Jack Lefcourt

Jack Lefcourt was born in Kitchener, just outside Toronto, Canada, in 1964. He earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Waterloo in 1988. Jack’s cartooning and illustration career spans several decades. His editorial work has appeared in some sixty newspapers and magazines across Canada. He is also a teacher, having earned his bachelor’s of education from Brock University in Ontario and currently teaches English in Japan, where he has lived since 2006.​

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Books

An Evening Dream in Springtime: Memories of My Grandfather

$4.99 - $22.95

written by Mika Matsuno

illustrated by Jack Lefcourt

Most Saturday nights, young Mika races to her grandfather’s house, where she finds him painting artful calligraphy. He chants strange words in a stirring voice, surrounded by a house filled with eccentric treasures. Mika later sifts through remembered moments as she pieces together a fuller appreciation of her grandfather. She recalls favorite passages from an ancient book, Grandfather’s collection of fine writing tools, and the red stamp marking his most distinguished art. Mika wonders how it would have sounded to hear her grandfather play the biwa. What else didn’t she know about this hardworking, dedicated, gentle man? Mika’s story invites us to wonder: Who were our grandparents? How will we hold them close when their house and most of their things are gone?

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