PICTURE BOOKS
The 'Pippin and Mabel' picture books, illustrated by Bernice Lum, were inspired by my dog Pippin, who did get skunked (what dog hasn't?) and once adopted a stray cat. He never did find a Mastodon, though. There's a page about the real Pippin here.
Pippin Takes a Bath
Splish! Splash! Splosh! Pippin tries to escape her bath, but what is this black and white creature sleeping in the sun? (Kids Can Press 1999.)
Pippin and the Bones
“Oh Pippin!” said Mabel. Pippin wants to find a place to bury her bone where it will be safe, even from Mabel (who doesn’t think much of having it buried under her tomatoes). Then she finds bones. Huge, brown bones. New Brunswick Lieutenant-Governor’s Early Childhood Literacy Award (now the Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Early Childhood Literacy Awards), 2000. (Kids Can Press 2000.)
Pippin and Pudding
Pippin brings home a kitten from the woods, but Mabel thinks two lively animals may be too many for one little house. (Kids Can Press 2001.)
Au bain, Coquine!
French translation of Pippin Takes a Bath. (Les éditions Scholastic 1999.)
Coquine et son trésor
French translation of Pippin and the Bones. (Les éditions Scholastic 2000.)
Coquine et Pouding
French translation of Pippin and Pudding. (Les éditions Scholastic 2001.)