Bibliography - Select:
From Reader to Writer: Teaching Writing Through Classic Children's Books. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2000. (non-fic.)
Next Stop. Illustrated by Ruth Ohi. Toronto: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2000. (picture bk.)
A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall. Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2001. (novel)
Girls' Own: An Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young Readers (editor) Toronto: Penguin Books, 2001. (anthology)
Big Ben. Illustrated by Kim LaFave. Toronto: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2001. (picture bk.)
Salmon Forest by David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis. Illustrated by Sheena Lott. Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2003. (picture bk.)
The Several Lives of Orphan Jack. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2003. (novel)
Ben Over Night. Toronto: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2005. (picture bk.)
The Queen's Feet. Calgary: Red Deer Press, 2006.(picture bk.)
Odd Man Out. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2006. (novel)

Forthcoming:
Days of Toil and Tears: The Millworker Diary of Flora Rutherford. Toronto: Scholastic Books, Spring 2008. (novel)

Awards/Honours - Select:
A Prairie as Wide as the Sea
- A CLA Honour Book 2002
- Short-listed for the Sheila Egoff Award 2001
- Short-listed for the Hackmatack Award 2003
- Short-listed for the Rocky Mountain Book Award 2003
- Short-listed for the Chocolate Lily Award 2003
Next Stop
- CCBC Choices 2001.
Big Ben
- Short-listed for the Mr. Christie Book Award.
- Short-listed for the Tiny Torgi PrintBraille award.
- Short-listed for the Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Reader's Choice).
Salmon Forest
- Science in Society Book Award (children's category) sponsored by the Canadian Science Writers Association.
- Short-listed for the Henry Bergh Children's Book Award sponsored by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Several Lives of Orphan Jack
- Short-listed for the Governor General's Award for ChildrenÕs Literature.
- Short-listed for the Sheila A. Egoff Award.
- Short-listed for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award.
- Short-listed for the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award.
- IODE Violet Downey Award.
- Mr. Christie Book Award.
Odd Man Out
- American Library Association Notable Books for Children selection.
- Ontario Library Association Best Bets for Children selection.
- Short-listed CLA Book of the Year for Children.
- Sheila A. Egoff Award.
- TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.
The Queen's Feet
- Short-listed Christie Harris Award