Alison Lohans

The Wind and Amanda’s Cello, by Alison Lohans

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The Wind and Amanda’s Cello, by Alison Lohans

Coming on September 24, 2024!

One day, as Amanda sits practicing her cello, a restless wind swoops inside her instrument. From that moment on, all sorts of unusual musical things occur as the wind directs Amanda’s music-making.

But then, Amanda begins to outgrow her little cello . . .

Author: Alison Lohans
Illustrations: Sarah Shortliffe
Publisher: Shadowpaw Press

Paperback price: $14.99 CAD
Hardcover price: $23.99 CAD
Pages: 32 (ages 3-5)

The Wind and Amanda’s Cello will be published in hardcover and paperback on September 24, 2024 It is available for pre-order from:

Tyler Evans the Great, by Alison Lohans

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All Tyler Evans wants is to be a hero. For himself and for his family. For his friends too – or even just his dog, Gretzky. But becoming a hero isn’t easy. Heroes don’t get nosebleeds at school, or lose a shoe when they kick a ball. They especially don’t let a class bully steal their lunch…
Maybe a magic potion will help?

Told from Tyler’s endearing child’s point of view, this easy-to-read, humorous early-reader chapter book explores how Tyler gains a sense of self-worth by carrying out small heroic acts while coping with a school bully and his brother’s teasing in his single-parent household. Tyler has to do some quick and innovative thinking to manage it all. Good thing he has his dog Gretzky and a new pet…caterpillar?

Author: Alison Lohans

The price of the book is $19.95 (CAD)
ISBN: 978-1-77869-022-8
Pages: 46 (for ages 4-7)
Connects with curricular outcomes for grades 1-3
Illustrated with simple yet charming line drawings
Of interest to parents and teachers

Tyler Evans the Great is available in paperback from:

Germy Johnson’s Stolen Skateboard, by Alison Lohans

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J.J., Derek and Tanya have practiced hard for the Slick Wheels Contest. Will their routine win the nine-and-under category? They’re sure they have a good chance. And then, everything goes wrong!
Who is the strange older boy? He’s using J.J.’s skateboard to give rides to a teddy bear! How can J.J. get his board back?
Can J.J. outsmart the neighborhood bully, too?

Author: Alison Lohans
Illustrations: Sandra Norman

The price of the book is $10.95
ISBN: 978-1-7772871-4-6
Pages: 56 (ages 7-10)

Read about Germy Johnson’s Piano War too!

Germy Johnson’s Stolen Skateboard is available from:

Germy Johnson’s Piano War, by Alison Lohans

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J.J. is so upset when Mom signs him up for piano lessons! They’re Saturday morning, when all the best shows are on! His best friend Derek has to take lessons too – and hates the idea. So they start making plans. When J.J. gets a black eye at his first lesson, that means war! But there’s a new boy at school. He’s good at piano. And Derek starts playing with him, instead of J.J. How can J.J. ever make things right again?

Author: Alison Lohans
Illustrations: Sandra Norman

Pages: 77 (for ages 7-10)

Read about Germy Johnson’s Stolen Skateboard too!

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The 1-Dogpower Garden Team, by Alison Lohans

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The 1-Dogpower Garden Team, by Alison Lohans

Sophie loves her dog, Max. Max loves Sophie. But he also loves to dig. Can Sophie find a way to stop Max from digging up Mom’s garden?

Author: Alison Lohans

Picture book, 32 pages

You can order this book in paperback from:

Timefall, by Alison Lohans

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Timefall, by Alison Lohans

Being a single mom at 15 is tough! Biking along the creek, all Katie wants is a few moments of peace away from her teething baby, her bratty brother, her nagging mom, and her callous classmates. Finding a quiet spot to reflect on the unfairness of it all, she sits on a rock–and falls out of the world.

Being the very last apprentice in a centuries-long unbroken line of Seers is unthinkable! Mourning the death of his elderly mentor, Iannik and everyone else can tell he lacks the True Sight to take her place. Without a Seer to summon the T’laaure, the prophesies will go unfulfilled, and the last remnants of his people will face a bleak, directionless future.

Two worlds on the verge of ecological collapse: one already doomed by its lack of vision, the other by a vision unfulfilled. Can a group of teens find each other–and more importantly, themselves–in time to save at least one world?

Timefall is a new version of the book previously published by Five Rivers Press, which was an extensively revised and updated version of Alison’s two previous novels Collapse of the Veil and Crossings.

You can order it in papberback and Kindle formats from:

See some exciting reviews and more at Alison’s website.

Alison Lohans Reflects on 35 Years of Robins

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In 1984 Alison Lohans and Gillian Richardson, both emerging children’s authors who lived in Regina, Saskatchewan, decided to start a writing group. Thirty-five years and well over 150 books later, the Children’s Writers’ Round Robin is still going strong — and Alison and Gillian are both still a part of it while other writers have come and gone (and sometimes come again).

Here is Alison’s blog post reflecting on the past 35 years of being a Robin, and here’s to many more years to come!

The Saskatchewan Children’s Writers’ Round Robin: 35 Years of Writing and Growing Together

 

3 Robin books in CanLit’s top selections for classrooms

Adeline's Dream, by Linda Aksomitis
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Three books by three Robins have been included in the current #WeHaveDiverseBooks catalogue – an initiative of the Association of Canadian Publishers’ Top Grade: CanLit for the Classroom program.

The books are: