| Born in Houston, Texas, Jo Ellen Bogart attended the University of Texas in Austin, earning degrees in education and psychology. She came to Canada in 1975 and settled in Guelph, where she still lives. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S.--having attained her Canadian citizenship in 1995. The mother of two grown children, she spends her time writing, reading, gardening, cottaging, surfing the internet and caring for a household of well-loved pets. She also enjoys travelling around Canada to speak to her young readers.
|
| |
| PUBLICATIONS: |
 |
|
Big and Small, Room for All. Tundra Books, 2009
|
|
|
Lyrics for six tracks on Eddie Douglas' Juno-nominated CD for children Gonna Keep Dancing. Fat Flea Music, 2007
|
|
|
Out and About with the Big Tree Gang ill. Dean Griffiths . Orca Books , 2006
|
|
|
The Big Tree Gang ill. Dean Griffiths. Orca Books , 2005
|
|
|
Crazy About Puppies photos by Mark Raycroft . Scholastic Canada , 2006
|
|
|
Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World Ill Max Newhouse . Tundra Books Canada , 2003
|
|
|
Capturing Joy, the Story of Maud Lewis Ill. Mark Lang. Tundra Books Canada , 2002
|
|
|
The Night the Stars Flew ill Ginette Beaulieu. Scholastic North Winds Press , 2001
|
|
|
Money, Make It Spend It, Save It Ill. Teco Guerreiro. Scholastic Canada , 2001
|
|
|
Dogs and Dog Care in Coles Notes series . Coles Publishing , 1999
|
|
|
Jeremiah Learns to Read. illus. Laura Fernandes and Rick Jacobson. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1997.
|
|
|
Two Too Many. illus. Yvonne Cathcart. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1994.
|
|
|
Gifts. illus. Barbara Reid. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1994.
|
|
|
Mama's Bed ill Sylvie Daigneault. North winds Press , 1993
|
|
|
Sarah Saw a Blue Macaw Ill. Sylvie Daigneault . North Winds Press Scholastic , 1991
|
|
|
Daniel's Dog. illus. Janet Wilson. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1990.
|
|
|
Ten for Dinner ill Carlos Freire. North Winds Press Scholastic , 1989
|
|
|
Malcolm's Runaway Soap. illus. Linda Hendry. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1988.
|
|
|
Dylan’s Lullaby Ill. Cheryl Lowrey. Annick Press , 1988
|
| |
| AWARDS: |
|
| Resource Links Best of 2006 list for Crazy for Puppies , 2006
|
|
| Short List Red Cedar for Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World , 2005
|
|
| Honour Book Information Book Award for Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World , 2004
|
|
| Chapters Best of 2003 Non-fiction list for Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World , 2003
|
|
| Finalist Information Book Award for Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis , 2003
|
|
| Short-list 2004 Hackmatack Children’s for Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis , 2004
|
|
| Resource Links Best of the Year for Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis , 2002
|
|
| Tiny Torgi Award (Printbraille Book of the Year) for Jeremiah Learns to Read , 1998
|
|
| Money, Make It Spend It, Save It for Short List Red Cedar Award
|
|
| Author-read CD Starred listing in Our Choice CCBC for Jeremiah Learns to Read
|
|
| Ruth Schwartz Award for Jeremiah Learns to Read, 1998
|
|
| CCBC Our Choice List starred Review for Jeremiah Learns to Read
|
|
| Shortlisted, Ruth Schwartz Award for Gifts, 1994.
|
|
| Shortlisted, Mr. Christie's Award for Gifts, 1994.
|
|
| New York Review of Books’ Reader’s Catalog Choice for Daniel's Dog
|
|
| Children’s Choices for 1991 list of the Joint committee of the for Daniel's Dog, 1991
|
|
| Choices List 1990 of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center of the for Daniel's Dog, 1990
|
|
| Many titles have been included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Our Choice lists
|
| |
