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Biographical note
STACEY MAY FOWLES is a multiple award-winning journalist, essayist and author of four books, including the national bestseller, Baseball Life Advice: Loving the Game that Saved Me. She is the co-editor, with Jen Sookfong Lee, of the anthology Good Mom on Paper: Writers on Creativity and Motherhood. A former columnist at the Globe and Mail, Stacey currently writes the Book Therapy column for Open Book Ontario. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and daughter. MARIE LAFRANCE has illustrated for magazines, newspapers, billboards and boxes of jelly powder, but now she prefers to use her warm and engaging artwork to bring picture books to life. Her books include The Lady with the Books by Kathy Stinson, Gemma and the Giant Girl by Sara O’Leary and The Brass Charm by Monique Polak. Her art has been included in the New York Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition, and she has won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award. Marie lives in Montreal, Quebec.<p>The coloured pencil illustrations are a whimsical delight. STARRED REVIEW</p>
Foreword
<p>Visually appealing empowerment in the face of anxiety.</p>
Kirkus Reviews
<p>The delicate, startling visual world … vaults Fowles's children’s debut, a tale about real-world anxiety, into the realm of fantasy.</p>
Publishers Weekly
<p>Anxiety is real, and Fowles takes it on in a loving way, giving children a safe way to ask all the questions they need in this delectable and ultimately calming outing.</p>
School Library Journal
<p>This picture book presents a beautifully illustrated, warm-hearted tale about facing one's fears with the help of friends.</p>
School Library Connection
<p>The detailed full-colour drawing style with pencil marks and shading, along with the exotic characters, make <em>The Invitation</em> a feast for the eyes.</p>
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
<p>Though anxieties are not easily chased away, <em>The Invitation</em> asks kids to trust in their abilities to become comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.</p>
Montreal Review of Books
<p>Fern and her friends are charmingly illustrated in this wonderful story about trust and friendship.</p>
Calgary Herald
<p>Stacey May Fowles and Marie Lafrance have created a beautifully captivating picture book with <em>The Invitation</em>. The illustrations bring levity and depth to Fern's problems.</p>
Canadian Children's Book News