Canadian Author and Artist 15th Anniversary Reunion

Fifteen years later-Canadian Association of Children's Literature Award Winner Lissa Calvert and Best Selling Author Sonia Birch-Jones merge their exceptional talents in the upcoming release of Trouble Seeds.

Victoria (B.C.) In 1993 author Sonia Birch-Jones and artist Lissa Clavert blended their creative skills and created a best selling children’s book Klee Wyck’s Magic Quest. Today, the dynamic duo have teamed up once again with the up coming release of Trouble Seeds (Rain Publishing Inc. Summer 2008).

Ms. Birch-Jones and Ms. Calvert have a long list of accomplishments.

Ms. Calvert’s plates and figurines have been commissioned by the world famous Goebel of Germany. Her work hangs in museums and galleries around the globe, along with working with corporations such as Imperial Oil. Calvert has worked as an art director for film and television, and is a recipient of the Canadian Association of Children's Literature Award.

Ms. Birch Jones penned the best selling release of Klee Wyck’s Magic Quest (illustrated by Ms. Calvert), A First Class Funeral that was used for four years in the educational program at the Camosun College, and contributing writer in the international journal The Malahart Review. Her stories have been read on CBC, published in the Acanthus Magazine, and wrote ten plus murder-mystery plays performed by the original “Whodunit Players” sponsored by CIBC, Wood Gundy, and Marshall and Lamperson Legal Firm in Qualicum Beach.

The upcoming release of the young adult fantasy Trouble Seeds is enhanced with exclusive art designs by Ms. Calvert. Ms. Birch-Jones states the illustrations “Capture the essence of the story and characters superbly!”

Parents, grandparents and children ten plus will fall in love with the heroes Zark, the great Magician, Thalia the beautiful spirit, Nodoff the old owl, and boo the tribe of Bellypots that invade their magical land and place Zark under a spell. The adventures and effect of the Trouble Seeds make this story an unforgettable tale that will be read under the covers with a flashlight, long after parents have called ‘lights out!”


Trouble Seeds is scheduled for release this summer (2008) - ARC’s will be available upon request. Trouble Seeds will be available at select bookstores and online at http://www.rainbooks.com/ and http://www.amazon.com/ once released.

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