Thao Lam

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Thao Lam
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Thao Lam in 2022
OccupationAuthor, Illustrator
GenreChildren's picture books
Website
thaolam.com

Thao Lam is a Vietnamese-Canadian children's author and illustrator who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Her works are completed in a collage style. [1]

Contents

Boat People, co-directed with animator Kjell Boersma based on Lam's 2020 book The Paper Boat, won the award for Best Animated Short Film at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival. [2]

Esarly life and education

Lam came to Canada with her parents at the age of 3, [3] as a refugee from Vietnam. [4] She credits picture books for helping her settle into life in Canada, particularly the works of children's author Eric Carle and David Wiesner.

Lam studied illustration at Toronto's Sheridan College.

Works

Films

Boat People (2023)

Awards and nominations

Book Awards

The Line In The Sand

Awards and honours:


THAO: A Picture Book

Awards and honours:


The Paper Boat

Awards and honours:


My Cat Looks Like My Dad

Awards and honours:


Wallpaper

Awards and honours:


Skunk on a String

Awards and honours:

Film Awards

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References

  1. "Interview with Thao Lam". www.picturebookers.com. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
  2. Aryn Toombs, "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled". LiveWire Calgary, September 25, 2023.
  3. "Best Books of 2018: Thao Lam". Kirkus Reviews.
  4. Lam, Thao; Books, Owlkids. "Picture Book Author & Paper Artist Thao Lam on the Books that Shaped Her & the Canadian Illustrator Whose Work Taught Her to Draw". open-book.ca.