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About The Author

Budge Wilson

Budge Wilson (b. 1927) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and lived in Kingston, Ontario, before moving back to North West Cove, Nova Scotia. A former commercial artist and photographer, she has written more than twenty books, many of them for children and young adults; her awards include the Ann Connor Brimer Award for children’s literature. “Mr. Manuel Jenkins” is included in her story collection The Leaving (Anansi, 1991).

Books by Budge Wilson