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Victoria Miles

Author

430 East 16th Street
North Vancouver, B.C.
V7L 2T5
Phone: 604.904.8904
Email: victorianunuk@telus.net
Web: magnifico-victoria-miles.blogspot.com

Born: November 16, 1966. Vancouver, Canada
Family: Married with two children.

Biography

Accordions, old bears, sea turtles, scientists, ancient trees and even chocolate as the author of numerous books for children, Victoria Miles writing has taken her into grizzly bear country, up to marmot meadows, and back hundreds of years in history.

And in The Chocolatier's Apprentice (Echo Memoirs, 2007), a commemorative picturebook to celebrate the first 100 years of Purdy's chocolates, Victoria drew upon the memories and experiences of the people from Purdy's chocolates to imagine the story of a boy who wanted nothing more than to make his mark in chocolate.

Victoria lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband, photographer David Nunuk, daughters Emily and Daphne, and their extended family of stuffed animals.

Victoria loves a good bear story, listens to accordion music while cleaning her house, and eats a little bit of chocolate every day.

Published Works

The Chocolatier's Apprentice, Echo Memoirs/Purdy's Chocolates, 2007. ISBN 0-9781811-3-1
Old Mother Bear , Chronicle Books, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-5033-9; ISBN-10: 0-8118-5033-1
Magnifico, Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2006. ISBN 1-55041-960-9; ISBN 1-55041-991-9
Wild Science: amazing encounters between animals and the people who study them, Raincoast Books, 2004. ISBN 1-55192-618-0
The Bear Tree, Beginnings: stories from Canada's past, Ronsdale Press, 2001. ISBN 0-921870-87-6
Pup's Supper, Monterey Bay Aquarium, 1998. ISBN 1-87822-422-1
Bald Eaglets, Orca Book Publishers, 1995. ISBN 1-55143-028-2
Cougar Kittens, Orca Book Publishers, 1995. ISBN 1-55143-026-6
Sea Otter Pup, Orca Book Publishers, 1993. ISBN 1-55143-002-9
Spotted Owlets, Orca Book Publishers, 1993. ISBN 1-55143-004-5

Awards

Finalist, CBC Radio Literary Awards, 2007
"Magnifico" Finalist, 2007/08 Chocolate Lily Awards
"Magnifico" Finalist 2007/08 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards
"Magnifico" Finalist 2007/08 Rocky Mountain Book Awards
"Old Mother Bear" Chosen by the Vancouver Elementary Principals and Vice Principals Association as their 2007 gift to all Vancouver elementary school libraries
"Wild Science" Finalist, 2005 Science in Society Awards
"Wild Science" Finalist, 2005 Silver Birch Awards

Other Memberships

Canadian Children's Book Centre, Children's Writers and Illustrators (CWILL) of B.C., International Association of Business Communicators

Available For

Readings, student workshops, keynote addresses