Wallace Edwards
We were so pleased and honoured to have Wallace Edwards create the art for our website and logo. Wallace is a beloved children’s author and illustrator whose vivid imagination has transformed the world of animals and strange creatures for a generation of children. Wallace lives in Toronto and Yarker, Ontario. He is the recipient of a multitude of awards and short lists, including winner of the Governor General’s Award, the Gold Medal from ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award, and the Children’s Choice Award from the International Reading Association for Alphabeasts; the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, the Children’s Choice Award from the International Reading Association for Monkey Business; Canadian Library Association’s Honour for Mixed Beasts; and the Junior Library Guild Award for The Cat’s Pajamas.