Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
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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 artistic talent in a Canadian picture book. The recipient receives a cheque for $1,000 dollars and a certificate.
The Cleaver Award is administered by a committee of three members of the Canadian section of the International Board on Books for Young People IBBY Canada
. The recipient is a Canadian illustrator of a picture book published in Canada in English or French during the previous calendar year.
Winners of the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award:
2009 – Oleg Lipchenko
, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
2008 – Christine Delezenne, La Clé
2007 – Stéphane Jorisch, The Owl and the Pussycat
2006 – Kady MacDonald Denton
, Snow
2005 – Geneviève Côté, The Lady of Shalott
2004 – Stéphane Poulin, Un chant de Noël
2003 – Pierre Pratt, Where’s Pup?
2002 – Janie Jaehyun Park, The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
2001 – Marie-Louise Gay
, Stella, Queen of the Snow
2000 – Michèle Lemieux, Stormy Night
1999 – Kady MacDonald Denton
, A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
1998 – Pascal Mileli, Rainbow Bay
1997 – Harvey Chan, Ghost Train
1996 – Janet Wilson, Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt
1995 – Murray Kimber, Josepha: A Prairie Boy’s Story
1994 – Leo Yerxa, Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
1993 – Barbara Reid, Two by Two
1992 – Ron Lightburn, Waiting for the Whales
1991 – Paul Morin, The Orphan Boy
1990 – Ian Wallace
, The Name of the Tree
1989 – Eric Beddows, Night Cars
1988 – Stéphane Poulin, Can You Catch Josephine?
1987 – Barbara Reid, Have You Seen Birds?
1986 – Ann Blades, By the Sea: An Alphabet Book
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver
Elizabeth Cleaver was the Canadian 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 for the outstanding illustrations in Canadian children's...
, one of Canada's
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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 artistic talent in a Canadian picture book. The recipient receives a cheque for $1,000 dollars and a certificate.
The Cleaver Award is administered by a committee of three members of the Canadian section of the International Board on Books for Young People IBBY Canada
IBBY Canada
IBBY Canada is the Canadian National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People, a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people who are committed to bringing children and books together....
. The recipient is a Canadian illustrator of a picture book published in Canada in English or French during the previous calendar year.
Winners of the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award:
2009 – Oleg Lipchenko
Oleg Lipchenko
Oleg Yurievich Lipchenko Олег Юрьевич Липченко is a Canadian artist and illustrator, member of CANSCAIP.He was born in Ukraine; has moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1999...
, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
2008 – Christine Delezenne, La Clé
2007 – Stéphane Jorisch, The Owl and the Pussycat
2006 – Kady MacDonald Denton
Kady MacDonald Denton
Kady MacDonald Denton is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was raised in Toronto...
, Snow
2005 – Geneviève Côté, The Lady of Shalott
2004 – Stéphane Poulin, Un chant de Noël
2003 – Pierre Pratt, Where’s Pup?
2002 – Janie Jaehyun Park, The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
2001 – Marie-Louise Gay
Marie-Louise Gay
Marie-Louise Gay is a Canadian children’s author and illustrator.- Background :Born in Quebec City, as a child she lived in Montreal and Vancouver. Gay has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple...
, Stella, Queen of the Snow
2000 – Michèle Lemieux, Stormy Night
1999 – Kady MacDonald Denton
Kady MacDonald Denton
Kady MacDonald Denton is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was raised in Toronto...
, A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
1998 – Pascal Mileli, Rainbow Bay
1997 – Harvey Chan, Ghost Train
1996 – Janet Wilson, Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt
1995 – Murray Kimber, Josepha: A Prairie Boy’s Story
1994 – Leo Yerxa, Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
1993 – Barbara Reid, Two by Two
1992 – Ron Lightburn, Waiting for the Whales
1991 – Paul Morin, The Orphan Boy
1990 – Ian Wallace
Ian Wallace
Ian Wallace is the name of:*D. Ian M. Wallace, ornithologist*Ian Wallace , science fiction author*Ian Wallace , pioneer of Vancouver's conceptual art movement...
, The Name of the Tree
1989 – Eric Beddows, Night Cars
1988 – Stéphane Poulin, Can You Catch Josephine?
1987 – Barbara Reid, Have You Seen Birds?
1986 – Ann Blades, By the Sea: An Alphabet Book