Top 20 Children's Author celebrities in Canada
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Children's Author celebrities [Updated June 5, 2023].
Gabrielle Roy was born
on March 22, 1909
in Canada.
Her 1954 novel, Alexandre Chenevert, is regarded as one of the most important Canadian works of psychological realism.
Kenneth Oppel was born
on August 31, 1967
in Canada.
His novel, Airborn, won the Governor General's Award in 2004.
Jon Klassen was born
on November 29, 1981
in Winnipeg, Canada.
Prior to beginning his career as an author, he worked as an animator on major films like Kung Fu Panda and Coraline.
Gordon Korman was born
on October 23, 1963
in Montreal, Canada.
In a career spanning more than three decades, he sold more than seventeen million copies of his books.
Eric Walters was born
on March 3, 1957
in Toronto, Canada.
In 2013, he received the Children's Africana Book Award for his novel The Matatu. He was presented the award at a ceremony at the Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C.
Tiffany Poirier was born
on March 20, 1980
in Canada.
She has contributed educational articles to publications like The Tyee and Synergy Magazine.
Eleanor Coerr was born
on May 29, 1922
in Canada.
Her Japanese childhood best friend inspired her enduring interest in Japanese culture and history, which, in turn, eventually led her to write her most famous literary work.
Dominique Demers was born
on November 23, 1956
in Canada.
In 1987, she won the Judith-Jasmin Award for her work as a journalist.
Sarah Ellis was born
on May 19, 1952
in Vancouver, Canada.
She received the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, and the IODE Violet Downey Award, among other literary honors.
Paulette Bourgeois was born
on July 20, 1951
in Canada.
She was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2003.
Dare Wright was born
on December 3, 1914
in Canada.
Her only book written for adults, Ocracoke in The Fifties, as well as another children's book, Make Me Real, were released after her death.
Elise Gravel was born
on January 10, 1977
in Montreal, Canada.
She has written more than 30 books and her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Her first major award was the Mister Christie's Book Award in 2005.
Kit Pearson was born
on April 30, 1947
in Edmonton, Canada.
She won the 1996 the Governor General's Award for Awake and Dreaming.
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