Overview
I am a princess in the castle keep. I am a pirate on the high seas. I am a cowboy on the lone prairie. I am a wild girl, alone in my stouthearted tree.
So begins the story of Wild Girl and Gran – a young girl and her grandmother who become companions in imagination, schemers in adventure and free-spirited in friendship. Together they create a whimsical world that is beautifully charmed and safe.
But a shadow falls over this special place when Gran falls ill and leaves the world. Wild Girl does not feel safe or adventurous anymore. One spring day, Wild Girl’s mother begins to tell stories about Gran. Wild Girl sees how, together, their love for Gran, and each other, will survive.
Wild Girl and Gran is the hauntingly beautiful tale of how imagination renews the human spirit and how love passes across generations, from mother to daughter, to calm a wild girl’s heart and make her adventurous again.
Awards and Nominations:
Winner of the 2001 UNESCO International Youth Library — White Raven Award
Shortlisted for the 2001 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year — Children’s Picturebook
Resource Links “Best” in Canadian Resources 2001
IBBY Canada Outstanding Canadian Picture Book 2000 — 2003
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice Citation, Starred selection
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration Nomination
Alberta Children’s Book of the Year nomination
Alberta Book Illustration of the Year nomination