Barbara Reid
Barbara Reid | |
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| Born | November 16, 1957 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Illustrator 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]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Selected works
[edit]As author
[edit]- 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
[edit]- The New Baby Calf by Edith Newlin Chase (1984)
- Have You Seen Birds? by Joanne Oppenheim (1986)
- Effie by Bev Allinson (1990)
- Gifts by Jo Ellen Bogart (1994)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Barbara Reid fonds". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ a b c d "Libris Awards Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award". IBBY Canada. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mr. Christie's Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Past Winners". Canadian Library Association. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "1996 IBBY Honour List Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2014 Libris Awards Recipient: Barbara Reid". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
External links
[edit]- "Barbara Reid's web site".
- Archives of Barbara Reid (Barbara Reid fonds, R11795) are held at Library and Archives Canada
- "Getting to Know Barbara Reid" on Canadian Children's Book Centre
