Spin to Sea
Izra Fitch Doretta Groenendyk
9781894838856
36 pages
Nimbus Publishing
Overview
Every year at harvest, in a cosy cove on the south shore of Nova Scotia, families and neighbors gather by the water and send their carved pumpkins out into the bay. Spin to the Sea celebrates this enchanted, annual event through magical illustrations and lyrical text. Izra Fitch is 15 years old and lives in the Annapolis Valley with her parents, two brothers and their cats.Her first book, Spin to the Sea was created outside, in cafes and at the kitchen table. Izra loves to make art, stories and music. She also likes rainy weather, graphic novels, travelling, gorillas and chocolate. No pumpkins were harmed in the making of this book.Author Bio
Doretta, a painter, writer and teacher, lives with her husband and three children on a small spot of land in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. She is the author and illustrator of Snow for Christmas, and Thank you for My Bed, both of which were shortlisted for the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Illustration. Her other titles include Step Outside, I’m Writing a Story, and Bully 101. She is also the co-author of Spin to Sea with her daughter, Izra Fitch.Izra Fitch is 15 years old and lives in the Annapolis Valley with her parents, two brothers and their cats. Her first book, Spin to Sea was created outside, in cafes and at the kitchen table. Izra also loves to make art, stories and music. She also likes rainy weather, graphic novels, travelling, and gorillas.
