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CITY/TOWN: Monte Creek, B.C.
DATE OF BIRTH: April 27, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bordeaux, France
ARRIVAL IN CANADA: 1938
EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN WRITING: retired letter-carrier
AWARDS: Our Choice by Canadian Children's Book Centre
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The Saturday Appaloosa, picture book for three to eight-year-olds
(Red Deer Press, 2001). Illustrated by Georgia Graham
[BCBW 2003] "Kidlit"
DATE OF BIRTH: April 27, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bordeaux, France
ARRIVAL IN CANADA: 1938
EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN WRITING: retired letter-carrier
AWARDS: Our Choice by Canadian Children's Book Centre
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The Saturday Appaloosa, picture book for three to eight-year-olds
(Red Deer Press, 2001). Illustrated by Georgia Graham
[BCBW 2003] "Kidlit"
Articles: 1 Article for this author
The Saturday Appaloosa
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THE SATURDAY APPALOOSA (RED DEER $18.95) IS A first book for Thelma Sharp, retired letter carrier, life-long horse woman and resident of Monte Creek, a small-town community east of Kamloops. Her autograph, floating above the indigo spotted horse on the title page, is a small, unembellished signature. Country folk are modest, maintains Sharp, and have no need to "toot their own horn."; Sharp, whose list of former occupations include sawmill worker, dairy maid and horse logger, credits weekend visits by her six-year-old granddaughter for her story. Crystal is fascinated with the horses belonging to Gramama's neighbour, especially the Appy. But Gramama says, "We do not ride other people's horses. Unless they offer."; And then an offer comes, in a most unexpected way. [by Louise Donnelly]
[Spring 2003 BCBW]
