Elizabeth Cleaver was the Canadian

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 author of several renowned children's books. Two of her books The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada and The Loon's Necklace were recognized with the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award

Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award

The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was created in 1971 to honour an outstanding work of illustration in current children's literature of Canada. The award is presented annually under the auspices of the Canadian Library Association...

 for the outstanding illustrations in Canadian children's literature. Shortly before her death, the Library and Archives of Canada acquired the original illustrations for eleven of Cleaver's thirteen books so that they would be preserved for future generations. An award for illustrators of Canadian children's literature Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award

Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award

The Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award was established in 1985 following the death of Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver, one of Canada's pre-eminent book illustrators. In her will, Cleaver left a fund of $10,000 dollars for an award to be given annually in recognition of outstanding...

is named in her honor.

Awards

• 1971 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada.
• 1972 Hans Christian Andersen Certificate of Honor from IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) for The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada, The Mountain Goats of Temlaham, and How Summer Came to Canada.
• 1974 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children for The Miraculous Hind.
• 1978 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for The Loon's Necklace.
• 1980 Canada Council Children's Literature Prize, English language, illustration, for Petrouchka.
• 1982 Hans Christian Andersen Certificate of Honour from IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) for Petrouchka.

External links

• Elizabeth Cleaver fonds at Library and Archives Canada