About Susan
Recently I won the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration for my paintings in Up Home. Up Home was also awarded the Best Published Book Award (Atlantic Book Awards, 2009)
I am currently working on another story by Shauntay Grant, the author of Up Home. She is also the current Poet Laureate for Halifax Regional Municipality. I have had the great fortune to work with Bu... More
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| Susan's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 7 from Susan's published works, View all 7 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Brave Jack and the Unicorn (Hardcover) Author: Janet McNaughton Illustrator: Susan Tooke Publisher: Tundra Books |
Ages 4-8 |
04/12/2005 Add | |||
| 12 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Full Moon Rising (Hardcover) Author: Joanne Taylor Illustrator: Susan Tooke Publisher: Tundra Books |
Ages 4-8 |
09/24/2002 Add | |||
| 6 Reviews | |||||
| 3. A Fiddle for Angus (Hardcover) Author: Budge Wilson Illustrator: Susan Tooke Publisher: Tundra Books |
Ages 4-8 |
09/18/2001 Add | |||
| 5 Reviews | |||||
| 4. A Seaside Alphabet (Hardcover) Author: DONNA GRASSBY Illustrator: Susan Tooke Publisher: Tundra Books |
Ages 4-8 |
04/15/2000 Add | |||
| 3 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
| Books Recently Added to Susan's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 8 from Susan's bookshelf, View all 8 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. B is for Bluenose: A Nova Scotia Alphabet (Discover Canada Province by P... Author: Lovenia Gorman, Susan Tooke Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press |
Ages 4-8 |
12/4/2010 Add | |||
| Susan said: I did not work with Ms Gorman on this book, I am both illustrator and author of B is for Bluenose tags: I wrote , I illustrated | |||||
| 7 Reviews | |||||
| 2. An Earthly Knight (Paperback) Author: Janet McNaughton Publisher: HarperCollins Canada |
Young Adults |
11/27/2009 Add | |||
| Susan said: Written by Janet McNaughton, not Colin!!! tags: inspired me to write this note! | |||||
| 66 Reviews | |||||
| 3. The Secret Under My Skin (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (... Author: Janet McNaughton Publisher: Bt Bound |
Young Adults |
11/27/2009 Add | |||
| Susan said: This was written by Janet, not Colin McNaughton!!! tags: inspired me to write this note! | |||||
| 60 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Catch Me Once, Catch Me Twice (Junior Gemini) (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Janet McNaughton Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside |
Ages 4-8 |
11/27/2009 Add | |||
| Susan said: This was written by Janet McNaughton, not Colin!!!! I have been trying to correct this for ages and had given up, when Janet emailed me about it.
tags: Inspired me to write this note! | |||||
| 17 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
Profile Comments
Comment by Timothy Schenk on 1/8/2009 at 9:32 PM:
Beautiful art Susan. I love your watercolors.
Beautiful art Susan. I love your watercolors.
Comment by London Ladd on 7/24/2008 at 3:57 PM:
Beautiful work...thanks for the friendship
Beautiful work...thanks for the friendship
Comment by Richard Rudnicki on 5/16/2008 at 5:22 PM:
Hi Susan,
I just heard one of the books you illustrated won the Alberta Children's Book of the Year Award. Free as the Wind, by Jamie Bastedo and published by Red Deer is BEAUTIFULLY illustrated, the horses and Sable Island are so real. The family is warm and genuine -- and I love the dog... more
I just heard one of the books you illustrated won the Alberta Children's Book of the Year Award. Free as the Wind, by Jamie Bastedo and published by Red Deer is BEAUTIFULLY illustrated, the horses and Sable Island are so real. The family is warm and genuine -- and I love the dog... more
Comment by aaron pocock on 5/8/2008 at 11:14 PM:
AMAZING ART!!!! absolutely wonderful. You see through very observant eyes Susan. I love it.
Take care, Aaron.
AMAZING ART!!!! absolutely wonderful. You see through very observant eyes Susan. I love it.
Take care, Aaron.
Comment by Eleanor Aspin on 4/27/2008 at 9:00 AM:
Susan, are you another Norman Rockwell? Opps, I mean NORMA! Ha!
No kidding, you've got people beautifully depicted as they are in everyday life. Just wonderful! Pleased to meet you.
ElAspin (writer/illust. of upcoming, 'Abby's Attic Adventures'
www.eleanoraspinbooks.com
Susan, are you another Norman Rockwell? Opps, I mean NORMA! Ha!
No kidding, you've got people beautifully depicted as they are in everyday life. Just wonderful! Pleased to meet you.
ElAspin (writer/illust. of upcoming, 'Abby's Attic Adventures'
www.eleanoraspinbooks.com
Comment by Eric Orchard on 1/25/2008 at 8:47 AM:
I'm proud to know you! You've taught me how to see the magic that's just outside my door. I don't think I'd have realized how wonderful this place is if I hadn't seen your amazing paintings.
I'm proud to know you! You've taught me how to see the magic that's just outside my door. I don't think I'd have realized how wonderful this place is if I hadn't seen your amazing paintings.
Comment by Kathy Kaulbach on 1/24/2008 at 7:04 AM:
Love those Preston paintings! Especially the family reunion. I think this is your best work.
But where are the hats? :) Did a poster for the National Film Board once about weddings in Preston, they had the most amazing hats! Huge and bright. Think Preston is the international centre of ... more
But where are the hats? :) Did a poster for the National Film Board once about weddings in Preston, they had the most amazing hats! Huge and bright. Think Preston is the international centre of ... more
Congratulations on your Award! - well deserved, your work's wonderful.
Best wishes,
Peter Taylor