Mary Beth Leatherdale

Mary Beth Leatherdale is a Canadian author and storyteller.

Mary Beth Leatherdale
Notable works#NotYourPrincess
Notable awards
Website
marybethleatherdale.com

Early life and education

Leatherdale grew up in Ridgetown.[1]

Leatherdale received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from the University of Western Ontario, followed by a Master of Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.[2]

Career

In 2018, Leatherdale was the International Board on Books for Young People Canada president, during which time she co-chaired a project to increase the number of children's books by Indigenous authors held in Canadian libraries.[3]

Awards and honors

Dreaming in Indian is a 2015 White Ravens book.[4]

#NotYourPrincess is a Amelia Bloomer Book.[5] Kirkus Reviews[6] and Quill & Quire'[7] included it on their list of the best books of 2017.

Chicago Public Library included Stormy Seas on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2017" list.[8] Booklist included it on their 2017 "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth" list,[9] as well as their 2018 "Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers" list.[10] Stormy Seas is a 2018 White Ravens book.[11]

Terry Fox and Me is a Junior Library Guild book.[12] CBC Books named it one of the top 20 picture books of 2020.[13] Bank Street College of Education included it on their 2021 list of the best books published for children ages five to nine.[14] Terry Fox and Me was on the CBC Bestseller List for nine weeks.[15]

Awards for Leatherdale's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2014 Dreaming in Indian Foreword INDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's) Silver [16]
2015-16 First Nation Communities Read Shortlist [17]
2016 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Middle Grade Book Honor [18][19]
2017 #NotYourPrincess Foreword INDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's) Bronze [20]
Stormy Seas Foreword INDIES Award for Juvenile Nonfiction (Children's) Finalist [21]
2018 #NotYourPrincess Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction Winner [22][23][24]
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist [25][26][27][28]
Stormy Seas Silver Birch Award for Nonfiction Winner [29]
2021 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee [30][31]
Terry Fox and Me Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction for Younger Readers Finalist [32]
Silver Birch Express Award Finalist [33]
2022 #NotYourPrincess American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult Book Winner [13][34][35][36]

Publications

Children's books
  • Celebrate Canada: Bats and Bikes. Pearson Canada. 2017. ISBN 9780134765945.
  • Celebrate Canada: Lighthouses. Pearson Canada. 2017. ISBN 9780134767031.
  • Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees. Illus. by Eleanor Shakespeare. Annick Press. 2017. ISBN 9781554518951.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[37][38][39][40]
  • Terry Fox and Me. Illus. by Milan Pavlović. Tundra Books. 2020. ISBN 9780735267688.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[41]
  • Andreescu, Bianca (2022). Bibi's Got Game. Illus. by Chelsea O'Byrne. Tundra Books. ISBN 9780735270558.[42]

Anthologies edited

References
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