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Lana Button

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Biography

Lana Button

 

Children’s Author Lana Button was born and raised in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. She has a background in acting and is an early childhood educator. Lana’s picture books have been shortlisted for awards including The Blue Spruce, The Shining Willow, the Jean Throop IODE Award and the Rainforest of Reading, and have been recognized by The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Globe and Mail. Lana’s books have been placed on several lists including Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books and the IBBY Outstanding Book for Young Children.

Lana has presented to thousands of children across Canada through school and festival presentations and loves to present to schools in the Hamilton area. She loves inspiring and supporting young children and encouraging empathy and understanding through her books.

In addition to writing and presenting, Lana volunteers for literary organizations including IBBY Canada, First Book Canada and CANSCAIP.

 

My Work

Cover of the picture book Tough Like Mum, which shows a young girl sitting upside down on their worn out couch happily reading to her mum, who is on the floor knitting.
A cover of the picture book What if Bunny's Not a Bully? where 6 young cartoon animals dressed in people clothing are staring cautiously at Bunny the rabbit who is entering the park with her backpack.
The cover of the picture book Raj's Rule (for the Bathroom at School) where a young boy is comically looking crouching uncomfortably with one bead of sweat dripping on his forehead
The cover of the picture book Tayra's Not Talking where four cartoon animals dressing in people clothing are staring with curiosity at a Tayra who is dressed in a pink and yellow checked jacket, carrying a backpack and looking anxious.
The cover of the picture book The Cow Said BOO! where a cartoon character is standing on two legs and holding tissues with her front legs and has her mouth open as if coughing. There fall themed clothes on a clothesline in the background and the cow is standing in a field with fall leaves and a pumpkin.
The cover of the picture book Percy's Perfect Friend, where a smiling girl in a dark curly pigtails, wearing a long dress and a dress-up boa is offering tea to a shy looking child wearing overalls and glasses. This chid is looking apprehensive and has a pink cat stuffy behind his back.
The cover of the picture book Willow's Whispers where a shy looking girl in a green dress is peering apprehensively from the corner of the book
The cover of the picture book My Teacher's Not Here! where a cartoon type cat in a pink jacket, wearing a backpack is looking apprehensively up the path that leads to a red brick school building
The cover of the picture book Willow Finds a Way where there is a drawing of a young girl who is smiling and extending her hand. The girl is wearing a pink dress and is wearing a backpack
The cover of the picture book Willow's Smile which shows a drawing of a young girl who is looking into a large mirror with a perplexed look on her face

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