When Sandra was a child, her parents moved the family to England and then bravely crammed three children into a tiny VW campervan to wind their way through Europe. The travel bug stuck, and Sandra has since lived in Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Austria, where she met her New Zealander husband, Grant. While climbing in the Austrian alps, he rescued her when she fell into an ice crevasse! Today, Sandra, Grant, and their three teenage kids are back in the Kingston area where they live on the beautiful Rideau Canal. Sandra is a clinical social worker and therapist, having gained her MA (Soc) from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and her MEd (Couns) from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Sandra has had a lifelong passion for children’s books. Her first picture book, Henry Holton Takes the Ice, was a finalist for the OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award and the Maine Chickadee Reader’s Choice Award. Cocoa Magic was published by Pajama Press in Fall 2022 and is also an OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce nominee (2024). Sandra is a frequent presenter at schools and libraries; her favourite thing about being an author is connecting with children and sharing her stories.
Sandra is a frequent presenter at schools and libraries. She offers engaging and interactive presentations for any grade level. Please see the "more" tab for the author visit contact form.
Thank you to Burnham Public School in Cobourg, Ontario for a great day and allowing the use of this photo!
Thank you to Burnham Public School in Cobourg, Ontario for a great day and allowing the use of this photo!