Rachna Gilmore

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1984
  • Latest Book:
    February 2016
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Book List in Order: 19 titles

  • My Mother Is Weird!

  • When I Was a Little Girl

  • Aunt Fred Is a Witch

    Leila is about to spend a weekend with her Aunt Fred, whom everyone says is a witch. When the adults leave, Aunt Fred puts on a wild outfit and scoops Leila up onto her motorcycle. After a spectacular day, Leila forgets that Aunt Fred is supposed to ...

  • Friend Like Zilla

    Nobby, short for Zenobia, meets an older girl, Zilla, when her family goes on holiday. Zilla is developmentally disabled, but much more fun than the average teenager. The friendship grows until Uncle Chad shows up. He is snooty and sometimes unthinki...

  • Wild Rilla

    A full-color picture book about an ordinary girl who can magically turn herself into Wild Rilla, a feisty super girl who loves to solve problems in her school. Bright and lively, this story tickles the imagination as it empowers readers eight and und...

  • Ellen's Terrible TV Troubles

    Ellen gets more than she bargained for when her television brings her favourite characters to life in her living room.

    Young readers will laugh at Ellen's unusual dilemma as well as her clever solution to get everyone back where they belo...

  • Mina's Spring F Colors

    Mina, 11, enjoys playing computer games and watching TV, and has decidedly mixed feelings about her Indian heritage. She loves her Nanaji (grandfather), but is sometimes embarrassed by his old-fashioned ideas and customs.

    When she overhea...

  • Mina's Spring of Colors

  • A Gift for Gita

    Although she has made new friends in her adopted home, Gita has also missed her grandmother in India a lot. This is a warm and touching story about the meaning of home.

    This is the final book in the critically acclaimed series.

    Nomina...



  • Roses for Gita

    Gita misses her grandmother Naniji back in India, and especially her beautiful garden.

    When she hears her grouchy elderly neighbor playing his fiddle in his garden one morning, she decides to try to make friends. But is it possible for two peo...

  • A Group of One

    A girl of mixed heritage discovers that both cultures are important parts of who she is.Mr. Toller grins. "I guess we plain old regular Canadians need to know the history of other places to get a real and balanced view."Plain old regular.As in white....

  • The Sower of Tales

    All her life, Calantha has wanted only one thing: to apprentice with the Gatherer, and dedicate herself entirely to the Story Pods and the Tales. She dreams and muddles her way through her days, bumbling her chores and exasperating her mother. Bu...

  • Grandpa's Clock

    "Slow and steady," that's how you make a grandfather clock.

    Grandpa should know. He and Cayley have made nineteen clocks together. Now they are making Cayley's very own, a Lord Nelson. Then, one night, Cayley awakes to the sound of a siren. G...

  • When-I-Was-A-Little-Girl

    Award-winning author Rachna Gilmore revamps the classic parental trope of "When I was your age …" This sensitive story tells the tale of a little girl who just can't seem to measure up to the politeness, cleanliness or quietness that her mother sup...

  • Making Grizzle Grow

    The wonders of a child's imagination.

    When Dad doesn't have time to play in the snow with her, Emily is annoyed. Then she becomes so mad that she makes a snow dinosaur and calls it Grizzle. Grizzle comes alive, and she is a Dilophosaurus ...

  • Catching Time

    Scurry and worry, bustle and whirl.

    When a family's hectic schedule leaves no room for family fun, Sara decides to take matters into her own hands. With a preserve jar from Mom's cupboard in one hand, and a butterfly net in the other, she...

  • The Flute

    In this beautiful picturebook written by Governor General's Award-winning author Rachna Gilmore and illustrated by India's most renowned illustrator, Pulak Biswas, a little girl nearly drowns when a swollen river overflows its banks. Tragically, her ...

  • Lights for Gita

    Gita's family has only recently emigrated from India. Although she misses her relatives and friends, she has already made some friends in her new home. Today, she is looking forward to her favorite holiday: Divali, a festival of lights with fireworks...

  • Island Morning

    Island Morning is a gentle story of a girl and her grandfather's early morning walk through the fields of Prince Edward Island. On their journey, they see gentle pastures, farm animals, scenic vistas and a glorious sunrise. But this walk is about m...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rachna Gilmore has published 19 books.

Rachna Gilmore does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Island Morning, was published in February 2016.

The first book by Rachna Gilmore, My Mother Is Weird!, was published in June 1984.

No. Rachna Gilmore does not write books in series.
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