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Lana Button

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Lana
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Button
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Ontario
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Children’s Author Lana Button has a background in acting and is an early childhood educator. Lana’s picture books have been shortlisted for awards including The Blue Spruce, The Shining Willow, the Jean Throop IODE Award and the Rainforest of Reading, and have been recognized as Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Bets and the IBBY Outstanding Book for Young Children.
Lana specializes in school, library and festival presentations. Her literary presentations about perseverance, empathy and bull have inspired children across Canada.
Lana and her husband live in Burlington, Ontario.
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school, festival and library presentations and editorial services
Publications
Brianna Banana, New Cheese Girl (Orca, 2026)
Time to Leave, Laverne! (Owlkids, 2026)
Brianna Banana, Worst Surprise Ever! (Orca, 2025)
One Can (co-written with Eric Walters, Groundwood, 2025)
Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day (Orca, 2025)
The First Ones on the Ice (Nimbus, 2024)
My Grammie's House (Tundra, 2024)
See You Later, Alligator! (Scholastic, 2024)
The Only Lonely Fairy (Pajama Press, 2024)
Stay My Baby (Orca Books, 2023)
Percy's Perfect Friend (Pajama Press, 2023)
Tayra's Not Talking (Kids Can Press, 2022)
The Cow Said BOO! (Pajama Press, 2021)
Tough Like Mum (Tundra Books, 2021)
Raj's Rule (For the Bathroom at School) (Owlkids, 2020)
What if Bunny's Not a Bully? (Kids Can Press, 2020)
My Teacher's Not Here! (Kids Can Press, 2018)
Willow's Smile (Kids Can Press, 2016)
Willow Finds a Way (Kids Can Press, 2014)
Willow's Whispers (Kids Can Press, 2010, 2013)
Awards
2025 Bank Street Books Best Children's Books of the Year Commendation
2025 Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books of the Year Commendation
2025 Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year Commendation
2025 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids Commendation
2025 Hamilton Literary Award Shortlist
2024 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Award
2022 Crystal Kite Award
2020 Jean Throop IODE Award Shortlist
2019 Jean Throop IODE Award Shortlist
2013 Blue Spruce Shortlist
2011 Shining Willow Shortlist
2010 Blue Spruce Shortlist
2010 Bank Street Book
2010 IBBY Outstanding Book for Children with Special Needs
Other Memberships
The Writers Union of Canada
Canadian Children's Book Centre
IBBY Canada
SCBWI
College of Early Childhood Educators
 

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