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The Secret Self: An Exploration of Canadian Chidren's Literature Divider
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Book cover: Janet Lunn - "The Root Cellar"

Lunn, Janet. The Root Cellar. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, c1981.

A story of being taken back in time, to the world of the 1860s.

By permission of Alfred A. Knopf Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited.


Book cover: Janet Lunn - "Shadow in Hawthorn Bay"


Lunn, Janet. Shadow in Hawthorn Bay. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, c1986.

Set in 1812, this book is about a girl who comes to Canada from the Highlands of Scotland in search of her cousin. The book was awarded the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize.

By permission of Alfred A. Knopf Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited.


Book cover: Janet Lunn - "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"


Lunn, Janet. The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Toronto: Methuen Children's Books, 1979.
Illustrations by Laszlo Gal.

A retelling of the old story of the farm boy who wins the hand of the princess in marriage by solving the riddle of the dancing shoes. Awarded the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for its illustrations.

By permission of Laszlo Gal.