CHRISTINE BALDACCHINO’s books include Violet Shrink, illustrated by Carmen Mok; and the Stonewall Honor recipient Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant, winner of the CBC Bookie Award for Best Picture Book and finalist for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. Christine lives under a mountain of books and unfolded laundry with her husband and two cats.