgia Graham

The wilderness, adventure and the trill of near disaster -- they're all present in this moving tale of a boy and his dog.

Stephen and his dad enjoy dog sledding in the mountains with their team of eight beautiful huskies. But pleasure almost turns to tragedy when Stephen finds himself alone on the sled as the dogs race towards the cliff's edge. Disaster seems certain.

But Stephen's faith in Skoki, his lead dog, is rewarded when she averts the disaster with moments to spare. Skoki's trust in Stephen makes the two of them a team like no other.

A Team Like No Other is a story of love and friendship set in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. The knowledge that Stephen and Skoki can always count on each other brings depth to this simple story of a boy and his dog.

Winner of the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice 2007 Shining Willow Award

Shortlisted for the 2005 Alberta Literary Award.

Saturday Appaloosa
Thelma Sharp
Illustrations by Georgia Graham

Crystal visits Grandma every Saturday and every Saturday they go to see the horses. Crystal likes the Appaloosa but they do not know her name. All the horses belong to a woman who lives in a little house across the creek.

"I would like to ride the Appaloosa," says Crystal. "No," says Grandma, "we do not ride other peoples horses."

Another day they go to see the horses but the Appaloosa is nowhere to be found. Suddenly Crystal shouts, "Grandma, something is on the ground!"

Thanks to Grandma's quick thinking and Crystal's bravery, the Appaloosa is saved. The woman who owns the horse makes the offer Crystal has been longing to hear. "Would you like to ride the Appaloosa?"

"Yes, yes please," says Crystal. And that is what they do every Saturday.

©2001 by Georgia Graham used with permission of Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. All rights reserved.

Children's Illustrated
Ages 3 - 8
ISBN 0-88995-213-2 cloth
32 pages - 9x 11"
Full-color illustrations throughout
Hard cover - CDN 18.95 - US 16.95
Soft cover - CDN $9.95

The Strongest Man This Side of Cremona
Written & Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Matthew's dad is the strongest man this side of Cremona He can lift Matthew over fences, and when he shouts at the cows, they scatter. But while helping repair a fence on their dairy farm, Matthew encounters something stronger than his dad: a tornado sweeping a path of devastation across the prairie.

Thanks to his dad's quick thinking, they survive the tornado. But it has left Matthew shaken, and their beautiful farm has been damaged almost beyond recognition. While friends gather to help rebuild, Matthew discovers that the love he and his father share must be the strongest thing of all.

"Striking illustrations.. Bold colors and textures capture the expansive landscape and the rising intensity of the advancing storm.. [A] warm reassuring story."
- School Library Journal

"A very satisfying symmetry between strong, vivid paintings of the Alberta landscape.. and [the] powerful, forthright story."
- Globe and Mail

"Graham's illustrations-clean, yet sprawling luxuriously across the page, the characters dwarfed by the tumultuous sky-are almost enough to tell the tale. But the reader would miss Matthew's perspective and the pleasure of Graham's unaffected story-telling."
- Quill & Quire

Tiger's New Cowboy Boots
Irene Morck
Illustrated by Georgia Graham

Finally, Tiger has real cowboy boots for the annual cattle drive up at Uncle Roy's ranch.

As the only city kid on the trail, he wants to make a good impression. But does anyone notice? There is just too much to do. And boy can the trail be rough! By the time it's all over, Tiger has learned a whole lot about what real means.
"Feisty."
- Publishers Weekly

"One of the most attractive kids' books... since A Prairie Alphabet."
- Saskatoon Star Phoenix

"Realistic, full-colour art captures the sweep of the landscape and the rough and ready process of moving 400 cows and calves up mucky trails and across rivers."
- Quill & Quire

Canadian Children's Book Centre Outstanding Book

Alberta Children's Title of the Year Award

Alberta Book Illustration Award

Bibi and the Bull
Carol Vaage
Illustrations by Georgia Graham

When Bibi visits her Grandpa's farm, she is happy to play where it's safe. One day Grandpa's big bull escapes from his pen, but she is not afraid. She looks the bull straight in the eye, takes a deep breath and yells as loud as she can: "III-EEE-III- EEE!"

"A charming picture book... beautifully illustrated [with] superb artwork."
- Children's Bookwatch

"Graham's pallet captures the intense colors of a summer prairie landscape."
- Edmonton Journal

"A perfect marriage of delightful story and exquisite pictures."
- Calgary Herald

©1995 by Georgia Graham used with permission of Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. All rights reserved.

Children's Illustrated
Ages 4-7
ISBN 0-88995-178-0 paper
32 pages - 10 x 8"
Full-color illustrations throughout
CDN 8.95 - US 6.95 - UK £4.99

We Need a Moose
Lynne Fairbridge
Illustrations by Georgia GrahamOnly available through Georgia Graham
First printed 1996
Reprinted 2020
©2020 by Georgia Graham. All rights reserved.

Children's Illustrated
Ages 3-7
28 pages - 9" x 10"
Full-color illustrations throughout
Soft cover - CDN $12.95

The Most Beautiful Kite in the World
Andrea Spalding
Illustrations by Georgia Graham Only available through Georgia Graham
©1988 by Georgia Graham. All rights reserved.

Children's Illustrated
Ages 4-8
32 pages - 10 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Full-color illustrations throughout
Soft cover - CDN $5.95

Comet's Tale - 1982

Out of Print

Written by Sue Ann Alderson
Illustrated by Georgia Graham