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Aubrey Davis
Aubrey Davis

Aubrey Davis has worked as logger, and raised goats and chickens. He’s sold antiques, books, car parts and beads. While traveling in Europe and North Africa, he discovered traditional folktales and the art of storytelling. He’s performed and conducted storytelling workshops in Canada and the US. A retired teacher with an M. Ed. in psychology and adult education, he taught an oral language program to primary and special needs students. In 2006 he wrote a screenplay for Sheldon Cohen's animated short, The Three Wishes. His most recent title, Bagels from Benny, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award (2003), Society of School Librarians International Book Awards honor book (2004); Canadian Jewish Book Awards Children’s Literature Prize (2004). Other titles: Kishka for Koppel (Orca, 2011) and A Hen for Izzy Pippik (Kids Can Press, 2012)