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Children's Fiction Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc.

Robertson Rat

by (author) Gillian Davies

illustrated by Grant Leier

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc., Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781894800532
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $24.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Reading age: 4 to 6

Description

The delightful rhyming tale by first-time author Gillian B. Davies is memorable and affirmative and guaranteed to entertain. Artist Grant Leier's brilliantly coloured illustrations are filled with hidden detail and the gleeful exuberance of the audacious title character.

About the authors

Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba and raised in the Rocky Mountain towns of Canmore and Banff, Alberta, Gillian B. Davies grew up in a house full of exotic pets, from cobras to raccoons. These close encounters with animals provide a rich foundation for her writing for children, including the creation of the remarkable Robertson Rat. Gillian B. Davies now lives with her husband and three children and a dog in Courteney, British Columbia. Robertson Rat is her first book

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Born in Lloydmister, Saskatchewan, Grant Leier studied at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary and the Illustrators Workshop in New York. As well as studying illustration, Leier is proficient as a painter and is known for his work with textiles. Leier has had numerous solo exhibitions in Canada and California with paintings, textiles and assemblages featured in important group exhibitions in public and private galleries. Leier lives near Ladysmith, British Columbia with painter Nixie Barton and their son Grayson. This is his first illustrated book.

Grant Leier's profile page