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Barbara Reid

b. 1957

Canadian illustrator and writer

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About Barbara Reid

Born 1957. Barbara Reid is a children's writer.

Barbara Reid (born November 16, 1957) is a Canadian illustrator and author of children's books. She has been called "one of Canada's major literary figures". In 2012, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an honour presented annually to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". The resulting illustrations are "detail rich" and often "invoke laughter and wonder." The following year, she won the organization's award for Children's Author of the Year. IODE Book Award Winner 1987 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner 1992 Zoe series Mr. Christie's Book Award for English - Illustration Winner 1993 Two By Two Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner 1995

Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner 1996 International Board on Books for Young People Honour

Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Winner 2012 Picture a Tree Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist 2014 Libris Award for Picture Book Winner Selected works

As author

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 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)

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Education
OCAD University
Also known as
Barbara Jane Reid

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Barbara Reid?

Canadian illustrator and writer

When was Barbara Reid born?

Barbara Reid was born on 16 November 1957 in Toronto.

What is Barbara Reid's occupation?

Barbara Reid is a children's writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Barbara Reid

· Wikidata: Q44606043

· DBpedia: Barbara Reid

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