Nannycatch Chronicles

_{by James Heneghan and Bruce McBay
illustrated by Geraldo Valerio}

A bit of black humour for primary school age kids who will appreciate the tongue-in-cheek tales of Uncle Possum in the Nannycatch Meadows. Poor Uncle Possum! Or should we say: poor animal folk of Nannycatch who have to put up with him. In the spirit of Uncle Remus, young readers will delight in these cheeky tales.

Reviews

If I could keep only one of these books, it would be Nannycatch Chronicles...These animal stories with a difference will appeal to any child developing a sardonic sense of humour. — Michael Thorn, Stories to build readers, TES Magaine March 2006

Author Biographies

James HeneghanJames Heneghan is one of today's foremost authors of fiction for young adults. He has won British Columbia's Sheila Egoff Award for Children's Literature three times and his novel, "Wish Me Luck", was nominated for the prestigious Governor General's Award. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

Bruce McBay is a frequent collaborator with James Heneghan and "Waiting For Sarah", a novel which he co-wrote with James, was short-listed for the OLA's Silver Birch award and won the 2005 MANITOBA YOUNG READERS' CHOICE AWARD. Bruce McBay is the department head of Learning Support Staff at a Burnaby Secondary School. As a teacher, he is interested in writing books for reluctant readers.

Illustrator Biography

Geraldo Valério Born in Brazil, Geraldo Valério also lives in Vancouver, BC. He began his career in children's publishing with A Cobra Zola, published by Le Publishing House and recently illustrated Do You Have a Hat? for Simon and Schuster Books for Young People.