Book Information
- Series: Formac First Novels
- Imprint: Formac Publishing Company Limited
- Publication Date: 1 January 1998
- Copyright Year: 1998
- ISBN: 9780887804588
- Page Count: 64
- Dimensions: 4.25" x 7"
- Interest ages: 5-10
Purchasing Information
Robyn’s Want Ad
by Hazel Hutchins
illustrated by Yvonne Cathcart
Robyn is fed up with being an only child. She decides that having a part-time brother would be ideal.
Robyn is fed up with being an only child. She decides that having a part-time brother would be ideal. But the only person who answers her classified ad is her neighbour Ari and he wants Robyn to teach him piano. All she wanted was a brother, plain and simple, and now she's mixed up in Ari's plot to avoid his real piano lessons.
About the Authors
Hazel Hutchins
HAZEL HUTCHINS has been writing stories, giving workshops and doing school presentations across Canada for the last fifteen years. Her many books for children can be found in Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Australia and beyond. She has been awarded the Writers Guild of Alberta Award for Children's Literature and nominated for the Governor General's and Mr Christie awards. She grew up on farms in southern Alberta and now lives in Canmore, Alberta with her family and pets.
Yvonne Cathcart
YVONNE CATHCART is an illustrator living in Toronto with her husband and son. She has illustrated many children's books and also paints and makes animal sculptures and puppets.
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