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Deborah Kerbel

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Deborah
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Kerbel
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Ontario
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Deborah Kerbel is the award-winning author of more than thirty books for young readers, including Fred & Marjorie, winner of the Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Award and the Red Cedar Award, and Sun Dog, a Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Honour Book. Her novels books have been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association's YA Book Award and the Rocky Mountain Book Award, among others. Deborah was born in London, England, and raised in Toronto where she now lives with her family.
Available For
School and library readings and presentations
Writing workshops
Skype visits
Literary festivals
Panel discussions
School Visits
From picture books to MG and YA novels, Deborah has material for students of every grade from K-10. She's an experienced presenter and energetic speaker who uses an interactive style to engage her audience. She loves visiting new schools, travelling, sharing her passion for books, and meeting readers and writers of all ages. Her enthusiasm is infectious and Deborah has often been called “the best author who has ever visited our school”. Based in Thornhill, she's available to visit schools throughout southern Ontario (and beyond) in person or via Skype. For more information, contact Deborah through her website: www.DeborahKerbel.com
Publications
Opposite Identicals
Great Plains Press
2023

Next Door
Kids Can Press
2023

Ary's Trees
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
2023

The Late, Great Endlings; Stories of the Last Survivors
Orca Book Publishers
2022

When Spider Met Shrew
Groundwood Books
2022

Rainy Days
Pajama Press
2022

Whirl
Owlkids Books
2022

Grumble Yawn
Orca Book Publishers
2022

Swish Slosh
Orca Book Publishers
2021

Windy Days
Pajama Press
2021

Fred & Marjorie: a Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin
Owlkids Books
2021

Sunny Days
Pajama Press
2021

Like a Duck
Scholastic Canada
2021

This House is Home
Owlkids Books
2021

Snow Days
Pajama Press
2020

Slow Moe
Orca Book Publishers
2020

When Molly Drew Dogs
Owlkids Books
2019

Before You Were Born
Pajama Press
2019

My Deal with the Universe
Scholastic Canada
2018

Sun Dog
Pajama Press
2018

Feathered
Kids Can Press
2016

Bye-Bye, Evil Eye
Dancing Cat Books
2014

Under the Moon
Dancing Cat Books
2012

Lure
Dundurn Press
2010

Girl on the Other Side
Dundurn Press
2009

Mackenzie, Lost and Found
Dundurn Press
2008
Awards
2023 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
For: Opposite Identicals

2023 Toronto Public Library First and Best Winner
For: Next Door

2023 Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Book Award Winner
For: Fred & Marjorie

2023 Red Cedar Book Award Winner
For: Fred & Marjorie

2023 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection
For: When Spider Met Shrew, The Late, Great Endlings

2023 IBBY Canada 'Silent Books Collection' Selection
For: Whirl

2023 Green Earth Book Award Longlist
For: The Late, Great Endlings; Stories of the Last Survivors

2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best of the Year’ starred selection
For: The Late, Great Endlings

2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best of the Year’ starred selection
For: Rainy Days

2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best of the Year’ Selection
For: Windy Days

2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best Board Book’ Selection
For: Rainy Days, Windy Days

2023 Rocky Mountain Book Award Shortlist
For: Fred & Marjorie

2023 Forest of Reading 'Light Reads, Great Stories' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie

2021 ALA 'Best Graphic Novel for Children' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie

2022 International Literary Association ‘Best of the Year’ Selection
For: When Spider Met Shrew

2022 Bank Street Books 'Best Book of the Year' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie

2022 NSTA & CBC 'Outstanding Science Trade Book' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie

2022 OLA 'Best Bets' Honourable Mention
For: Fred & Marjorie

2022 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection
For: Whirl, Sunny Days, Rainy Days

2022 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
For Windy Days, Swish Slosh, Fred & Marjorie

2022 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie: a Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin

2020 Diamond Willow Book Award Finalist
For: My Deal With the Universe

2020 Rocky Mountain Book Award Finalist
For: My Deal With the Universe

2020 Red Cedar Book Award Finalist
For: My Deal With the Universe

2020 Shining Willow Award Finalist
For: Sun Dog

2019 IODE Jean Throop Book Award Winner
For: Sun Dog

2019 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Honour Book Winner
For: Sun Dog

2017 Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature Finalist
For: Feathered

2015 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award Finalist For: Bye-Bye, Evil Eye

2012 Governor General's Literary Award Finalist
For: Under the Moon

2012 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award Finalist
For: Lure

2011 City of Vaughan R.A.V.E. Award
Category: Literary Arts Educator and Mentor

2010 Canadian Library Association YA Book Award Finalist
For: Girl on the Other Side
Other Memberships
The Writers' Union of Canada
The Canadian Children's Book Centre
SCBWI Canada East

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