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Graveyard

Spiders in the cemetery

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 Jessica1

Dear Marta, Thank you so much for telling me about your visit to a cemetery. I liked all the details you provided. I don’t like spiders, either, and they don’t […]

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Cemetery with blue moon

March 29, 2017April 27, 2018 Jessica1

Dear Allie, What a magical cemetery! I’ve never seen one quite so colourful. There’s so much going on for what is usually a quite place of contemplation. I love it! […]

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Old Cemetery

February 8, 2016 Jessica1

  Dear Avery, You must have read The Spotted Dog Last Seen from cover to cover. I can tell because of the details you’ve included in your drawing of the […]

 Graveyard, Spotted Dog, The Lobster Chronicles

Row of grave markers

January 12, 2015 Jessica1

Dear Ellie, The grave markers you’ve drawn must be made of granite because you’ve lined them up so precisely, like the ones found in more modern cemeteries. I like the […]

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Cemetery with hilltop church

December 8, 2014 Jessica1

Dear Madison, Were you inspired by the Holy Cross Cemetery on South Park Street in Halifax when you completed this drawing? The little church on the hill reminds me of […]

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Frankenstein at school

November 24, 2014 Jessica1

Dear A.J., You’ve drawn a very convincing buddy for Dr. Frankenstein. I’m glad that you would make friends with him because sometimes new students have a hard time fitting in […]

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Old House in the Woods with Statue

November 10, 2014 Jessica1

Dear Jesse, You’ve included some creepy details in your old-house-in-the-woods drawing. I love the grave markers teetering this way and that across the lawn. The stone statue in the graveyard […]

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Ghost under Golden Sun

October 20, 2014 Jessica1

Hi Jake, I so agree with your insightful comment – that you write things down to get them out of your head, but also that you write things down so […]

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Gravestone with Heavy Clouds

September 9, 2014 Jessica1

Dear Cheryl, You’ve drawn quite the bleak cemetery, much like I described in the opening scene from my new novel, The Spotted Dog Last Seen. Well done! I especially liked […]

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Graveyard with Bats

July 28, 2014 Jessica1

Dear Olivia, I really like your graveyard scene, complete with bats flying at sunset and the RIP markers (which stands for Rest in Peace). Is that you with the ponytail […]

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Groundwood Books, Toronto

Kids Can Press, Toronto

Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax

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