Paola Opal - Author and Illustrator of The Simply Small Series
My first book, One Little Bug, was published under my legal name, Paola van Turennout. All of the books in the Simply Small Series are created under my pen name, Paola Opal.
This series is inspired by a my love of nature and animals. Here on the west coast of Canada we are lucky to have access to an abundance of beautiful wilderness, which I appreciate greatly.
Awards:
Alcuin Society Award for Excellence in Book Design
Canadian Toy Testing Council top 10 books for kids (for Perry and Saffy)
Over 100, 000 copies of my books are now in print!
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