Re-Discovering Sir John A: Children’s Book Author Wants to Restore Balance to Legacy of Canada’s First PM

Re-Discovering Sir John A: Children’s Book Author Wants to Restore Balance to Legacy of Canada’s First PM
A statue of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Chandra Philip
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Writer Lindsay Shepherd has published her first children’s book, “A Day With Sir John A,” to offer young Canadian readers a better understanding of the country’s first prime minister and his achievements.
Shepherd says she was inspired to write the book because of what she saw in libraries and bookshelves.