Sal Sawler discusses new ‘Ellis On Guard’ picture book

Here’s my chat with Sal Sawler about the new picture book Ellis On Guard from Second Story Press.

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Sal Sawler is a former journalist and graphic novel editor as well as an educator and children’s author living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their early books were shortlisted for the Forest of Reading and Hackmatack and earned a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award. Their debut picture book, When the Ocean Came to Town, was featured on CBC Canada Kids Reads. Sal’s newest picture book is entitled Ellis On Guard illustrated by Nandita Ratan.

The story of Ellis on Guard goes like this “Ellis sees danger in places other people don’t. They worry about talking to new people. And they’re especially worried about losing their puppy, Peanut. If Ellis wrote out their list of worries, it would wrap around their house three times. But sometimes, our worries can be put to surprisingly good use.…”

You can discover more about Sal Sawler online at SalSawler.com

Discover more about Ellis on Guard on the Second Story Press website

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