mail	210 A Lakeshore Cultus Lake, BC V2R5A1
ph	604-858-1868
e	max.newhouse@telus.net
web	http://www.maxwellnewhouse.com

Biography

Maxwell Newhouse was born in Campbell River, British Columbia on August 1,1947. Early in his youth he excelled in art. Feeling the need to paint and draw it became his personal goal to make art his passion. In recent years, he has become particularly noticed for his wonderfully detailed and lively folk art paintings with their whimsical themes and careful attention to the details of everyday life.

In 2001 he was published by Tundra using the style of art he has become known for. At present he has two illustrated children’s book and two author/illustrated.
Max and his wife Lillian have three children, two sons and a daughter. After living in Vancouver and the North Shore for 20 years, they moved to the Fraser Valley and know lives in Cultus Lake.

Along with Maxwell’s love for painting he enjoys building driftwood furniture, finding unique driftwood from his trips to various shorelines in British Columbia. He has created some very interesting pieces from the treasures he has found on the beach.
Maxwell is an animal lover, he has many pets a cat and two dogs which are his constant companions.

Book types: picture books, juvenile nonfiction, educational books

Guest speaker/presentation information

Maxwell loves to grip his audience with slides of art, from his books and his hero’s.
He has a keen way of sharing his enthusiasm for art with the children and is infectious with his humour.
Although he will read from the text of his books, he’ll often engage the audience and makes them part of the adventure. He does this by adding interesting comments about his stories and gives a little insight into the creative process.
At the end of each presentation he will have time for a question and answer period.

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, Canada - beyond BC, USA

Presentation audience age groups: primary school, grades K-3, grades 4-6

Published work

Laura Secord: A Story of Courage
Author: Janet Lunn
Illustrator: Maxwell Newhouse
Tundra Books, 2001

Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World
Author: Jo Ellen Bogart
Illustrator: Maxwell Newhouse
Tundra Books, 2002

The RCMP Musical Ride
Author/illustrator: Maxwell Newhouse
Tundra Books, 2004

Let’s Go for a Ride
Author/illustrator: Maxwell Newhouse
Tundra Books, 2006

The House That Max Built
Author/illustrator: Maxwell Newhouse
Tundra Books,2008

The Weber St Wonder Work Crew
Author/illustrator: Maxwell Newhouse
Tundra Books,2010

Counting On Snow
Author/illustrator: Maxwell Newhouse
Tundra Books, Fall 2010

Awards & recognition

Let's go for a Ride:
Nominated finalist for the Governor General's award for illustration 2006

Laura Secord: A Story of Courage

Selected for the Children’s Literature Choice List
2002 (Maryland U.S.A).

Selected for the Our Choice 2002 List by
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre


Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World

Chapters Best of 2003 Non-fiction list
2004 Information Book Award Honour Book
(Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada)
Shortlisted for the Red Cedar Award 2006(British Columbia Library Association)