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Aidan Cassie studied animation and earned a media arts degree at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and Edinburgh College of Art. While spending a year in Provence she finished her debut picture book, Sterling, Best Dog Ever. Now that she's not gallivanting through medieval villages and eating buttery croissants, she's working on more books. Little Juniper Makes It Big (2019), is about a feisty raccoon who's feels too small for everything. Aidan's most recent book, The Word for Friend, (2020, Kirkus Starred Review) follows brave Kemala, who has the daunting task of learning a whole new language when she moves to a new country.
Aidan lives on a small island in the Salish Sea with her wee family, and giant dog.