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Marie-Louise Gay (born June 17, 1952) is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator.[1]
Marie-Louise Gay | |
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 Gay at the Salon du livre de Montréal 2016 in Montreal Canada | |
| Born | June 17, 1952 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Language | English, French |
| Genre | Picture books, children's literature |
| Spouse | David Homel |
From 1987 to 2015, she won the annual Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award four times,[2] all for books that she also wrote.
Background
Gay was born in Quebec City and lived in Montreal and Vancouver as a child. She has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple Governor General's Awards,[3] the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Mr. Christie's Book Award, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Canadian Library Association Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. Gay lives in Montreal.[when?]
Gay co-wrote two longer books with her husband, Montreal novelist and translator David Homel, which included her black-and-white illustrations: Travels With My Family (2006) and On the Road Again! (2008).[4] At the time, she said, "For the last twenty-five years, I have mainly been writing, illustrating and creating only for children."[4]
Works
Stella and Sam
Her famous Stella and Sam books have been published in more than twelve languages.[4] They spawned a 52-episode cartoon series in 2013 that airs on Sprout and Family Junior.
Stella series
- Stella, Star of the Sea (1999)
- Stella, Queen of the Snow (2000)
- Stella, Fairy of the Forest (2002)
- Stella, Princess of the Sky (2004)
- When Stella Was Very, Very, Small (2009)
- Read Me A Story, Stella (2013)
Sam series
Sam is Stella's younger brother
- Good Morning, Sam (2003)
- Good Night, Sam (2003)
- What Are You Doing, Sam? (2006)
Travels with My Family, with David Homel
- Travels With My Family (Groundwood, 2006)[4]
- On the Road Again! (Groundwood, 2008)[4]
- Summer in the City (Groundwood, 2012)
- The Traveling Circus (Groundwood, 2015)
- Travels in Cuba (Groundwood, 2021)[4]
Other
- Lizzy's Lion (1984)
- The Garden: Little Big Books (1985)
- Moonbeam On A Cat's Ear (1986)[2]
- Rainy Day Magic (1987)[2]
- Angel and the Polar Bear (1988)
- Fat Charlie's Circus (1989)
- Willy Nilly (1990)
- Mademoiselle Moon (1992)
- Rabbit Blue (1993)
- Midnight Mimi (1994)
- Qui a peur de Loulou? (Who's afraid of Loulou?) (Montreal: VLB Editeur, 1994), 111pp, "Theatre for children"[4]
- The Three Little Pigs (Canadian Fairy Tales Series) (1994)
- Rumplestiltskin (1997)
- Sur Mon Ile (1999)
- Caramba (2006)
- Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! (2010)[2]
- Caramba and Henry (2011)
- Any Questions (2014)[2]
- The Three Brothers (2020)
As illustrator only
- The Last Piece (1993)
- When Vegetables Go Bad! (1993)
- The Fabulous Song (1996)
- Dreams Are More Real Than Bathtubs (1999)
- Yuck, a Love Story (2000)
- Didi and Daddy on the Promenade (2001)
- Houndsley and Catina (2006)
- Maddie series; Sophie series (1993–2003)[clarification needed]
Awards
- Rainy Day Magic (1987) - Governor General's Award for English Language Children's Illustration[5]
- Moonbeam On A Cat's Ear (1987) - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award[2]
- Rainy Day Magic (1988) - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award[2]
- Yuck, A Love Story (2000) - Governor General's Award for English Language Children's Illustration[5]
- Stella: Queen of the Snow (2001) - Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award
- Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! (2011) - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award[2]
- Any Questions (2014) - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award[2]
References
- "Marie-Louise Gay". WorldCat. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- "Past Winners" Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. Canadian Library Association (cla.ca). Retrieved 30 July 2015. With general information about the same award Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine and the book awards program Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- "Winners of two or more Governor General's Literary Awards" (PDF). Canada Council for the Arts (canadacouncil.ca). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- "Marie-Louise Gay". CANSCAIP Members. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (canscaip.org). Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- "Cumulative List of Winners of The Governor General's Literary Awards" (PDF). Canada Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
External links
- (in French) Archives of Marie-Louise Gay (Fonds Marie-Louise Gay, R11738) are held at Library and Archives Canada
- Marie-Louise Gay at Library of Congress Authorities, with 32 catalogue records
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На других языках
- [en] Marie-Louise Gay
[fr] Marie-Louise Gay
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