Dr. Kari-Lynn Winters is an award-winning Canadian children’s author, poet, playwright, performer, and Full Professor at Brock University. Since 2007, she has authored over 40 books for young readers. Her books have received numerous honours, including the Rainforest of Reading Award (Bad Pirate), two British Columbia Book Prize Silver Medals, and multiple nominations for the Forest of Reading (French Toast) and Chocolate Lily Awards (Bad Pirate, Good Pirate). When she’s not writing or teaching future educators, Kari-Lynn shares stories, laughter, and a love of literacy with children and families. She lives in St. Catherines, Ontario. Learn more at www.kariwinters.com
Her pirate-captain father reminds her to be bold and saucy and selfish, but Augusta can’t help being shy, polite, and helpful; in short, a bad pirate. But when a terrible storm puts the crew in danger, Augusta is bold enough to be true to herself and show that a good pirate can be selfless, too.
Scolded for being "clumsy and kindly" instead of "crafty and greedy," young pirate Augusta becomes determined to brave a scary treasure hunt alone. When she and a member of a rival crew both get in trouble, they disobey orders to work together and share the booty.
Author, Kari-lynn Winters, pens another funny story about a big brother who’s determined to ‘double’ everything at his young brother’s birthday party. Double the cakes, double the balloons, and double the fun! Math calculations peppered through the text triple the fun!
Now in paperback! In a celebration of culture and cuisine, a young girl finds resilience against schoolyard teasing as she and her grandmother discuss the things she loves about her mixed heritage.
Augusta's pirate-captain father insists that pirates must be rotten, sneaky, and brainy. But Augusta prefers fanciness to foulness. Despite the crew’s opposition, she sets out to prove that a successful pirate can be fancy, sneaky, and brainy, too.
Jackson doubts that he can be a great hockey player like the rest of his family, but his confidence soars when he organizes an equipment drive to collect hockey gear for his teammates so they can all participate in a local tournament
