Linda Bailey Explained

Linda Bailey
Occupation:Children's author
Years Active:1992–present
Awards:
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Children:2
Education:University of British Columbia (BA, MA)

Linda Bailey (born 1948) is a Canadian author who has written dozens of books for children, including Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein, and the Stevie Diamond mystery series. In 2021, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an honour bestowed by the Writers' Trust of Canada to Canadian writers and illustrators whose work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth".[1]

Person life and education

Born in 1948, Bailey was born and raised in Winnipeg. She enjoyed reading from an early age and cites public libraries and a bookmobile in Winnipeg as her largest influences.[2]

As a young adult, Bailey briefly lived in Melbourne, Australia before returning to Canada. She studied English at the University of British Columbia, where she earned both a Bachelor's and a master's degree.

She is the mother of two daughters, including prominent evolutionary ecologist Tess Grainger.[3]

Literary career

In 1992, Bailey published her first book, How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage?, the first installment in the Stevie Diamond mystery series. The story follows Stephanie, a sixth-grade girl from Vancouver who investigates the theft of money from her mother's charity project.[4] Bailey published a total of seven books in the series between 1992 and 2002.[5]

In addition to the Stevie Diamond books, Bailey is also the author of the middle-grade series "Good Times Travel Agency," which follows the adventures of the time-travelling Binkerton family on their trips through history.[6]

Bailey has published almost 40 books over the course of her career.[7]

Awards and honours

In 2021, Bailey earned the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People by the Writers' Trust of Canada.

Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein was listed as a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, the New York Public Library, and The Globe and Mail, among others.[8]

Awards for Bailey's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
1995How Can I Be A Detective If I Have To Babysit?Forest of Reading Silver Birch AwardFinalist[9]
1997How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail?Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime BookWinner
2000How Can A Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark?Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime BookWinner[10]
Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award for FictionFinalist
2001Adventure in the Middle AgesForest of Reading Silver Birch Award for NonfictionWinner
2002Forest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardFinalist[11]
2003Adventures in the Middle AgeRed Cedar Award for NonfictionWinner[12] [13]
Adventures with the VikingsForest of Reading Silver Birch Award for NonfictionFinalist
Hackmatack Children's Choice Book AwardWinner[14]
2004Adventures in Ancient ChinaChristie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature PrizeFinalist[15]
Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award for NonfictionFinalist
Stanley’s PartyChocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice AwardWinner[16]
Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature PrizeWinner[17] [18]
Forest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardWinner[19]
Shining Willow AwardWinner[20]
2006Adventures in the Ice AgeHackmatack Children's Choice Book AwardWinner[21]
2007Stanley’s PartyTime To Read: The BC Achievement Foundation Award For Early LiteracyWinner[22]
Stanley’s Wild RideForest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardFinalist
2008Forest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardFinalist
Stanley’s Wild RideChocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice AwardWinner[23]
2009Stanley At SeaChristie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature PrizeFinalist[24]
Forest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardFinalist
Stanley's Wild RideCalifornia Young Reader MedalWinner
2010Stanley’s Beauty ContestForest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardFinalist
2012Stanley’s Little SisterChocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice AwardWinner[25]
Forest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardFinalist
2014Toads on ToastChocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice AwardWinner[26]
2016If Kids Ruled the WorldForest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardWinner
2017Seven Dead PiratesForest of Reading Silver Birch Award for FictionFinalist
Stanley at SchoolForest of Reading Blue Spruce AwardFinalist
2018Under-the-Bed FredChocolate Lily AwardShortlist[27]
2020Mary Who Wrote FrankensteinFinalist[28]
2021Princesses Versus DinosaursChristie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature PrizeFinalist[29] [30]

Bibliography

Stevie Diamond series

Good Times Travel Agency series

Other works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: van Koeverden . Jane . 2021-11-03 . Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105163434/https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-tomson-highway-and-cherie-dimaline-among-winners-at-2021-writers-trust-awards-1.6234384 . 2021-11-05 . 2023-05-12 . CBC Books.
  2. Web site: Thomson . John . 2020-09-21 . Linda Bailey: A Twinkle in Her Eye . 2022-09-01 . INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine . en-US . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901223845/https://www.seniorlivingmag.com/articles/linda-bailey-a-twinkle-in-her-eye/ . live .
  3. Web site: Tess Nahanni Grainger . 2023-02-03 . scholar.google.ca . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203175245/https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=zREdzvAAAAAJ&hl=en . live .
  4. Web site: Bailey . Linda . 1996 . How come the best clues are always in the garbage? . 2022-09-01 . search.schlowlibrary.org . English . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190810/https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Record/4950/Description#record . live .
  5. Web site: Bailey, Linda 1948- . 2022-09-01 . . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190809/https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/bailey-linda-1948 . live .
  6. Web site: Good Times . 2022-09-01 . Linda Bailey . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190810/https://www.lindabaileybooks.com/goodtimes.html . live .
  7. Web site: Linda Bailey Writers' Trust of Canada . 2022-09-01 . Linda Bailey Writers' Trust of Canada . en . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190926/https://www.writerstrust.com/authors/linda-bailey/ . live .
  8. Web site: Linda Bailey Penguin Random House . 2022-09-01 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190808/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/169768/linda-bailey . live .
  9. Web site: Silver Birch Fiction Award® Winners and Nominees 1994–2022 . 2023-05-29 . . 2022-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701145047/https://forestofreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/03-Silver-Birch-Fiction-Archive-2022.pdf . live .
  10. Procuta, Egle. "Novel about former judge wins crime prize". The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2000.
  11. Web site: Blue Spruce Award™ Winners and Nominees 2002–2022 . 2023-05-28 . . 2023-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324023720/http://forestofreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/01-Blue-Spruce-Archive-2022.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: Past Winners List – Red Cedar Book Awards . 2023-05-29 . en-CA . 2023-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529054426/https://www.redcedaraward.ca/past-winners/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2003 Red Cedar Book Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329133515/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2003_red_cedar_book_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  14. Web site: 2003 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330014125/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2003_hackmatack_childrens_choice_book_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  15. Web site: Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325173534/http://www.canadianauthors.net/awards/bc_book_prizes/christie_harris_illustrated_childrens_literature_prize/ . 2023-03-25 . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Books & Authors.
  16. Web site: 2005 Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324223025/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2005_chocolate_lily_young_readers_choice_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  17. Web site: Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204033418/http://bookcentre.ca/resources/canadian-childrens-award-index/christie-harris-illustrated-childrens-literature-prize . 2023-02-04 . 2023-05-29 . . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2004 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2022-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221003025120/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2004_christie_harris_illustrated_childrens_literature_prize_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  19. Web site: 2004 Blue Spruce Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321010651/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2004_blue_spruce_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  20. Web site: Shining Willow Award Archives . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2022-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208060051/http://bookcentre.ca/awards/shining-willow-award . live .
  21. Web site: 2006 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925052202/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2006_hackmatack_childrens_choice_book_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  22. Web site: 2007 Time To Read: The BC Achievement Foundation Award For Early Literacy Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325211741/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2007_time_to_read_the_bc_achievement_foundation_award_for_early_literacy_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  23. Web site: 2008 Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205082735/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2008_chocolate_lily_young_readers_choice_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  24. Web site: Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518050653/https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/categories-and-criteria/christie-harris-illustrated-childrens-literature-prize/ . 2023-05-18 . 2023-05-29 . BC and Yukon Book Prizes . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2012 Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201164132/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2012_chocolate_lily_young_readers_choice_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  26. Web site: 2014 Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award Recipient: Linda Bailey . 2023-05-29 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2023-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321023018/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2014_chocolate_lily_young_readers_choice_award_recipient_linda_bailey . live .
  27. Web site: Under-the-Bed Fred by Linda Bailey: 9781770495531 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2022-09-01 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190809/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/225736/under-the-bed-fred-by-linda-bailey-illustrated-by-colin-jack/ . live .
  28. Web site: Silver Birch Express Award® Winners and Nominees 2007–2022 . 2023-05-28 . . 2023-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519044525/https://forestofreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/02-Silver-Birch-Express-Archive-2022.pdf . live .
  29. Web site: Porter . Ryan . 2021-04-08 . Eight shortlists announced for BC and Yukon Book Prizes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808073040/https://quillandquire.com/omni/eight-shortlists-announced-for-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes/ . 2022-08-08 . 2023-05-29 . . en.
  30. Web site: 2021-04-16 . Michelle Good, Billy-Ray Belcourt among 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prize finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707151407/https://www.cbc.ca/books/michelle-good-billy-ray-belcourt-among-2021-bc-and-yukon-book-prize-finalists-1.5979892 . 2022-07-07 . 2023-05-29 . CBC Books.
  31. Web site: Linda Bailey . 2022-09-01 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190819/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/linda-bailey/ . live .
  32. Web site: STANLEY'S PARTY by Linda Bailey . 2022-09-01 . www.publishersweekly.com . 2022-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902164452/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781553373827 . live .
  33. Web site: Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library, The . 2022-09-01 . HarperCollins . en . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901190810/https://www.harpercollins.com/products/tiny-hero-of-ferny-creek-library-the-linda-bailey . live .

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