A seventh-generation Canadian, Betty Waterton was born in Oshawa in 1923. She grew up in Winnipeg and came to B.C. in the 1930s because her father worked for the Star Weekly. Now living in Sidney, she became a prolific children's author after raising her family. Her highly regarded first book A Salmon for Simon was illustrated by Ann Blades, followed by titles including Pettranella, Mustard and her Quincy Rumpel series.

BOOKS:

A Salmon for Simon, illus. by Ann Blades (1978)
Pettranella, illus. by Ann Blades (1980)
Mustard, illus. by Barbara Reid (1983)
Orff, 27 Dragons and a Snarkel, illus. by Karen Kulyk (1984)
Quincy Rumpel (1984)
The Dog Who Stopped the War [as translation and adaptation of the film script] (1985)
Starring Quincy Rumpel (1986)
Quincy Rumpel and the Woolly Chaps (Groundwood, 1992)
The Lighthouse Dog (Orca, 1997). Illustrated by Dean Griffiths.
A Bumblebee Sweater (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2007). Illustrated by Kim LaFave.

[BCBW 2007] "Kidlit"