Picture Book Creators – Favorite Authors and Illustrators
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Picture Book Creators
- Allwright, Deborah Illustrator of many books including She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain, Martha? No! and Dinosaur Sleepover
- Arsenault, Isabelle Canadian illustrator of Migrant, Spork, and Mr. Gauguin’s Heart
- Asch, Frank Author- illustrator of many children’s books including The Earth and I
- Averbeck, Jim Creator of Except If
- Bailey, Linda Canadian children’s author
- Bayrock, Fiona Canadian author of non fiction picture books including Bubble Homes and Fish Farts
- Brett, Jan
- Brooks Wallace, Barbara Author of Argyle and several chapter books
- Button, Lana Author of Willow’s Whispers
- Cote, Genevieve Canadian illustrator of many children’s books including What Elephant? and Noni Says No
- Cronin, Doreen Author of Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type, Giggle, Giggle, Quack & Dooby Dooby Moo
- Eamer, Claire Canadian author
- Eaton, Maxwell Author – illustrator of Two Dumb Ducks plus the Max and Pinky books
- Edwards, Pamela Duncan Author of many children’s books including Some Smug Slug, Honk! The Story of a Prima Swanerina, The Grumpy Morning
- Emmett, Jonathan Author of many children’s books including She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain and Someone Bigger
- Gilmore, Rachna Canadian author of numerous books including The Trouble with Dilly, Catching Time, Lights for Gita, A Screaming Kind of Day
- Granfield, Linda Canadian author – history, non fiction
- Hedderwick, Mairi Katie Morag series and more
- Heidbreder, Robert Canadian authorof A Sea-Wishing Day, Crocodiles Play, Drumheller Dinosaur Dance and much more
- Howells, Tania Canadian illustrator of Willow’s Whispers and Berkeley’s Barn Owl Dance
- Kool, Rebecca Canadian author
- Krensky, Stephen Author of Too Many Leprechauns, How Santa Got His Job, Milo the Really Big Bunny and more
- Lewin, Betsy Illustrator of Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type, Giggle Giggle Quack & Dooby Dooby Moo
- Luxbacher, Irene Canadian author – illustrator of several books including Mattoo, Let’s Play
- Maclear, Kyo Author of Spork
- McFarlane, Sheryl Canadian author of picture books and young adult novels
- Nickle, John Alphabet Explosion
- Nugent, Cynthia Canadian author / illustrator
- Otoshi, Kathryn Author / illustrator of “One” and “Zero”
- Parkins, David Canadian illustrator
- Powell, Tina Canadian author of picture books
- Radford, Sheri Canadian author
- Reid, Barbara Canadian author / illustrator of many books including The Subway Mouse
- Reynolds, Peter Author/illustrator of The Dot, So Few of Me, Ish and more
- Ritchie, Scot Canadian illustrator
- Sabuda, Robert Maker of spectacular pop up books including The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Smith, David Canadian author
- Stutson, Caroline Author of Cat’s Night Out, Pirate Pup, Night Train and more
- Trottier, Maxine Prolific Canadian author of The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing, Claire’s Gift, Sister to the Wolf, Under a Shooting Star, and Migrant
- Wakelin, Kirsti Anne Canadian illustrator of A Pod of Orcas, Looking for Loons, Catching Time
- Weinman Sharmat, Marjorie Author of Nate the Great and Olivia Sharp
- Wiesner, David ‘Wordless Author’, Mr. Wiesner won the Caldecott Medal for Tuesday & The Three Little Pigs. His latest wonder is Flotsam
- Wilhelm, Hans Author – illustrator of I’ll Always Love You and more
- Winters, Kari-Lynn Canadian author
- Wood, Audrey Author of Alphabet Adventure, Alphabet Mystery, Alphabet Rescue and much more
- Wood, Douglas Author of Miss Little’s Gift, Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth and more