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About Heather

Heather with Ojibwe Horse

I’m an award-winning Canadian children’s author living in Peterborough, Ontario. I write books about inclusion, friendship, the Ojibwe Horse, and soccer.

My latest book

Book cover At top, a grandmother, grandkids with horses. A horse trailer crosses the ice at the bottom.
Across the Ice:
How We Saved the Ojibwe Horse
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Let’s talk books!

Heather signing a book for a Grade one student

I love to visit schools, libraries, book clubs, and writing groups. Invite me to your next live or virtual event!

My books

  • Book cover At top, a grandmother, grandkids with horses. A horse trailer crosses the ice at the bottom.
    Across the Ice: How We Saved the OjibweHorse
  • Fast Friends book cover with award stickers
    Fast Friends
  • Runs with the Stars
  • Book cover
    Friends Find a Way
  • Wiijibibamatoon-Anangoonan
  • Amis instantanes book cover
    Amis instantanés
  • Betting Game
  • book cover
    C’est par ici

School and library visits

  • Heather signing Fast Friends
  • Heather O'Connor posing with a black Ojibwe Horse in an outdoor paddock
    Heather with Nigig
  • Heather O’Connor and Darcy Whitecrow
  • There she is!