Sheryl McFarlane

Sheryl McFarlane is a Canadian author of fourteen books for children and young adults.

Sheryl McFarlane
Sheryl McFarlane
Born (1954-01-20) January 20, 1954
Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAuthor
GenreChildren's Literature / Young Adult Fiction

Career

Sheryl was born in the Ottawa Valley, grew up in Arizona and has lived on the West Coast of Canada since 1974. A former teacher, Sheryl often visits schools and speaks at seminars across Canada on topics related to children's literature.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Sheryl received her B.Ed. in Science and Canadian Studies

Among her best selling children's books are Waiting for the Whales, A Pod of Orcas, Jessie's Island, This is the Dog and Eagle Dreams.

Her first young adult novel, The Smell of Paint, won a Moonbeam Award gold medal in the Young Adult category and was selected by the Canadian Children's Book Center as a 2007 best book of the year.

Sheryl lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Bibliography
Jim Barnes and Sheryl McFarlane at the 2007 Moonbeam Awards

Novels

Picture Books

  • Island Santa: Orca Book Publishers, 2012
  • This Is the Dog: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004
  • A Pod of Orcas: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003
  • Going to the Fair: Orca Book Publishers, 1996
  • Tides of Change: Orca Book Publishers, 1995
  • Eagle Dreams: Orca Book Publishers, 1994
  • Moonsnail Song: Orca Book Publishers, 1994
  • Jessie’s Island: Orca Book Publishers, 1992
  • Waiting For the Whales: Orca Book Publishers, 1991

Board Books

  • What’s That Sound? By the Sea: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006
  • What’s That Sound? At the Circus: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006
  • What’s That Sound? On the Farm: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005
  • What’s That Sound? In the City: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005

Awards and nominations

Waiting for the Whales

  • Governor General's Award for Illustration
  • IODE Award for Text
  • Short-listed for Mr. Christie Award, BC Book Prize
  • Recognized by Canadian Children's Book Centre, CBC Morningside Book Panel
  • Canadian Library Notable Book

Eagle Dreams

  • Recognized by CBC Morningside Book Panel

Tides of Change

  • Recommended by the Royal British Columbia Museum


A Pod of Orcas

This is the Dog

What's That Sound? In the City in the City & What's That Sound? On the Farm

  • Recognized by Today's Parent

What's That Sound? By the Sea

The Smell of Paint

  • 2007 Moonbeam Gold Medal Award for Young Adult Fiction (USA)
  • Victoria Butler Book Prize nominee

References
  • Sheryl McFarlane at the Canadian Children's Book Center
  • Sheryl McFarlane at the Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia
  • Sheryl McFarlane at the Authors' Booking Service
  • Sheryl McFarlane at DoDoLand.com
  • Sheryl McFarlane at the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
  • The 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards
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