Dorothy Joan Harris

Dorothy Joan Harris

Dorothy Joan Harris (14 février 1931 -) est une écrivaine canadienne. Née à Kōbe au Japon, elle arriva au Canada avant le début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1938, après quoi elle fit des études littéraires à l'Université de Toronto et partit enseigner en France et au Japon.

Elle épousa Alan Harris en 1955 et s'établit définitivement à Toronto, où elle exerça le métier d'éditrice pour la maison Copp Clark. Mère de deux enfants, Doug et Kim, elle s'est lancée dans la littérature jeunesse en écrivant d'abord pour sa propre famille, avant de s'étendre vers un plus large public.

Publications

  • The House Mouse, 1973
  • The School Mouse, 1979
  • Happy Unbirthday Jeffrey, 1981
  • Don't Call Me Sugarbaby!, 1983
  • Goodnight Jeffrey, 1983
  • Four Seasons for Toby, 1987
  • Even If It Kills Me, 1987
  • Racing Stripes for William, 2000
  • Speedy Sam, 1989
  • No Dinosaurs in the Park, 1990
  • Annabel the Detective, 1991
  • Rumpelstilskin, 1991
  • Cameron and Me, 1997
  • Even If It Kills Me, 2000
  • Our Canadian Girl Ellen, 2002
  • Melany, 2003
  • A Very Unusual Dog, 2004

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