Jirina Marton

Jirina Marton (born April 19, 1946) is a Czech-born Canadian artist and illustrator.

She was born in Liberec,

Her books have been published in France, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, China and Korea. Her illustrations have appeared in exhibitions in Italy, Japan and Canada.

Selected works Sources: I'll Do It Myself (1989) Amelia's Celebration (1992), received the Grand Prize at the Itabashi Picture Book Contest Lady Kaguya's Secret: A Japanese Tale (1997) The Bear Says North: Tales from Northern Lands (2003) text by Bob Barton Arctic Adventures: Tales from the Lives of Inuit Artists (2007) text by Raquel Rivera Marja’s Skis (2007) text by Jean E. Pendziwol Bella's Tree (2009) text by Janet Russell, received the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration