{"product_id":"jonarno-lawson","title":"JonArno Lawson","description":"\u003cp\u003e Born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised nearby in Dundas, JonArno Lawson is a four-time winner of the Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Children’s Poetry, for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Stars in a White Night Sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2007, in 2009 for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Voweller’s Bestiary\u003c\/em\u003e, in 2013 for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown in the Bottom of the Bottom of the Box\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand again in 2014 for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnjoy It While It Hurts\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2011 his poetry collection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThink Again\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas short-listed for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSidewalk Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewon the Governor General’s Award for Illustrated Children’s Books in 2015. JonArno lives in Toronto with his wife Amy Freedman and his children Sophie, Ashey and Joseph, all of whom assist the author with phrases, topics and sometimes even complete lines for use in his poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Author","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43990705406150,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/3115\/5654\/files\/j_lawson.jpg?v=1755400203","url":"https:\/\/ghp-pql.com\/products\/jonarno-lawson","provider":"Gordon Hill Press \u0026 The Porcupine's Quill ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}