JonArno Lawson

JonArno Lawson has written numerous books for children and adults, and received many prizes for his work. He is a four-time winner of the Lion and Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Children’s Poetry, and his wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, created with illustrator Sydney Smith, won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Illustrated Book. His latest books are the picture books Uncle Holland (Groundwood), about a charmingly wayward family member, and Leap! (Kids Can Press), a circular story poem full of action words, as well as a book for adults, But It’s So Silly: A Cross-cultural Collage of Nonsense, Play, and Poetry (Wolsak & Wynn). He lives in Toronto.

Writers to the Schools (Sept 27 – Sept 28)

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Events

September 29, 2017 - 12:15 pm

Nooner — JonArno Lawson Past Event

Part of THIN AIR 2017The Nooner

Millennium Library
September 25, 2017 - 9:00 am

Writers to the Schools Past Event

Part of THIN AIR 2017
September 28, 2012 - 8:00 pm

MAINSTAGE: POETRY BASH! Past Event

Part of Thin Air 2012The Mainstage

Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP)
September 27, 2008 - 2:30 pm

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: JonArno Lawson and Douglas Smith Past Event

Part of Thin Air 2008Afternoon Book Chats

McNally Robinson - Polo Park

Books

Sidewalk Flowers

JonArno Lawson
But It’s So Silly: A Cross-cultural Collage of Nonsense Play and Poetry

JonArno Lawson
Uncle Holland

JonArno Lawson
Leap!

JonArno Lawson

Events

Nooner — JonArno Lawson Past Event

Writers to the Schools Past Event

MAINSTAGE: POETRY BASH! Past Event

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: JonArno Lawson and Douglas Smith Past Event

Books

Sidewalk Flowers

But It’s So Silly: A Cross-cultural Collage of Nonsense Play and Poetry

Uncle Holland

Leap!