Barbara Reid

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Barbara Reid
Born (1957-11-16) November 16, 1957 (age 66)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationIllustrator and author
Alma mater Ontario College of Art
Notable awards Vicky Metcalf Award

Barbara Reid (born November 16, 1957) [1] is a Canadian illustrator and author of children's books. She has been called "one of Canada's major literary figures". [2] In 2012, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, [3] [4] an honour presented annually to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". [2]

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Biography

Reid was born in Toronto, Ontario, on November 16, 1957, and studied at the Ontario College of Art. [1]

After graduation, she began her career creating illustrations for textbooks, after which she began illustrating children's books. [5] She is known for her unique, sculpted-clay imagery, which was established with her illustrations for Elizabeth Clark's The New Baby Calf (1984). [1] She creates her illustrations by starting with a pencil drawing, then builds up the image using coloured modelling clay to give it a three-dimensional effect. [1] The result is then photographed and used as an illustration. [1] [5] The resulting illustrations are "detail rich" and often "invoke laughter and wonder." [1]

Reid's work has been published in over 21 countries, including Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Norway, China, Germany, Brazil and Thailand.

Awards and honours

In 2006, Reid won the Canadian Library Association's Children's Illustrator of the Year award. [6] The following year, she won the organization's award for Children's Author of the Year. [6] In 2012, she won the organization's Libris Award for Picture Book. [6]

In 2012, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, [3] [4] an honour presented annually to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". [2]

Awards for Reid's work
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1986Have You Seen Birds? Canada Council Children's Literature Prize Winner [1] [7]
IODE Book AwardWinner [8]
1987 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner [9] [10]
1992Zoe series Mr. Christie's Book Award for English - IllustrationWinner [1] [11]
1993Two By Two Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner [9] [12]
1995Gifts Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [13]
1996 International Board on Books for Young People Honour [14]
1997The Party Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Winner [1]
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [13]
2003The Subway Mouse Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist
2004 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award Winner [1]
Peg and the Yeti Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist
2009Fox Walked Alone International Board on Books for Young People Honour
2010Perfect Snow Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [13] [15]
2012Picture a Tree Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist
2014The Night Before Christmas Libris Award for Picture BookWinner [6] [16]

Selected works

As author

As illustrator

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