Kim LaFave

Kim LaFave (born 12 January 1955) is a Canadian children's book illustrator and artist. LaFave started his illustration career in media before his first children's drawings appeared in the 1981 book ''The Mare's Egg''. From the 1980s to 2000s, his drawings appeared in over 40 children's books. As an artist, LaFave painted landscapes, boats and snow from the 2000s to 2020s. He also was a member of ''Eleven Equal Artists'' during the 2010s.

For his illustrations, LaFave won the 1988 Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration and 1989 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for ''Amo's Sweater''. As a nominee, LaFave received additional Governor General's nominations in 2001 with ''We'll All Go Sailing'' and 2004 with ''A Very Unusual Dog''. In 1990, he received an Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon nomination for ''Duck Cakes for Sale''. From 2008 to 2011, LaFave received nominations for both of these awards with ''Shin-chi's Canoe'' and ''Fishing With Gubby''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Shi-shi-etko / by Campbell, Nicola I.

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    Big Ben / by Ellis, Sarah, 1952-

    Published 2001
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    Shi-shi-etko / by Campbell, Nicola I.

    Published 2005
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