Linda Granfield

Linda Granfield (born November 22, 1950, in Medford) is an American-Canadian writer of nearly thirty nonfiction children's books. In 2001, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an honour bestowed by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth".

Personal life and education Granfield was born November 22, 1950, in Medford, Massachusetts, to Joseph J. and Barbara H. (née Boyd) Granfield. where she studied Victorian literature for two years. Along with being "a historical adviser for the Royal Canadian Air Force,"

Selected texts

All about Niagara Falls: Fascinating Facts, Dramatic Discoveries, illustrated by Pat Cupples, Kids Can Press (1988) Canada Votes: How We Elect Our Government, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (1990) Extra! Extra!: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Newspapers, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (1993) The Make-Your-Own-Button Book, illustrated by Andrea Wayne-Von Kongislow, Hyperion Books for Children (1994) Cowboy: An Album, Douglas & McIntyre (1993) In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae, illustrated by Janet Wilson, Lester Publishing (1995) Amazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn, illustrated by Janet Wilson, Tundra Books (1997) Silent Night: The Song from Heaven, illustrated by Nelly and Ernst Hofer, Tundra Books (1997) Postcards Talk, illustrated by Mark Thurman, Pembroke (1997) The Legend of the Panda, Tundra Books (1997) Circus, Groundwood Books (1997) Brain Quest Canada: 1,000 Questions and Answers: People, Places, Culture, and Historic Events (card format), with Pat Hancock, illustrated by Kimble Mead, Allen (1998) High Flight: A Story of World War II, illustrated by Michael Martchenko, Tundra Books (1999) Pier 21: Gateway of Hope, Tundra Books (2000) Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion, Stoddart (2001) 97 Orchard Street, New York, photographs by Arlene Alda, Tundra Books (2001) Brass Buttons and Silver Horseshoes: Stories from Canada's British War Brides, McClelland & Stewart (2002) I Remember Korea: Veterans Tell Their Stories of the Korean War, 1950-53, Clarion (2003)

"The Year I Was Born" series "The Year I Was Born" books are illustrated by Bill Slavin and Kids Can Press.

The Year I Was Born—1987 (1994) The Year I Was Born—1988 (1995) The Year I Was Born—1984 (1996)