Barbara Azore was born in England and immigrated to Canada in 1967. She spent many years working for the Edmonton Public School Board in elementary and junior high-school libraries. Since retiring, she has had articles published in the Edmonton Journal and a parenting magazine. Barbara Azore lives in Edmonton. Georgia Graham, born and raised in Calgary, has been using chalk pastels since grade four. After graduating from the Alberta College of Art, she began using her artwork to entertain children in her Sunday-school class. She has illustrated many children's books, including the critically acclaimed Wanda and the Wild Hair and Wanda and the Frogs, written by Barbara Azore. Georgia Graham lives on a tree farm in central Alberta with her husband and dog, Ginger.
Praise for Wanda's Freckles: .. .flamboyant, lively illustrations. Everything in the pictures seems to be in motion. --School Library Journal .. .will charm and appeal to kids everywhere who have felt the sting of peer rejection for personal differences. --The Midwest Book Review Praise for Wanda and the Frogs: . . . perfect for a read-aloud tie-in to a unit on frogs or a frog-themed story hour. . . . A neat addition for spring. -- School Library Journal Praise for Wanda and the Wild Hair: . . . an engaging heroine . . . Georgia Graham's chalk and pastel illustrations capture Wanda's quirky personality and zany escapades very effectively. -- Quill and Quire From the Hardcover edition.