Robert Munsch started telling stories when he was teaching in a daycare, to get the kids to settle down. Now he is Canada’s number one author for young readers with more than 80 books in print, including such bestsellers. He is a member of the Order of Canada, has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and is a hero to generations of young readers. He has been nominated for the prestigious international Astrid Lindgren Award three times. Robert Munsch lives in Guelph, Ontario.Shaikara David is an Indigenous artist from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. She studied at Algonquin College and worked in animation before starting to illustrate picture books. For this book she was inspired by her own childhood ribbon dress and the generous and giving culture of her family and Mohawk people. Shaikara lives in Ottawa with her partner, two cats and an axolotl. Everyone is late for a wedding and nothing is going right. But Jillian and her wonderful ribbon dress can fix almost anything—from the groom’ s shoelaces to the bride’ s unruly hair. But now Jillian’ s dress is a mess. Who is going to fix it for her? Robert Munsch wrote this story for Jillian, a Mohawk girl from Kahnawake, who came to a storytelling wearing her new ribbon dress. Shaikara David is an Indigenous artist from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. She studied at Algonquin College and worked in animation before starting to illustrate picture books. For this book she was inspired by her own childhood ribbon dress and the generous and giving culture of her family and Mohawk people. Audience: Ages 3-8.
