Aviaq Johnston is the author of the bestselling picture book What’s My Superpower?. For older children, teenagers, and grown-ups, she has written the award-winning novel Those Who Run in the Sky and its sequel, Those Who Dwell Below. She has also written the short stories “Tarnikuluk,” winner of the Aboriginal Arts and Stories Award, and “The Haunted Blizzard,” featured in Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories. She grew up in Igloolik, Nunavut, and now lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, with her dog, Sunny. Tim Mack is a Canadian-born Illustrator living in Montreal, Quebec. He has worked in various industries including children's books, animation, and video games. When not making art, he can be found looking for somewhere to swim and read.
Nalvana is a bundle of creativity, spunk, and determination--readers will be happy to know her. -- Kirkus . . . [A] book kids will clamor to read, even as they learn terms like 'anaana', 'inuksuk', and 'panik'. That's it's superpower. --School Library Journal [W]ell-written, heart-warming, set in a unique part of the country, and features a young superhero everyone can relate to. -- Quill & Quire Aviaq Johnston has made her story one of inclusivity, not exclusivity. -- CanLit for Little Canadians