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.

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 Henriette Major (January 6, 1933 – November 17, 2006) was a Canadian writer living in Quebec. She was born in Montreal and studied at the Institut pédagogique de Montréal. However, she soon discovered that she did not want to be a teacher. ...

* 1978: Ginette Anfousse, ''La varicelle'' * 1979:

Roger Paré Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...

, ''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 Philippe Béha (born 1950) is a French Canadian children's book writer and illustrator living in Quebec. He was born in Casablanca to french parents, studied at the and came to Quebec in 1976. He worked as a freelance visual designer for Radio- ...

, ''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:

, ''L'alphabet'' * 1986: Stéphane Poulin, ''Album de famille and As-tu vu Joséphine?''

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{{Governor General's Literary Awards *French Awards established in 1987 1987 establishments in Canada

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