Veronika Martenova Charles, author portrait
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Veronika Martenova Charles

Tundra’s Veronika Martenova Charles is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include: Maiden of the Mist: A Legend of Niagara Falls; Stretch, Swallow, & Stare; The Crane Girl, and her five-book series for emergent readers, Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales. Veronika has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College of Art and Design, and recently completed her graduate studies in Folklore at York University. Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto.
It's Not About the Straw!
It's Not About the Ball!
It's Not About the Tiny Girl!
It's Not About the Diamonds!
It's Not About the Beanstalk!
Don't Eat That!
It's Not about the Pumpkin!
It's Not about the Apple!
It's Not about the Rose!
It's Not about the Crumbs!
It's Not about the Hunter!
Don't Forget!
Don't Touch That!
Don't Enter the House!
Don't Talk to Strangers!
Don't Go into the Forest!
Don't Walk Alone at Night!
Don't Go In There!
Don't Go Near the Water!
Don't Open the Door!

Books

It's Not About the Straw!
It's Not About the Ball!
It's Not About the Tiny Girl!
It's Not About the Diamonds!
It's Not About the Beanstalk!
Don't Eat That!
It's Not about the Pumpkin!
It's Not about the Apple!
It's Not about the Rose!
It's Not about the Crumbs!
It's Not about the Hunter!
Don't Forget!
Don't Touch That!
Don't Enter the House!
Don't Talk to Strangers!
Don't Go into the Forest!
Don't Walk Alone at Night!
Don't Go In There!
Don't Go Near the Water!
Don't Open the Door!

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