Snow Days

Deborah Kerbel is the author of several picture books, including the Weather Days collection, Before You Were Born, When Molly Drew Dogs, and the award-winning Sun Dog, as well as novels for middle grade and young adult readers. Born in London, England, she moved to Canada at the age of two and went on to attend the University of Western Ontario. Her novels have been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association YA Book of the Year, and the Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award. Snow Days won the Northern Lights Book Award and has been shortlisted for the 2020 IBBY Canada Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. Deborah lives in Thornhill, Ontario, with her husband, two book-loving children, and a schnoodle named Alfredo.

Miki Sato is a Japanese-Canadian illustrator who uses a variety of different textures and materials to create three-dimensional images. Originally from Ottawa, she moved to Toronto to complete her degree in illustration from the Ontario College of Art and Design. Her first picture books are Golden Threads written by Suzanne Del Rizzo and Snow Days written by Deborah Kerbel, which won the Northern Lights Book Award and has been shortlisted for the 2020 IBBY Canada Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. Other recent titles in the Weather Days collection include Sunny Days and Windy Days.