Johnny and the Gipsy Moth
By DEANNIE SULLIVAN-FRASER

Illustrator: HILDAROSE ISBN: 1-897174-40-3 ISBN 13: 978-1897174-40-1 Format: 7 x 8 # of pages: 32 pages Published: ©2009 Price: CDN$12.95 Qty:

Book Description In Johnny and the Gypsy Moth, Johnny and his family have just moved from the big city to Grand Falls. When Johnny finally goes outside to ask the new boys to play, his worst fears are realized. They make fun of him and his "fancy" clothes! Thankfully, the postman interrupts, giving Johnny a parcel to bring in to his father. His father shows him a picture of a bi-plane, Newfoundland’s very own Gipsy Moth! He then hands Johnny a white, silk scarf. The rest, his father promises, will be a big surprise. And oh, what a surprise it is!! About the Author Deannie Sullivan-Fraser is the author of a family musical, Time Shadows, where she wrote the play and the music. One of the songs, "Making Tracks" was recorded for Sesame Street. Two other songs, "I Had a Place" and "You're My World" have been recorded by the Ontario group, Arane. Johnny and the Gipsy Moth is based on an amazing event in her young father's life. About HildaRose HildaRose was originally born as a fat fairy between the pages of an old sketchbook. One day she crawled out from between those pages and now sits at her drawing table by the ocean in Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia. She regularly goes into the city to see if there are any pirate ships in the harbour. There haven't been any recently, but she keeps checking. Her favourite place in the whole world is sitting in her hammock under the big tree in her garden, drinking latte, and eating raisin buns. As long as she has a supply of pens and paper, she wants to stay there for ever and ever.