Autor/-in: Melanie Farrar

Melanie was born in England and moved to Canada with her family when she was a small child. Her creativity sparked from a very young age through writing, drawing, painting, and sewing. At nineteen, Melanie studied Fashion and Costume Design in Toronto. This led to an exciting career that has spanned more than two decades, throughout which she drafted patterns and built costumes for theatre and dance. The lavish theatre world influenced Melanie's whimsical story writing. Melanie received the Indies Today Best Children's book award in 2023 for her picture book, Charlene Stiletto and Her Search for a Fabulous Pair of Shoes. Melanie continues to illustrate, create, and work on other character driven stories, including further adventures of Charlene Stiletto. Melanie loves tap-dancing, paddleboarding, roller-skating, vacationing in Jamaica, and sharing laughter with her family. She lives in a picturesque story-book town with her guinea pigs and her evil sidekick Nick. www. melaniefarrar. ca @melaniefarrar. author