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Kathy Stinson, author of internationally acclaimed Canadian children's classic, Red is Best, also writes novels, short stories, and nonfiction for young people of all ages.

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Meeting Joshua Bell

What an evening! On June 5, I attended a concert at Roy Thomson Hall featuringJoshua Bellas guest virtuoso violinist. Hearing and watching him play his multi-million- dollar Strad was even more exhilarating than I’d imagined it could be when I wrote these words (in my upcoming fall book, The Man with the Violin):

“The high notes soar to the ceiling. The low notes swoop to the floor. All the not...

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Kathy Stinson's Books

Average rating: 3.84 · 641 ratings · 87 reviews · 35 distinct works · Similar authors

	Red Is Best by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Robin Baird Lewis (Illustrator) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1982 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Ways to Dance 3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Happened to Ivy 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming Ruby 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Spring (Our Canadian Girl: Marie-Claire, #1) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Season of Sorrow (Our Canadian Girl: Marie-Claire, #2) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highway of Heroes 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big or Little? by Kathy Stinson (Goodreads Author), Toni Goffe (Illustrator) 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bare Naked Book 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Our Canadian Girl (48 books)
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Our Canadian Girl: Marie-Claire (4 books)
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3.6481481481481484 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 54 ratings

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Postscript To Adventure: The Autobiography Of Ralph Connor

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Kathy Stinson wants to read Perfectly Secret: The Hidden Lives of Seven Teen Girls by Susan Musgrave	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathy Stinson wants to read Given by Susan Musgrave	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathy Stinson wants to read Ten Thousand Roses: The Making of a Feminist Revolution by Judy Rebick (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathy Stinson wants to read The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1: 1889-1910 by L.M. Montgomery	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathy Stinson wants to read Evening by Susan Minot (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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