Barbara Reid Explained

Birth Date: November 16, 1957
Occupation:Illustrator and author
Awards:Vicky Metcalf Award
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:Ontario College of Art

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".

Biography

Reid was born in Toronto, Ontario, on November 16, 1957, and studied at the Ontario College of Art.

After graduation, she began her career creating illustrations for textbooks, after which she began illustrating children's books. She is known for her unique, sculpted-clay imagery, which was established with her illustrations for Elizabeth Clark's The New Baby Calf (1984). 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. The result is then photographed and used as an illustration.[5] The resulting illustrations are "detail rich" and often "invoke laughter and wonder."

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

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. In 2012, she won the organization's Libris Award for Picture Book.

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".

Awards for Reid's work!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
1986Have You Seen Birds?Canada Council Children's Literature PrizeWinner[7]
IODE Book AwardWinner[8]
1987Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book AwardWinner[9] [10]
1992Zoe seriesMr. Christie's Book Award for English - IllustrationWinner[11]
1993Two By TwoElizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book AwardWinner[12]
1995GiftsAmelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's AwardWinner[13]
1996International Board on Books for Young PeopleHonour[14]
1997Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustrationWinner
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's AwardWinner
2003Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustrationFinalist
2004Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book AwardWinner
Peg and the YetiGovernor General's Award for English-language children's illustrationFinalist
2009Fox Walked Alone International Board on Books for Young PeopleHonour
2010Perfect SnowAmelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's AwardWinner[15]
2012Picture a TreeGovernor General's Award for English-language children's illustrationFinalist
2014Libris Award for Picture BookWinner[16]

Selected works

As author

As illustrator

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-03-04 . Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . 2023-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414134538/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/barbara-reid . live .
  2. Web site: Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People . Writer's Trust of Canada . 2017-12-04 . 2017-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042132/http://www.writerstrust.com/Awards/Vicky-Metcalf-Award-for-Children-s-Literature/Past-Winners/Barbara-Reid.aspx . live .
  3. Web site: Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature Archives . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512022808/http://bookcentre.ca/awards/vicky-metcalf-award-childrens-literature . 2023-05-12 . 2023-05-12 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Williams . Leigh Anne . 2013-11-21 . McAdam, Moore Awarded Writers’ Trust Prizes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131124143200/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/60105-mcadam-moore-awarded-writers-trust-prizes.html . 2013-11-24 . 2023-05-12 . . en.
  5. Web site: Barbara Reid fonds . Library and Archives Canada . 2017-12-04 . 2017-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171205093007/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/literaryarchives/027011-200.109-e.html . live .
  6. Web site: Libris Awards Archives . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2023-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514015016/http://bookcentre.ca/awards/libris-awards . live .
  7. Web site: 1986 Canada Council Children’s Literature Prizes Recipient: Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2022-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004135129/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/1986_canada_council_childrens_literature_prizes_recipient_barbara_reid . live .
  8. Web site: 1986 IODE Book Award, Municipal Chapter of Toronto Recipient: Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2023-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206201517/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/1986_iode_book_award_municipal_chapter_of_toronto_recipient_barbara_reid . live .
  9. Web site: Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2023-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206200801/https://www.ibby-canada.org/awards/elizabeth-mrazik-cleaver-award . live .
  10. Web site: 1987 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Recipient: Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129211216/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/1987_elizabeth_mrazik-cleaver_canadian_picture_book_award_recipient_barbara_reid . live .
  11. Web site: Mr. Christie’s Book Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101021305/http://www.bookcentre.ca/awards/mr_christies_book_award . 2015-01-01 . .
  12. Web site: 1993 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Recipient: Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2022-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930094755/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/1993_elizabeth_mrazik-cleaver_canadian_picture_book_award_recipient_barbara_reid . live .
  13. Web site: Past Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219000700/http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Amelia_Frances_Howard_Gibbon_Illustrator_s_Award&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=2505 . 2014-02-19 . 2023-05-22 . Canadian Library Association.
  14. Web site: 1996 IBBY Honour List Recipient: Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129202657/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/1996_ibby_honour_list_recipient_barbara_reid . live .
  15. Web site: 2010 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award Recipient: Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2022-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004142341/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2010_amelia_frances_howard-gibbon_illustrators_award_recipient_barbara_reid . live .
  16. Web site: 2014 Libris Awards Recipient: Barbara Reid . 2023-05-22 . . en-US . 2022-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930094857/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2014_libris_awards_recipient_barbara_reid . live .