- Born: 03 MAR 1927 – Whitford, Alberta
- Died: 03 OCT 1977 – Toronto, Ontario
- Achievements:
- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for A Prairie Boy’s Winter
- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for A Prairie Boy’s Summer
- Works:
- A Prairie Boy’s Winter (1973)
- Lumberjack (1974)
- A Prairie Boy’s Summer (1975)
- A Northern Nativity (1979)
- They Sought a New World (1985)
- Died: 03 OCT 1977 – Toronto, Ontario