Jo Ellen Bogart

Jo Ellen Bogart is the author of many best-selling children’s books, including Jeremiah Learns to Read, Daniel’s Dog, and Gifts. She has degrees in elementary education and psychology from the University of Texas, and she now writes full time. Jo Ellen has won the Ruth Schwartz Award and has been shortlisted for the Mr. Christie’s Book Award. Her first book for Tundra was a biography of Maud Lewis called Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis. Born in Houston, Texas, she now lives in a pet-filled home in Guelph, Ontario.

Books by Jo Ellen Bogart

Big and Small, Room for All

This picture book biography of a beloved Canadian folk artist, is a great introduction to biography as a genre, and to folk art. It is a celebration of an indominable spirit, and will sell particularly well through schools and libraries, and galleries. Originally published in hardcover in 2002, this is the first paperback edition.