The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) serves as the U.S. national section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), which was founded to promote international understanding and good will through books for children and teenagers. The IBBY Honor List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books honouring writers, illustrators, and translators from IBBY member countries. The Imaginary Garden written by Andrew Larsen, Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher published by Kids Can Press has been been chosen for the 2010 USBBY Outstanding International Books Honour List…

The nominees for the Governor General’s Literary Award in Children’s Literature, Illustration, introduce young readers to an eclectic cast of characters, including a hungry frog and a big fat momma, and send them to far-off locales including an island in Nunavut and, er, Newfoundland. Mark Medley of the National Post spoke with the five artists about their work.

Hannah Sung looks at the Governor General’s Literary Award finalists in the category of children’s literature - Illustration   Here are five books you might like. They’re finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Awards in the category of children’s literature — illustration. The award will be announced on Tuesday, November 17, and we’ll be speaking with [...]

Irene was a finalist in 2009 for a Governor General’s Award for her illustrations found in The Imaginary Garden.

Toronto, October 14, 2009 – The Canada Council for the Arts today announced the finalists for the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards. The finalists include authors, illustrators and translators from ages 27 to 78. The English and French awards are in the categories of fiction, non‑fiction, poetry, drama, children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation. In total, 70 books are shortlisted…