Annabel Slaight OC OOnt (nee Gerald) is a Canadian author and former elementary school teacher.
[2] She then spent 10 years editing books and magazines before meeting Mary Anne Brinckman, a volunteer for the Federation of Ontario Naturalists (FON).
Together, they established a non-profit entitled Young Naturalist Foundation (YNF) and persuaded the FON to support their children's magazine, OWL.
[9] The magazine's success resulted in the launch of a television show and a prototype computer video game for Ontario school classrooms.
[12] In 1991, Slaight received the Sandford Fleming Medal from the Royal Canadian Institute for her outstanding contributions to the public understanding of science.
While continuing to author Owl and Chickadee through the 80s and 1990s, she also oversaw the production of its preschool equivalent, Big Comfy Couch.
[14] As a result of their ongoing success, Slaight and Gord Haines, former chief operating officer of Alliance Communications, oversaw the launch of Combined Media.