Meeting Canadian Writers and Illustrators of Children’s Books
What inspires the writers of the books your students read? How does an illustrator decide what to draw? Is it true that most authors and illustrators don’t know each other? This column features a different Canadian children’s book creator in each issue and shows you the story beyond the covers.

I read a wonderful picture book called Goldibooks and the Wee Bear and loved it. Then I read the tender, touching story Hat Cat by the same author and wondered, “Who wrote these great stories?” The answer was Canadian author Troy Wilson, living in Victoria, BC. So I asked him some questions.