Biography
Linda Bailey sometimes feels as though she has multiple personalities. That’s because when she’s writing a story, she feels as though she’s actually inside the character. So for five books, she was “inside” an exuberant dog named Stanley — who hosted a party, went off to sea and rode a mean skateboard, among other high jinks. She has also gone time traveling (Good Times Travel Agency series) and gotten to the bottom of some truly dastardly crimes (Stevie Diamond Mystery series). In Toads on Toast, she cooked up a surprising (and toad-less) breakfast dish, and, most recently, she got to relive her childhood fantasies as she wrote If Kids Ruled the World.#Fortunately, this multiple-personality thing seems to be working! Linda’s books have been honored with multiple awards, including the Silver Birch, the Blue Spruce, the Georgia Picture Storybook Award, the California Young Reader Medal, the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize (BC Book Prize) and the Arthur Ellis Award from the Crime Writers of Canada. #A prairie girl by birth (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Linda is now a longtime West Coaster who likes to live within walking distance of the sea. She has two lovely grown daughters and makes her home in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Awards
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Stanley’s Beauty Contest
2010 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
2010 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2010 - Chocolate Lily Book Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award, Commended
2010 - Shining Willow Award, Foreword Magazine, Commended
2009 - Book of the Year, , Commended
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On the Run in Ancient China
2019 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
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Stowing Away with the Vikings
2019 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
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Hot on the Trail in Ancient Egypt
2018 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, The Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
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Stanley at School
2017 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2015 - 2015 Elizabeth-Mrazik Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, IBBY, Commended
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Toads on Toast
2013 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2013 - Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street Children's Book Committee, Winner
2013 - Chocolate Lily Book Award, Picture Book category, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award, Winner
2013 - Shining Willow Award, , Commended
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If Kids Ruled the World
2016 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Winner
2015 - Shining Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice, Winner
2014 - 2014 OLA Best Bet List for Children, OLA’s Canadian Materials Committee, Winner
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Stanley’s Little Sister
2012 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2012 - Chocolate Lily Book Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
2011 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Bank Street Children's Book Committee, Winner
2011 - Best Children Books of the Year, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
2011 - Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2010 - Best Bets Picture Book, , Winner
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Stanley at Sea
2009 - Best Bet for Children and Teens, Ontario Library Association, Winner
2009 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
2009 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2009 - Chocolate Lily Book Award, , Commended
2009 - Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, , Commended
2009 - Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, , Commended
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Stanley’s Wild Ride
2009 - Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award, Oregon Reading Association, Winner
2008 - California Library Association Young Reader Medal, Ontario Library Association, Winner
2007 - Blue Spruce Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre and TD Bank Financial Canadian, Commended
2007 - Children’s Literature Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2007 - Chocolate Lily Book Award, ForeWord Magazine, Commended
2006 - Best Bets - Top 10 Canadian Children’s Books, , Winner
2006 - Book of the Year Award – Gold Medal, , Winner
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Stanley’s Party
2011 - Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award, Oregon Reading Association, Commended
2007 - Ministry of Education Time to Read, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards, Winner
2006 - California Library Association Young Reader Medal, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2006 - Child Magazine Best Children's Book Award, Ontario Library Association, Winner
2006 - SMART Award, ForeWord Magazine, Winner
2005 - Chocolate Lily Award, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Winner
2005 - Georgia Picture Storybook Award, , Winner
2005 - Shining Willow Award, , Winner
2004 - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, , Winner
2004 - Best Bets, , Winner
2004 - Blue Spruce Award, , Winner
2004 - Book of the Year Award – Silver Medal, , Winner
2004 - Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, , Winner
2004 - Tiny Torgi Literary Award, , Winner
2004 - Zena Sutherland Award for Children’s Literature, , Winner
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How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark?
2002 - Red Cedar Book Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
2000 - Silver Birch Award, CNIB Library for the Blind, Short-listed
2000 - Tiny Torgi Literary Award, Crime Writers of Canada, Short-listed
1999 - Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime, , Winner
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What’s a Serious Detective …
2004 - Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Short-listed
2003 - Our Choice, , Winner
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What’s a Daring Detective…
2000 - Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award, Crime Writers of Canada, Short-listed
2000 - Red Cedar Book Award, , Short-listed
1999 - Massachusetts Children’s Book Award, , Short-listed
1997 - Arthur Ellis Award, , Short-listed
Picture Books
Stanley at School, 2015
If Kids Ruled the World, 2014
Toads on Toast, 2012
Stanley’s Little Sister, 2010
Stanley’s Beauty Contest, 2009
Stanley at Sea, 2008
Stanley’s Wild Ride, 2006
Stanley’s Party, 2003Graphic Novel
On the Run in Ancient China, 2019
Game On in Ancient Greece, 2019
Stowing Away with the Vikings, 2018
Hot on the Trail in Ancient Egypt, 2018Novels
What’s a Serious Detective …, 2002
How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark?, 1999
What’s a Daring Detective…, 1997