PreviewsWendi Nordell
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A Silly Willy Christmas
Brenda Redman, Wendi Nordell (Illustrator)
Everyone in a very big extended family goes to Gramma’s for Christmas, and the festivities get very silly in this vividly illustrated book that emphasizes the importance of multi-generational connections.
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Walk in Wascana, A
Stephanie Vance, Wendi Nordell (Illustrator)
Wascana Park in Regina, with its elm trees, big sky, squirrels, ducks, muskrats, and shining water, is the perfect place for a boy to explore and play hide-and-seek with a bunny.
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How’s Peanut?
Brenda Redman, Wendi Nordell (Illustrator)
This playful and colourful book gives a month-by-month update on how “Peanut” is growing before they are born, comparing their size to various foods and detailing each new development.
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If These Places Could Talk
Snapshots of Saskatchewan
Crista Bradley, Wendi Nordell (Illustrator)
This book – richly illustrated with both original art and reproductions of archival documents related to buildings, parks, streetscapes, and more, including photographs, postcards, architectural drawings, and even tickets and posters – showcases a diverse range of historical and contemporary places in Saskatchewan.
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Tunnels of Time
Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure #1
Mary Harelkin Bishop, Deana Driver (Editor), Wendi Nordell (Illustrator)
This updated edition of Bishop’s first book in the Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure series has shorter chapters, black-and-white illustrations, historical notes, an author Q & A, and discussion questions. It tells the story of 13-year-old Andrea who, while in Moose Jaw to be in her cousin’s wedding, falls into one of the famous secret tunnels and is pulled into the 1920s.
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Tunnels of Tyranny
Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure #4
Mary Harelkin Bishop, Deana Driver (Editor), Wendi Nordell (Illustrator)
To help their grandfather in the present, 16-year-old Andrea and her 11-year-old brother Tony travel back in time to the tunnels below 1920s Moose Jaw, where they reconnect with friends and try to stop Ku Klux Klan members from carrying out illegal and racist plans.
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Where’s Johnny?
The Tale of a Lost Cat
Lori Burton, Wendi Nordell (Illustrator)
Based on a true story, this chapter book tells of Johnny, a large Maine Coon cat, who gets lost in a Prairie city for two years. Told from Johnny’s point of view, the book explores themes of loneliness, survival, and belonging.
