A printmaker by training, Lori Doody is the author/illustrator of several widely praised picture books that combine bright, simple illustrations with witty, spare stories, including Capelin Weather ; The Puffin Problem ; Mallard, Mallard, Moose ; Paint the Town Pink ; Catalina ; and the Mr. Beagle series. Two have been included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens; one, named an Ontario Library Association "Top Ten Best Bet"; and two, short-listed for the NL Book Award for Children's/Young Adult Literature.