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Barbara Reid

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Barbara Reid
Born (1957-11-16) November 16, 1957 (age 66)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationIllustrator and author
Alma materOntario College of Art
Notable awardsVicky 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]

Biography

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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

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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
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1986 Have You Seen Birds? Canada Council Children's Literature Prize Winner [1][7]
IODE Book Award Winner [8]
1987 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner [9][10]
1992 Zoe series Mr. Christie's Book Award for English - Illustration Winner [1][11]
1993 Two By Two Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner [9][12]
1995 Gifts Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [13]
1996 International Board on Books for Young People Honour [14]
1997 The Party Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Winner [1]
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [13]
2003 The 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
2009 Fox Walked Alone International Board on Books for Young People Honour
2010 Perfect Snow Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [13][15]
2012 Picture a Tree Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist
2014 The Night Before Christmas Libris Award for Picture Book Winner [6][16]

Selected works

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As author

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  • Sing a Song of Mother Goose (1987)
  • Playing with Plasticine (1988), non-fiction
  • Two By Two (1992)
  • Zoe's Year (1992)
  • The Party (1997)
  • Fun with Modeling Clay (1998), non-fiction
  • The Golden Goose (2000)
  • Read Me a Book (2004)
  • The Subway Mouse (2004)
  • Fox Walked Alone (2009)
  • Perfect Snow (2009)
  • Picture a Tree (2011)
  • Welcome Baby (2013)
  • The Night Before Christmas (2013)

As illustrator

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Barbara Reid". The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2015-03-04. Archived from the original on 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People". Writer's Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  4. ^ a b Williams, Leigh Anne (2013-11-21). "McAdam, Moore Awarded Writers' Trust Prizes". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  5. ^ a b "Barbara Reid fonds". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  6. ^ a b c d "Libris Awards Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  7. ^ "1986 Canada Council Children's Literature Prizes Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  8. ^ "1986 IODE Book Award, Municipal Chapter of Toronto Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  9. ^ a b "Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award". IBBY Canada. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  10. ^ "1987 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  11. ^ "Mr. Christie's Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01.
  12. ^ "1993 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  13. ^ a b c "Past Winners". Canadian Library Association. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  14. ^ "1996 IBBY Honour List Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  15. ^ "2010 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  16. ^ "2014 Libris Awards Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
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