Mary Beth Leatherdale Explained

Notable Works:
  1. NotYourPrincess
Awards:

Mary Beth Leatherdale is a Canadian author and storyteller.

Early life and education

Leatherdale grew up in Ridgetown.[1]

Leatherdale received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from the University of Western Ontario, followed by a Master of Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.[2]

Career

In 2018, Leatherdale was the International Board on Books for Young People Canada president, during which time she co-chaired a project to increase the number of children's books by Indigenous authors held in Canadian libraries.[3]

Awards and honors

Dreaming in Indian is a 2015 White Ravens book.[4]

  1. NotYourPrincess
is a Amelia Bloomer Book.[5] Kirkus Reviews[6] and Quill & Quire'[7] included it on their list of the best books of 2017.

Chicago Public Library included Stormy Seas on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2017" list.[8] Booklist included it on their 2017 "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth" list,[9] as well as their 2018 "Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers" list.[10] Stormy Seas is a 2018 White Ravens book.[11]

Terry Fox and Me is a Junior Library Guild book.[12] CBC Books named it one of the top 20 picture books of 2020.[13] Bank Street College of Education included it on their 2021 list of the best books published for children ages five to nine.[14] Terry Fox and Me was on the CBC Bestseller List for nine weeks.[15]

Awards for Leatherdale's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2014Dreaming in IndianForeword INDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's)Silver[16]
2015-16First Nation Communities ReadShortlist[17]
2016American Indian Youth Literature Award for Middle Grade BookHonor[18] [19]
2017Foreword INDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's)Bronze[20]
Stormy SeasForeword INDIES Award for Juvenile Nonfiction (Children's)Finalist[21]
2018Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-FictionWinner[22] [23] [24]
YALSA Award for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist[25] [26] [27] [28]
Stormy SeasSilver Birch Award for NonfictionWinner[29]
2021Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book AwardNominee[30] [31]
Terry Fox and MeGolden Kite Award for Nonfiction for Younger ReadersFinalist[32]
Silver Birch Express AwardFinalist[33]
2022American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult BookWinner[34] [35] [36]

Publications

Children's books

Anthologies edited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-08-25 . Local author celebrates book, ‘Terry Fox and Me’ The Chatham Voice . 2023-08-27 . Chatham Voice . en-US . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330054340/https://chathamvoice.com/2020/08/25/local-author-celebrates-book-terry-fox-and-me/ . live .
  2. Web site: About . 2023-08-27 . Mary Beth Leatherdale . en-US . 2022-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221107153926/https://www.marybethleatherdale.com/about . live .
  3. Web site: Deziel . Shanda . 2018-12-10 . IBBY Canada releases a recommended list of 100 picture books by Indigenous authors . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808111520/https://quillandquire.com/omni/ibby-canada-releases-a-recommended-list-of-100-picture-books-by-indigenous-authors/ . live .
  4. Book: White Ravens Database . . en . 2023-08-27 . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827215618/https://whiteravens.ijb.de/book/23 . live .
  5. Web site: 2019-02-28 . #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women Awards & Grants . 2023-08-27 . . 2021-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028120614/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/notyourprincess-voices-native-american-women-0 . live .
  6. Web site: Best of 2017 . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2022-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220213055323/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2017/young-adult/books/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2017-12-12 . 2017 Books of the Year: Librarians’, book bloggers’, and booksellers’ kidlit and YA picks . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2023-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329101957/https://quillandquire.com/omni/2017-books-of-the-year-librarians-book-bloggers-and-booksellers-kidlit-and-ya-picks/ . live .
  8. Web site: Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2017 . 2023-08-27 . . en-US . 2021-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105200954/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/1081307367 . live .
  9. Web site: 2018-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017 . 2023-08-27 . . 2022-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221228080148/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9320435 . live .
  10. Web site: Cooper . Ilene . 2018-02-01 . Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers: 2018 . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827215658/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9351092 . live .
  11. Book: White Ravens Database . . en . 2023-08-27 . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827215617/https://whiteravens.ijb.de/book/859 . live .
  12. Web site: Terry Fox and Me by Mary Beth Leatherdale . 2023-08-27 . . 2021-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025171258/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780735267688J&name=Terry_Fox_and_Me . live .
  13. Web site: 2020-12-19 . The best Canadian picture books of 2020 . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312071142/https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-canadian-picture-books-of-2020-1.5841827 . live .
  14. Web site: 2021 . The Best Children's Books of the Year, Five to Nine . 2023-08-27 . . 2021-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902190112/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/The-Best-Children%E2%80%99s-Books-2021-Edition-books-published-2020-Five-to-Nine.pdf . live .
  15. Web site: 2020-10-21 . The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Oct. 11-17, 2020 . 2023-08-27 . . 2021-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211030073828/https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-bestselling-canadian-books-for-the-week-of-oct-11-17-2020-1.5770691 . live .
  16. Web site: "Dreaming in Indian" is a 2014 Foreword INDIES Winner . 2023-08-27 . Foreword Reviews . en . 2022-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811151637/https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/dreaming-in-indian/ . live .
  17. Web site: Lemke . Monika . 2015-05-06 . 2015-2016 First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151130063454/http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2015/05/06/2015-first-nation-communities-read-shortlist/ . live .
  18. Web site: Amundsen . John L. . 2016-02-09 . 2016 American Indian Youth Literature Award winners announced . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2020-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617214428/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/02/2016-american-indian-youth-literature-award-winners-announced . live .
  19. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2016-02-22 . Awards: Two Canadian titles honoured with American Indian Youth Literature Awards . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001164131/https://quillandquire.com/childrens-publishing/2016/02/22/two-canadian-titles-honoured-with-american-indian-youth-literature-awards/ . live .
  20. Web site: "#NotYourPrincess" is a 2017 Foreword INDIES Winner . 2023-08-27 . Foreword Reviews . en . 2021-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110202258/https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/notyourprincess/ . live .
  21. Web site: "Stormy Seas" is a 2017 Foreword INDIES Finalist . 2023-08-27 . Foreword Reviews . en . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827215617/https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/stormy-seas/ . live .
  22. Web site: Deziel . Shanda . 2018-10-30 . Town is by the Sea, The Marrow Thieves, When the Moon Comes honoured at TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2021-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207210859/https://quillandquire.com/omni/town-is-by-the-sea-the-marrow-thieves-when-the-moon-comes-honoured-at-td-canadian-childrens-literature-awards/ . live .
  23. Web site: Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction Past Winners and Finalists . 2023-08-27 . Canadian Children’s Book Centre . en-ca . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827215733/https://bookcentre.ca/norma-fleck-award-past-winners-and-finalists . live .
  24. Web site: 2018-12-20 . 33 Canadian books that won awards in the second half of 2018 . 2023-08-27 . . 2022-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406212855/https://www.cbc.ca/books/33-canadian-books-that-won-awards-in-the-second-half-of-2018-1.4949624 . live .
  25. Web site: 2018-12-12 . 2018 Nonfiction Award . 2023-08-27 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001042259/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2018-nonfiction-award . live .
  26. Web site: O’Connor . Nichole . 2017-12-07 . 2018 Nonfiction Award finalists announced . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926185045/https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/2018-nonfiction-award-finalists-announced . live .
  27. Web site: Roback . Diane . 2018-02-12 . Kelly, Cordell, LaCour Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2018-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180402102228/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/76045-kelly-cordell-lacour-win-newbery-caldecott-printz.html . live .
  28. Web site: 2018-01-15 . A Conversation with the 2018 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827215627/https://www.slj.com/story/conversation-2018-yalsa-excellence-nonfiction-finalists . live .
  29. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2017-10-16 . OLA announces 2018 Forest of Reading nominees . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2023-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604232514/https://quillandquire.com/childrens-publishing/2017/10/16/ola-announces-2018-forest-of-reading-nominees/ . live .
  30. Web site: 2021 Master List: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award, Illinois Children's Choice Award . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327145019/http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/images/2021/2021CaudillAuthorList.pdf . live .
  31. Web site: Rebecca Caudill Award 2021 Nominees . 2023-08-27 . . en-US . 2022-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109035427/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/1785813099 . live .
  32. Web site: 2021-02-09 . SCBWI Announces Golden Kite Award Finalists . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220625/https://www.slj.com/story/SCBWI-announces-golden-kite-award-finalists . live .
  33. Web site: 2020-10-15 . Here are the 2021 Silver Birch Express Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 3-4 . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804191521/https://www.cbc.ca/books/here-are-the-2021-silver-birch-express-award-finalists-10-great-canadian-books-for-readers-in-grades-3-4-1.5760484 . live .
  34. Web site: Gray . Jody . 2019-01-28 . American Indian Youth Literature Awards highlighted during ALA Youth Media Awards . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330183849/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/01/american-indian-youth-literature-awards-highlighted-during-ala-youth-media . live .
  35. Web site: Wilks . Rick . 2019-09-20 . Annick Fosters Indigenous Lit in Canada . 2023-08-27 . . en . 2020-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200831214925/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/81220-annick-fosters-indigenous-lit-in-canada.html . live .
  36. Web site: van Koeverden . Jane . 2018-02-14 . Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale win AILA Youth Literature Award for #NotYourPrincess . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529064743/https://www.cbc.ca/books/lisa-charleyboy-and-mary-beth-leatherdale-win-aila-youth-literature-award-for-notyourprincess-1.4532230 . live .
  37. Web site: 2017-04-11 . Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale SLJ Review . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220625/https://www.slj.com/story/stormy-seas-stories-of-young-boat-refugees-by-mary-beth-leatherdale-slj-review . live .
  38. Web site: Lock . Anita . 2017-04-15 . Stormy Seas . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220624/https://www.booklistonline.com/Stormy-Seas/pid=8710800 . live .
  39. Web site: 2017-03-27 . Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220627/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781554518951 . live .
  40. Web site: Stormy Seas . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220626/https://www.slj.com/review/stormy-seas-stories-of-young-boat-refugees . live .
  41. Web site: 2021-07-22 . Terry and Me . 2023-08-28 . . 2023-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725201502/https://www.cbc.ca/books/terry-fox-and-me-1.5689572 . live .
  42. Web site: van Koeverden . Jane . 2021-11-30 . Tennis star Bianca Andreescu publishing picture book about sports, mental health and furry friends . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806214911/https://www.cbc.ca/books/tennis-star-bianca-andreescu-publishing-picture-book-about-sports-mental-health-and-furry-friends-1.6266638 . live .
  43. Web site: 2014-09-13 . Dreaming in Indian . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321023731/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lisa-charleyboy/dreaming-in-indian/ . live .
  44. Web site: Chaudhri . Amina . 2015-02-01 . Dreaming in Indian . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220626/https://www.booklistonline.com/Dreaming-in-Indian-Contemporary-Native-American-Voices-/pid=7081108 . live .
  45. Web site: 2014-10-06 . Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices by . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220857/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781554516872 . live .
  46. Web site: Caldwell . Naomi . 2014-11-01 . Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328204912/https://www.slj.com/review/dreaming-in-indian-contemporary-native-american-voices . live .
  47. Web site: 2017-07-01 . #NotYourPrincess . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320225215/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lisa-charleyboy/notyourprincess/ . live .
  48. Web site: 2017-09-15 . #NotYourPrincess . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220901/https://www.booklistonline.com/-NotYourPrincess-Voices-of-Native-Amercan-Women-/pid=8961786 . live .
  49. Web site: 2017-08-21 . #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220857/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781554519576 . live .
  50. Web site: Abdul . Alicia . 2017 . #NotYourPrincess by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale SLJ Review . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220915/https://www.slj.com/story/notyourprincess-by-lisa-charleyboy-mary-beth-leatherdale-slj-review . live .
  51. Web site: 2015-08-25 . Urban Tribes . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320225215/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lisa-charleyboy/urban-tribes/ . live .
  52. Web site: 2015-12-01 . Urban Tribes . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827220908/https://www.booklistonline.com/Urban-Tribes-Native-Americans-in-the-City-/pid=7809930 . live .
  53. Web site: Caldwell . Naomi . 2015-12-09 . Urban Tribes: Native Americans in the City by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale SLJ Review . subscription . 2023-08-27 . . 2023-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328212816/https://www.slj.com/story/urban-tribes-native-americans-in-the-city-by-lisa-charleyboy-and-mary-beth-leatherdale-slj-review . live .