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Lori Saigeon

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Lori Saigeon is an elementary school teacher, living and working in Regina, Saskatchewan. Her interest in children’s literature stems from reading first to her students and then to her own children. It was while teaching in inner-city Regina that Lori noticed a lack of fiction geared for urban children, particularly those growing up in an small prairie city and most especially those with a First Nations/Metis background.

Lori also noticed that many children’s novels “glossed over” the realities of some children’s lives. She felt that many children need a place in which to see their own issues resonating. That is, they need to feel that the stories they read are true to life.

Lori has been a teacher for over 24 years. She has taught every grad...more