Brain Doyle

by Mary, age 11
St. Michael's
Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario

Biography:

Brian Doyle spent his youth in Gatineau Hills, north of Ottawa, the ancestral home of his father Hulbert. It was probably here, surrounded by the Irish culture of those who settled here 100 years earlier, that he collected his love of stories. He has written 11 books and received many more awards since then. His first book, Hey, Dad!, was published in 1978. His latest, Mary Ann Alice, won the IODE National Chapter Award, the Leishman Prize, and was short listed for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction.

Types of books:

Brain writes fiction and historical fiction suitable for all ages. His books are fiction but not fantasy, and are mostly in the present tense. Read a kid-written review of Spud in Winter.

Achievements/Awards:

 Mary Ann Alice:

•  National Chapter Award
• The Horn Book Fanfare
• Ruth Schwartz Award Nominee
• Leishman Prize
• Governor General's Literary Award Nominee
• Geoffrey Bilson ward Nominee
• Mr. Christie's Book Award Silver Seal

  Uncle Roland

•  1996- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
• 1996- Mr. Christie's Book Award
• 1997- American Booksellers Associations "Pick of the Lists"
• 1997- Short listed for the Ruth Schwartz Award

Spud in Winter

•  1996- Blue Ribbon Selection from The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
• 1997- Books for the Teenage selection from the new York Public Library

Spud Sweetgrass

•  1996- Blue Ribbon Selection from The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
• 1997- Finalist for a Hungry Mind Review's Children's Books of Distinction Award

Covered Bridge

•  1990- Mr. Christie's Book Award

 Easy Avenue

•  1988- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
• 1988- Short listed for the Governor General's Literary Award
• 1999-Books for the Teenage selection from the new York Public Library

Angel Square:

•  2001- German translation nominated for the Jugendliteraturpreis, Germany's national award for children's literature

 Up to Low

•  1983- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award

Other Books:

The Low Life: Five Great Tales from Up and Down the River

You Can Pick Me Up at Peggy's Cove

Hey, Dad!

Sources:
http://www.groundwoodbooks.com/authors/bdoyle.htm
Photo: http://www.drfeelgood.com.au/essential%20images/pics/brian%20doyle.jpg

Meet Canadian Authors & Illustrators by Allison Gertridge, published in 1994 by Scholastic Canada Ltd.