mail	Vancouver, BC
cell	604-351-9722
e	sheri@sheriradford.com
web	http://www.sheriradford.com

Biography

Sheri Radford is that rarest of creatures: a Vancouver resident who was actually born in Vancouver. The editor of Where Vancouver and Where Whistler (two magazines for visitors), Sheri spends her days wrestling with commas, taming adjectives, and banishing adverbs, and her evenings writing very silly books for children.

Book types: picture books

Guest speaker/presentation information

Sheri's school and library visits can be tailored to meet your curriculum requirements.

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, The Territories, Canada - beyond BC, USA

Presentation audience age groups: primary school, grades K-3, grades 4-6, grades 7-8, high school, college/university/adult

Published work

PENELOPE AND THE PREPOSTEROUS BIRTHDAY PARTY (Lobster Press, 2009)
PENELOPE AND THE MONSTERS (Lobster Press, 2005)
PENELOPE AND THE HUMONGOUS BURP (Lobster Press, 2004)

Awards & recognition

PENELOPE AND THE MONSTERS
*Shortlisted for the 2006-2007 Chocolate Lily Awards
*Shortlisted for the 2007 Blue Spruce Awards

PENELOPE AND THE HUMONGOUS BURP
*2006 Blue Spruce Honour Book
*Won gold in the 0-7 category of the 2005 Mom’s Choice Awards
*Semi-finalist in the 2005 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Best Children's Picture Book
*Named one of the Top 10 Great Books of the Year by the Canadian Toy Testing Council
*2005 Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" Selection