Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
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The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was created in 1971 to honour an outstanding work of illustration in current children's literature of Canada
. The award is presented annually under the auspices of the Canadian Library Association
. The award and medal are dedicated to schoolteacher and artist Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon
who taught academics as well as art to Ontario
schoolchildren and young adults in the 1860s and early 1870s. Her best-known work An Illustrated Comic Alphabet was published in 1966 by Henry Z. Walck in New York
and Oxford University Press
in Toronto
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The award is presented annually under the auspices of the Canadian Library Association
Canadian Library Association
The Canadian Library Association is a national, predominantly English-language association which represents 57,000 library workers across the country. It also speaks for the interests of the 21 million Canadians who are members of libraries...
. The award and medal are dedicated to schoolteacher and artist Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon was a teacher and artist known for her talents during the 1860s in Ontario, Canada. In 1966, her most comprehensive work, An Illustrated Comic Alphabet, was published by librarians and artists who admired her work...
who taught academics as well as art to Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
schoolchildren and young adults in the 1860s and early 1870s. Her best-known work An Illustrated Comic Alphabet was published in 1966 by Henry Z. Walck in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.
Winners
- 1971 - Elizabeth Mrazik-CleaverElizabeth Mrazik-CleaverElizabeth Cleaver was the Canadian author of several renowned children's books. Two of her books The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada and The Loon's Necklace were recognized with the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for the outstanding illustrations in Canadian children's...
, The Wind Has Wings - 1972 - Shizuye Takashima, A Child in Prison Camp
- 1973 - Jacques de Roussan, Au-Dela du Soleil/Beyond the Sun
- 1974 - William KurelekWilliam KurelekWilliam Kurelek, CM was a Canadian artist and writer. His work was influenced by his childhood on the prairies, his Ukrainian-Canadian roots and his Roman Catholicism.- Life :...
, A Prairie Boy's Winter - 1975 - Carlo Italiano, The Sleighs of My Childhood
- 1976 - William KurelekWilliam KurelekWilliam Kurelek, CM was a Canadian artist and writer. His work was influenced by his childhood on the prairies, his Ukrainian-Canadian roots and his Roman Catholicism.- Life :...
, A Prairie Boy's Summer - 1977 - Pam Hall, Down by Jim Long's Stage
- 1978 - Elizabeth Mrazik-CleaverElizabeth Mrazik-CleaverElizabeth Cleaver was the Canadian author of several renowned children's books. Two of her books The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada and The Loon's Necklace were recognized with the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for the outstanding illustrations in Canadian children's...
, The Loon's Necklace - 1979 - Ann Blades, A Salmon for Simon
- 1980 - Laszlo Gal, The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- 1981 - Douglas Tait, The Trouble with Princesses
- 1982 - Heather Woodall, Ytek and the Arctic Orchid
- 1983 - Lindee Climo, Chester's Barn
- 1984 - Ken Nutt, Zoom at Sea
- 1985 - Ian Wallace, Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance
- 1986 - Ken Nutt, Zoom Away
- 1987 - Marie-Louise GayMarie-Louise GayMarie-Louise Gay is a Canadian children’s author and illustrator.- Background :Born in Quebec City, as a child she lived in Montreal and Vancouver. Gay has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple...
, Moonbeam on a Cat's Ear - 1988 - Marie-Louise GayMarie-Louise GayMarie-Louise Gay is a Canadian children’s author and illustrator.- Background :Born in Quebec City, as a child she lived in Montreal and Vancouver. Gay has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple...
, Rainy Day Magic - 1989 - Kim LaFave, Amos's Sweater
- 1990 - Kady MacDonald DentonKady MacDonald DentonKady MacDonald Denton is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was raised in Toronto...
, Til All the Stars Have Fallen: Canadian Poems for Children - 1991 - Paul Morin, Orphan Boy
- 1992 - Ron Lightburn, Waiting for the Whales
- 1993 - Paul Morin, The Dragon's Pearl
- 1994 - Leo Yerxa Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
- 1995 - Barbara Reid, Gifts
- 1996 - Karen Reczuch, Just Like New
- 1997 - Harvey Chan, Ghost Train
- 1998 - Barbara Reid, The Party
- 1999 - Kady MacDonald DentonKady MacDonald DentonKady MacDonald Denton is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was raised in Toronto...
, A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes - 2000 - Zhong-Yang Huang, The Dragon New Year: A Chinese Legend
- 2001 - Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson, The Magnificent Piano Recital
- 2002 - Frances Wolfe, Where I Live
- 2003 - Pascal Milelli, The Art Room
- 2004 - Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin, Stanley's Party
- 2005 - Wallace Edwards, Monkey Business
- 2006 - Leslie Elizabeth Watts, The Baabaasheep Quartet
- 2007 - Melanie Watt, Scaredy SquirrelScaredy SquirrelScaredy Squirrel is the title character of the Scaredy Squirrel children’s book series. The books often follow the same format: Scaredy identifies his fears, shows how he avoids them at all costs, and develops contingency plans, which usually involve an emergency kit and playing dead till the...
- 2008 - Mélanie Watt, ChesterChesterChester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
- 2009 - Dusan Petricic, Mattland
- 2010 - Barbara Reid, Perfect Snow