Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue
Third title in the bestselling series of baby boardbooks, First West Coast Books
Roy Henry Vickers is one of the West Coast’s best-loved artists
Robert “Lucky” Budd is a very active self-promotor on Twitter, and is engaged in the children’s literary scene on Vancouver Island, with regular readings at libraries and other literary programs
Both previous books in this series, Hello Humpback! and One Eagle Soaring, have sold a cumulative 16,200+ copies
Roy Henry Vickers is a renowned carver, painter, printmaker and storyteller. He is the illustrator and co-author of Harbour Publishing’s popular children’s First West Coast Book series and Northwest Coast Legends series, the latter of which were all shortlisted for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award: Raven Brings the Light in 2014, Cloudwalker in 2015, Orca Chief in 2016 and Peace Dancer in 2017. His other books include Storyteller (Harbour Publishing, 2014) and Voices from the Skeena (Harbour Publishing, 2019). He lives in Hazelton, BC.
Robert (Lucky) Budd is the co-author of both the Northwest Coast Legends series and First West Coast Book series and the author of Voices of British Columbia (Douglas & McIntyre, 2010), which was shortlisted for the 2011 Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award, and its sequel, Echoes of British Columbia (Harbour Publishing, 2014), which won second prize in the BC Historical Federation’s writing competition in 2014. He is also co-author of Voices from the Skeena (Harbour Publishing, 2019). He lives in Victoria, BC.
