Biography
Melanie has been writing full-time since 2010 and has written a bunch of books, but she’s probably best known for her picture books Missing Nimama, which won the 2016 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and Stolen Words, which won the 2018 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award.|In her spare time, Melanie plays guitar, reads manga, collects vinyl, listens to really loud rock music and slightly quieter K-pop, gets tattoos and drinks too much coffee. She lives in Toronto with her family.
Awards
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Benjamin’s Thunderstorm
2024 - 2024-2025 First Nation Communities READ Children’s Award, First Nation Communities READ, Long-Listed
Picture Books
Benjamin Grows a Garden, 2025
Benjamin’s Thunderstorm, 2023