Moocher in the Lun: A Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Alphabet
By Tom Dawe
Illustrated by C. Anne MacLeod

Paperback, 62 pages, Colour illustrations ISBN 10: 1-897317-14-X ISBN 13: 978-1-897317-14-3 Price: CDN$16.95 Qty:

Book Description The Newfoundland and Labrador alphabet has never been portrayed so artistically. From auntsary to zosweet and everything in between, this book will take you on an excursion around the province, reciting its mystifying language, expressions, and folklore. Written by award-winning author Tom Dawe and illustrated by renowned folk artist C. Anne MacLeod, Moocher in the Lun is an alphabet book like no other. About the Author Born in Long Pond, Manuels, Conception Bay South, Tom Dawe has been a teacher, professor of English (MUN), visual artist, editor, writer, and poet. His work includes poetry, fiction, dramatic script, folklore, and children’s literature. He is also one of the founding members of Breakwater Books and TickleAce magazine. The winner of many awards and honours in arts and letters, he was recently awarded an honourary membership into the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador and was inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Hall of Honour. His work has been studied in schools and colleges around the world. C. Anne MacLeod is a film and video animator, a graphic artist, and an illustrator. Originally from the Isle of Man, Anne and her husband have lived in Newfoundland since 1968. They have one grown son, Jonathan, and three grandchildren. Anne has conducted many art and animation workshops in elementary schools in the province and once led an innovative children’s animation activity in a development project in Thailand. She has also worked in Malaysia and Brazil.