The Woodcarver and the Bears - Children's Book

In this children's book, The Old Storyteller comes hiking down the Wolastoq Valley on his annual tour through New Brunswick. Sometimes his stories are about the past, but sometimes they seem to be about the future. His new story is about a boy named Peter who loves to make animal carvings and has the good fortune to become the apprentice of a Master Woodcarver. 

Find out what happens to Peter in The Woodcarver and the Bears. Written by Gordon Gilhuly and beautifully illustrated with full colour linocut prints by artist John Cooper.

Paperback
Approx. 12 x 10 x 0.3 in

John Cooper was born in Quebec in 1961, and was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. After having spent 5 years in the Canadian Navy as a marine engineer, he moved from Halifax to Toronto and enrolled in the Ontario College of Art’s printmaking program. He has won scholarships for his printmaking and was awarded 'Best Composition and Use of Line' at the Algoma Fall Festival of the Arts.

After graduation in 1989, John moved to Montreal where he spent four years creating three colour viscosity etchings and staging solo exhibitions of his work. John now resides in Barrie where he transforms stained glass into kaleidoscopes of superior design and workmanship. The precision and balance with which John constructs his works sets them apart from other kaleidoscopes. Highly collectible, John's kaleidoscopes have been presented to Prince William of the British Royal Family. Each piece is signed by the artist and is always unique.