Annette LeBox
Annette LeBox | |
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| Born | April 21, 1943 Bognor Regis, England |
| Occupation | Children's writer, novelist, poet, environmental activist |
| Language | English |
| Education | Simon Fraser University (B.Ed.) University of British Columbia (M.F.A.) Simon Fraser University (The Writer's Studio) |
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Annette LeBox (born April 21, 1943) is a children's writer, novelist, poet, and environmental activist.[1]
Life
LeBox was born in England during the Second World War. When her father, a Canadian soldier, was killed on Juno Beach on D-Day, her mother, a British war widow, brought her to Brockville, Ontario where she was raised. She moved to British Columbia, Canada, in the seventies and currently resides in Maple Ridge, dividing her time between the city and her remote cabin in the Cariboo grasslands. She has published six children's picture books and two YA novels.[1]
Publications
- Miss Rafferty's Rainbow Socks, illustrated by Heather Holbrook. HarperCollins. 1996. ISBN 0-00224372-5 Search this book on
..[2] - The Princess who Danced with Cranes, illustrated by Kasia Charko. Second Story Press. 1997. ISBN 0-929005-88-0 Search this book on ..[3]
- Miracle at Willowcreek. Second Story Press. 1998. ISBN 1-896764-04-5 Search this book on ..[1]
- Wild Bog Tea, illustrated by Harvey Chan. Groundwood Books. 2001. ISBN 0-88899-406-0 Search this book on ..[4]
- Salmon Creek, illustrated by Karen Reczch. Groundwood Books. 2002. ISBN 978-0-88899-458-5 Search this book on ..[5]
- Circle of Cranes. Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin. 2012. ISBN 978-0-8037-3443-2 Search this book on ..[6]
- Peace is an Offering, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin. 2015. ISBN 978-0-8037-4091-4 Search this book on ..[7]
- Mother Aspen: A Story of How Forests Cooperate and Communicate, illustrated by Crystal Smith. Groundwood Books. 2024. ISBN 978-1-77306-936-4 Search this book on ..[8]
Awards
- 2001: Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award Nominee[1]
- 2002: Chocolate Lily Award Nominee[1]
- 2003: Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Winner (for Salmon Creek)[9]
- 2003: Skipping Stones Multicultural and Ecological Magazine Honour Award[1]
- 2003: Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Honour Book Award[1]
- 2015: Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize (2016 Winner for Peace is an Offering)[10]
- 2017, 2018, 2019: Selected for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library[11]
Other work
LeBox is also an environmental activist. She was a founding member of a local environmental group, the Pitt Polder Preservation Society, and a major stakeholder in the conservation of two regional parks, Blaney Bog and Codd Wetland. These ecosystems harbor Greater Sandhill cranes and coho salmon.[1][5]
As a poet, LeBox has published 45 poems in literary magazines.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "LeBox, Annette 1943–". Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2005.
- ↑ "Review: Miss Rafferty's Rainbow Socks". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Review: The Princess Who Danced with Cranes". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Review: Wild Bog Tea". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Annette LeBox Profile". BC Booklook. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Review: Circle of Cranes". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Review: Peace is an Offering". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ Scott, John (2024-09-01). "Mother Aspen Review". School Library Journal.
- ↑ "2003 Winners & Finalists". BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "2016 Winners & Finalists". BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Peace Is an Offering". Imagination Library. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
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