For 20 years, Diane lived in Victoria, British Columbia, where she taught French Immersion and wrote books in both French and English. Upon her arrival on the West Coast, Diane had the incredible luck of living in Emily Carr's home for a year and amazingly, once again for her last year in Victoria. Diane has left the West but a little part of herself stayed behind in the virgin rainforests of Vancouver Island where her family was very involved in saving some of the world's tallest trees. Both experiences inspired her picture books selected for CCBC Our Choice Award.
Diane is now living in her native village, which was called la-butte-à-Pétard before the deportation of 1755. This is also the name of her first book, an award-winning novel which depicted the resistance of her Acadian ancestors who escaped expulsion. The sequel, Retour à la butte à Pétard, was partly written in Louisiana and takes place during the first Acadian World Congress.
- Nos deux grands-mères. Les Éditions des Plaines, 2009 (September)
- Retour à la butte á Pétard. Bouton d'or Acadie, 2008 ISBN 978-2-923518-39-8
- Emily Carr's Attic. Orca Book Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-55143-958-7.
- Le grenier d'Emily Carr. Les Éditions des Plaines, 2006. ISBN-13 : 978-2-89611-032-2
- Who's in Maxine's Tree? Orca Book Publishers, 2006. ISBN 1-55143-346-X.
- Qui est dans l'arbre de Maxine? Les Éditions des Plaines, 2006. ISBN 978-2-89611-029-1
- La butte à Pétard. (edition augmentee)., Bouton d'or Acadie, 2004 ISBN 978-2-922203-70-0
- L'arbre de Maxine. Les Éditions des Plaines, 2004. ISBN 2-89611-002-X.
- Cédric et le porc-épic. Chenelière/McGraw-Hill, 2002. ISBN 2-89461-770-4.
- Charlotte et la dame aux corbeaux. Cheneliere/ McGraw-Hill, 2002. ISBN 2-89461-771-2.
- Rosette and the Muddy River. Orca Book Publishers, 1991 ISBN 0-920501-65-6.
- The Attic of All Sorts. Orca Book Publishers, 1991 ISBN 0-920501-47-8.
- Maxine's Tree. Orca Book Publishers, 1990 ISBN 0-920501-38-9.
- La butte à Pétard. Les Éditions de l'Acadie, 1989. ISBN 2-7600-0161-X.
Selected for Rights Canada 2009 Retour à La butte à Pétard
Selected for Best Books for Kids & Teens 2009 Canada, Emily Carr's Attic
Choisir un livre-sélection (France) 2009 Retour à La butte à Pétard
Choisir un livre-sélection (France) 2008 La butte à Pétard
Hackmatack Award 2006-French Fiction La butte à Pétard (edition augmentee)
Communication-Jeunesse-sélection (Québec) 2005-2006 La butte à Pétard
Finalist for le Prix France Acadie 2005 L'arbre de Maxine
Atlantic Writing Competition Second Prize-Play 1996 Zel-Maia's Take-Out
The Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice Award 1992 The Attic of All Sorts
The Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice Award 1991 Maxine's Tree
Mention spéciale Prix France-Acadie 1990 La butte à Pétard
