mail	Victoria, BC
web	www.michellemulder.com

Biography

Michelle is the author of Maggie and the Chocolate War and Yeny and the Children for Peace (the first two books in the Kids’ Power Series), as well as three picture books. In her books and presentations to young people, she enjoys telling the stories of kids who seize life’s opportunities. When not writing, she loves exploring. Her adventures include cycling 6000 kilometres across Canada, leading writing workshops and learning to sew fur mittens in the Canadian Arctic, and beginning to study Arabic. She holds an M.A. in Comparative Literature (UBC) and lives with her husband in Victoria, B.C.

Book types: picture books, juvenile fiction

Guest speaker/presentation information

I enjoy doing readings and leading creative writing workshops for both children and adults. Please check out my website and/or send me an email to find out more about my presentations.

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands

Presentation audience age groups: primary school, grades K-3, grades 4-6, college/university/adult

Published work

After Peaches, Orca Book Publishers, 2009.
Yeny and the Children for Peace, Second Story Press, 2008.
Theodore Too and the Mystery Guest, Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 2008.
Maggie and the Chocolate War, Second Story Press, 2007.
Theodore Too and the Shipwreck School, Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 2007.
Theodore Too and the Too Long Nap, Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 2006.

Awards & recognition

Frances E. Russell Award, International Board on Books for Young People (2007)