Biography
Nicholas Oldland is the creative director and one of the owners of an apparel company called Hatley. He has been illustrating prints for children’s pajamas for the past 10 years.#Nicholas always wanted to write a book that you could take to bed with a pair of Hatley pajamas, but he quickly discovered writing a book was a lot harder than he imagined. Instead, he found easier things to do, like going for lunch, playing with his kids and napping.#This all changed one sleepless night when Nicholas blindly scratched out the story for Big Bear Hug. In the morning when he looked at his sketchpad he knew he had something. He spent the next few weeks sketching frantically and when it was all done Nicholas dropped it off at Kids Can Press. This was his first book so he did not know what to expect, but luckily they liked it.#Nicholas had such a good time creating Big Bear Hug that he has started working on a second book. This time he is going to explore the personality of one of Bear’s best friends, Moose.#Unlike most other illustrators and authors, Nicholas’s work can be found on pajamas, and the best place to have a look is on his company’s website: www.hatley.com
Awards
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The Busy Beaver
2013 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2012 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2012 - Shining Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award, Commended
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Hockey in the Wild
2020 - Best Canadian Picture Books of 2020, CBC Books, Winner
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Walk on the Wild Side
2015 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
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Up the Creek
2014 - CCBC Choices 2014, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Winner
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Dinosaur Countdown
2013 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
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Making the Moose Out of Life
2012 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2011 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
2011 - Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street Children's Book Committee, Winner
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Big Bear Hug
2011 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2010 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
Picture Books
Hockey in the Wild, 2020
One Wild Christmas, 2019
Walk on the Wild Side, 2015
Up the Creek, 2013
Dinosaur Countdown, 2012
The Busy Beaver, 2011
Making the Moose Out of Life, 2010
Big Bear Hug, 2009