The Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian illustrator for a children's book written in French. It is one of four children's book awards among the
Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.
The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...
, one each for writers and illustrators of English- and French-language books. The Governor General's Awards program is administered by the
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts (), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to ...
.
In name, this award is part of the Governor General's Award program only from 1987 but the four children's literature awards were established in 1975 under a Canada Council name. In the event, the "Canada Council" and "Governor General's" awards have recognized
children's book illustration
Children's book illustration is a subfield of book illustration, and a genre of art associated with children's literature. Children's books with illustrations are often known as picture books.
Illustrations contribute to the children's developm ...
in a French-language children's book every year from 1977.
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Canada Council Children's Literature Prize
In 1975 the Canada Council established four annual prizes of $5000 for the year's best English- and French-language children's books by Canadian writers and illustrators. Those "Canada Council Children's Literature Prizes" were continued under the "Governor General's Awards" rubric from 1987, and continue today. Among them the French-language illustration prize was awarded every year from 1977.[
* 1977: Claude Lafortune, ''L'évangile en papier'', written by Henriette Major
* 1978: Ginette Anfousse, ''La varicelle''
* 1979: Roger Paré, ''Une fenêtre dans ma tête'', by Raymond Plante
* 1980: Miyuki Tanobi, ''Les gens de mon pays'', by Gilles Vigneault
* 1981: Joanne Ouellet, ''Les Papinacois'', by Michel Noël
* 1982: Darcia Labrosse, , by Marie José Thériault
* 1983: Philippe Béha, ''Petit ours (Grand-maman, Où est ma tétine?, Mon bébé-soeur, Quand ça va mal)'', by Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier
* 1984: ]Marie-Louise Gay
Marie-Louise Gay (born June 17, 1952) is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator. She has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple Governor ...
, ''Drôle d'école (Rond comme ton visage, Blanc comme neige, Petit et grand, Un Léopard dans mon placard)''
* 1985: Roger Paré, ''L'alphabet''
* 1986: Stéphane Poulin, ''Album de famille and As-tu vu Joséphine?''
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
* Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
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References
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*French
Awards established in 1987
1987 establishments in Canada
Children
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Picture book awards
French-language literary awards
Canadian children's literary awards