Jan Andrews was the author of numerous books, including The Auction; Very Last First Time; Keri (nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award); To See the Stars; and When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew (winner of the Silver Birch Express Award). An acclaimed storyteller and author, in 2016 she was appointed to the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture as a children's writer and a pioneer of Canada's storytelling movement. She died in 2017.