How The Moon Regained Her Shape

Ben Hodson ("How the Moon Regained Her Shape") Ben was born in Guelph, Ontario and grew up in Owen Sound where he loved to explore the magical woods, mossy caves and craggy, limestone cliffs of the Niagara escarpment. Before illustrating for children, he co-owned The Colour Forge, a card company in Waterloo, Ontario and also worked as a commercial artist, painting the interiors of restaurants and stores in Toronto, and as a designer of logos and novelty art. Ben currently illustrates full time from his home, about an hour outside of Ottawa. Ben loves a good adventure, like hiking the Pacific Coast Trail with a pack of wild borros or living in a small village in Nepal, but his favourite place to be is at home on the lake, with his dog and sketchbook. His published works include: Lines in the Sand: New Writing on War and Peace (Frances Lincoln UK 2003, proceeds to UNICEF); I Love Yoga (Tundra Books, 2003); "Lemaja's Gift of Night" in Brazil: The Culture (Crabtree 2003); "The Golden Flower" in Puerto Rico: The Culture (Crabtree 2003); "People of the Land" in Many Gifts Six (Gage Learning Corporation 2002); "Artarama" (Nov 2002), "The Weird Zone" (June 2003) in Owl Magazine; Various projects: McGraw Hill, Family Pastimes Co-operative Board Games, Songline Productions Children's Music, Today's Parent Magazine. Ben is the 2003 recipient of the Applied Arts Illustration Annual Award and is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.Heller, Janet Ruth is the author of 'How The Moon Regained Her Shape ' with ISBN 9780976494348 and ISBN 0976494345.