Jean E. Pendziwol – författare

In an “intricately satisfying story about love and deception,” an old woman shares her childhood with a troubled teen and uncovers a decades-old mystery (Kirkus Reviews).Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth’s eyes have failed. No longer able to linger over her beloved books or gaze at the paintings that move her spirit, she fills the void with music and memories of her family, especially her beloved twin sister, Emily. When her late father’s journals are discovered after an accident, the past suddenly becomes all too present.With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing community service at her senior home, Elizabeth goes through the diaries, a journey through time that brings the two women closer together. Entry by entry, these unlikely friends are drawn deep into a world far removed from their own, to Porphyry Island on Lake Superior, where Elizabeth’s father manned the lighthouse and raised his young family seventy years before.As the words on these musty pages come alive, Elizabeth and Morgan begin to realize that their fates are connected to the isolated island in ways they never dreamed. While the discovery of Morgan’s connection sheds light onto her own family mysteries, the faded pages of the journals will shake the foundation of everything Elizabeth thinks she knows and bring the secrets of the past into the light.“A perfect hammock read for those who love the Brontë sisters and Jodi Picoult in equal measure.” —Publishers Weekly“Fans of Heather Young and Jojo Moyes might want to look into Jean Pendziwol.” —Library Journal“Deeply satisfying.” —Booklist

“A true gem that invites contemplation and reflection in children, who are often too busy to notice the beauty of everyday life.” — School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEWIn the stillness of a summer dawn, two siblings leave their campsite with fishing rods, tackle and bait, and push a red canoe into the lake. A perfect morning on the water unfolds, with thrilling glimpses of wildlife along the way.The narrator describes the experience vividly. Trailing a lure through the blue-green depths, the siblings paddle around a point, spotting a moose in the shallows, a beaver swimming towards its home and an eagle returning to its nest. Suddenly there is a sharp tug and the rod bends to meet the water. A few heart-stopping moments later, the pair pull a silvery trout from the water, then paddle back to the campsite to fry up a delicious breakfast.The poetic text is accompanied by stunningly beautiful paintings rendered on wood panels that give a nostalgic feeling to the story.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

When a child is asked to “Please, be quiet!” they sit silent … and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey. Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Then bears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragon’s smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through the stars. The child’s adventure continues, as one wonderful flight of fancy leads to the next, from pirates to mermaids to whales, until they find themselves sitting silent once again among the trees. Jean E. Pendziwol has written a charming story-poem that looks at silence and stillness as an opportunity for the imagination and creativity to flourish. Carmen Mok’s magical illustrations flow from one spread to the next like animation, in a palette inspired by vintage printmaking. Key Text Featuresdialogueillustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Let’s go! Experience the magic of skating on wild ice.Two children wake up to hear the lake singing, then the wind begins wailing … or is it a wolf? They bundle up and venture out into the cold, carrying their skates. On the snow-covered shore, they spot tracks made by fox, deer, hare, mink, otter … and the wolf! In the bay, the ice is thick and smooth. They lace up their skates, step onto the ice, stroking and gliding, and the great lake sings again.In her signature poetic style, Jean E. Pendziwol describes the exhilarating experience of skating on the wild ice of Lake Superior, including the haunting singing that occurs as the ice expands and contracts. Accompanied by Todd Stewart’s breathtaking illustrations, this book will make us all long to skate wild! Key Text Featuresillustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

In the forests and fields, beside rivers and creeks, under the earth and hidden in trees, food is waiting to be found … if you know where to look!Follow the footsteps of our ancestors as they head out on the quiet hunt, looking for roots and leaves, mushrooms and berries, fruits, flowers, nuts and seeds. But foraging is about more than just food – our ancestors also helped spread seeds and spores, took only what they needed, and gave thanks to the plants and animals that sustained them. Today, in our cities and towns, the quiet hunt looks a little different. But we can still gather our tools and follow the paths our ancestors took to find what grows in our own backyards.This lyrical story-poem from award-winning author Jean E. Pendziwol is a celebration of foraging that inspires an appreciation of found food, encourages our connection with nature and sparks our awareness of responsible environmental stewardship.Key Text FeaturesillustrationsCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Denna underbart illustrerade, poetiska berättelse beskriver en fulländad sommarmorgon på sjön. Jag vaknade innan solen gått upp, innan månen hunnit sluta sina ögon … I den stilla sommargryningen lämnar två syskon sin lägerplats med sina fiskedon och skjuter ut en röd kanot i sjön. Med reven släpande i det blågröna djupet paddlar de runt en udde och ser en älg i vattenbrynet, en bäver som simmar mot sitt hem och en örn som återvänder till sitt rede. Plötsligt känns ett hårt ryck i linan, och spöet böjer sig ner mot vattnet … Läsaren lockas in i den lugna stämningen under skogiga berg som speglar sig i vattnet, där kanoten glider fram med tysta paddeltag medan naturen vaknar. Och så... napp! Laxfångstens kamp med livliga rörelser kommer som en kulmen efter den stilla kanotfärden. […] De nästan meditativa bilderna … är … som slitna bilder i ett gammalt fotoalbum.,…njutbar för den som, oavsett ålder, låter sig dras med i stämningen på den gryningsstilla sjön i vildmarken. Gunnar Åberg, BTJ-häftet nr 24, 2019

Det var en vinternatt en gång, när du låg i din säng och sov … Denna poetiska godnattsaga ger liv åt skönheten hos en vinternatt i ett nordligt land. Först faller snön mjukt mot marken och nattliga varelser visar sig, och sedan lyser stjärnorna upp himlen följda av ett norrskens toner, alltihop inramat av en etsning av frost på fönsterrutan. Jean E. Pendziwols stämningsfulla text och Isabelle Arsenaults skimrande illustrationer visar i vackra bilder hur världen fortsätter i sin egen naturliga rytm utanför rummet där ett barn ligger och slumrar. ”En förtjusande historia om en värld som vintern har förvandlat.” – Booklist ”En hyllning till det magiska och underbara i en iskall vinternatt.” – Publishers Weekly Jean E. Pendziwol har skrivit en rad kritikerhyllade bilderböcker, däribland Du och jag och den röda kanoten, illustrerad av Phil och utgiven på svenska av Epix, samt en vuxenroman som översatts till många språk. Hon finner sin inspiration i den rika kulturen och naturen i nordvästra Ontario i Kanada, där hon bor i skuggan av Nor’Wester-bergen nära Lake Superior. Isabelle Arsenault är en internationellt uppburen barnboksillustratör, bosatt i Québec. Förutom barnböcker av flera olika författare har hon illustrerat två serieromaner med manus av Fanny Britt vilka även givits ut på svenska: Jane, räven och jag och Louis och demonerna (båda förlaget Sanatorium), varav den senare belönades med Urhundenpriset 2019

Varför försvinner skuggor ibland? Hur kan snöflingor vara mjuka och fluffiga men också isiga och vassa Vad ska man ta sig till om vinden tjuter som en varg? När världen känns oförutsägbar, förvirrande eller skrämmande, lyckas barnet i denna bok finna ett hopp i de små knopparna på ett körsbärsträd. Jean E. Pendziwols poetiska text har fått en fulländad tolkning i Nathalie Dions färgskimrande bilder. Jean E. Pendziwol har skrivit en rad kritikerhyllade bilderböcker, däribland Du och jag och vår röda kanot, illustrerad av Phil, och En midvinterdröm, illustrerad av Isabelle Arsenault, bägge utgivna på svenska av Epix, samt en vuxenroman som översatts till många språk. Hon finner sin inspiration i den rika kulturen och naturen i nordvästra Ontario i Kanada, där hon bor i skuggan av Nor’Wester-bergen nära Lake Superior. Nathalie Dion är illustratör bosatt i Montreal och har studerat designkonst vid Concordia University. Hon har illustrerat en rad barnböcker av olika författare och mottagit flera priser för sina illustrationer. Hon har även haft utställningar av sina verk på konstgallerier i Montreal.

The Red Sash is the story of a young Metis boy who lives near the fur trading post of Fort William, on Lake Superior, nearly 200 years ago.The Red Sash is the story of a young Metis boy who lives near the fur trading post of Fort William, on Lake Superior, nearly 200 years ago. His father spends the long winter months as a guide, leading voyageurs into the northwest to trade with the Indigenous Peoples for furs. Now it is Rendezvous, when the voyageurs paddle back to Fort William with their packs of furs, and North West Company canoes come from Montreal bringing supplies for the next season. It is a time of feasting and dancing and of voyageurs trading stories around the campfire.With preparations underway for a feast in the Great Hall, the boy canoes to a nearby island to hunt hare. But once there, a storm begins to brew. As the waves churn to foam, a canoe carrying a gentleman from the North West Company appears, heading toward the island for shelter. The boy helps land the canoe, which has been torn by rocks and waves. Then he saves the day as he paddles the gentleman across to Fort William in his own canoe, earning the gift of a voyageur's red sash.Jean E. Pendziwol was inspired to write The Red Sash through her involvement with Fort William Historical Park as a volunteer, and she worked closely with the Fort’s historian on the story.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)