[1] Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor.
One of Tundra Books' best-selling titles has been the 1980 short story, The Hockey Sweater, which was written by Roch Carrier, published by May Cutler,[3] and illustrated by filmmaker Sheldon Cohen.
[4] In 1996, Tundra Books' headquarters moved to Toronto from its former home in Westmount, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, and a new publisher, Kathy Lowinger, took over.
In the late 2000s, Tundra reissued many children's titles, including Mordecai Richler's Jacob Two-Two books, The Olden Days Coat by Margaret Laurence, Monica Hughes' Isis trilogy, and Veronica Tennant's On Stage, Please.
[1] On June 24, 2009, Kathy Lowinger announced her retirement as publisher of Tundra Books.