Marie Powell is the author of more than 40 children’s books with such publishers as Scholastic Canada, Amicus, Lerner, and others.

Coming soon: Garden Song 

Lilac Arch Press will publish Marie’s newest picture book, Garden Song, expected in June 2026.

Lee wants to help Grandma in the backyard garden–until she sees the creepy-crawlies. But as she looks closer at an earthworm, garden spider, and bee, a new world opens up for her. When the vegetables are ready to pick, Lee discovers she’s grown along with the plants in Grandma’s garden.

Illustrator: Alena Pelagey https://www.instagram.com/alena_pelagey

Beginning Readers

Amicus Publishing (US) publishes Marie’s six-book series for beginning readers. These books are accredited for the Grade 1 Accelerated Reading Program. Marie has presented these books to readers from Preschool to Grade 2.

Click on the series title to find more information about the series and see a sample book page. You can buy these books individually or in sets from Marie or from Amicus Publishing (US). You can also find these books on Marie’s Author Central page on Amazon.

Word Families I

Word Families II

Word Families III

Punctuation Station

Vowels Series

You can buy all of these books from Marie. They are also available from Amicus, from Amazon, and from anywhere educational books can be purchased.