Irene Luxbacher 2019 Texas Book Festival

Irene Luxbacher (born December 10, 1970, in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Ontario) is a Canadian artist, an author and children's book illustrator. After graduating with a degree in Art History from

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, she studied Fine Art (specifically drawing and painting) at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She has a background in art education and has led visual arts workshops in Public schools in Toronto and at The Avenue Road Arts School. Both the Jumbo Books and the Starting Art Series have received much critical acclaim and reviews from librarians, teachers and parents, particularly

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parents. Luxbacher was a finalist for the

2009 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 14, and winning titles were announced on November 17 (see 2009 in poetry).Kids Can Press Kids Can Press is a Canadian-owned publisher of children's books, with a catalog near 1000 picture books and 500 e-books, non-fiction and fiction titles for toddlers to young adults. The Kids Can Press list includes characters such as Franklin ...

(text by Andrew Larsen). Luxbacher lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Works

Picture books

As author and illustrator

*''Mattoo, Let's Play!'', 2010 *''Mr. Frank'', 2014 *''Deep Underwater'', 2018

As illustrator

*''The Imaginary Garden'', 2009; written by Andrew Larsen *''Malaika's Costume,'' 2016; written by Nadia L. Hohn *''The Not-So-Faraway Adventure'', 2016; written by Andrew Larsen *''Malaika's Winter Carnival'', 2017; written by Nadia L. Hohn *''Treasure'', 2019; written by Mireille Messier *''Aunt Pearl'', 2019; written by Monica Kulling *''Malaika's Surprise'', 2021; written by Nadia L. Hohn

Activity books

As author and illustrator

*''The Jumbo Book of Art'', 2003 *''The Jumbo Book of Outdoor Art'', 2006 *''I Can Paint!'', 2007 *''I Can Sculpt!'', 2007 *''I Can Draw!'', 2008 *''I Can Make Prints!'', 2008 *''I Can Build!'', 2009 *''I Can Collage!'', 2009

Awards

''The Imaginary Garden'' *2010 USBBY Outstanding International Books Honour List *2009 The Governor General's Literary Awards, finalist ''123 I Can Paint!'' *2008 CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens, winner *2007 Ontario Library Association Best Bets Non-Fiction, winner ''123 I Can Sculpt!'' *2008 CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens, winner ''The Jumbo Book of Art'' *2004 Disney Adventures Book Award, winner, best hands-on book *2003 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) for Children's Resources, Gold Award winner *2003 Best Bets, Ontario Library Association ''The Jumbo Book of Outdoor Art'' *2006 Disney Adventures Book Award, shortlisted ''The Not-So-Faraway Adventure'' * 2016 Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner

References

External links

Author's Website

Profile on Goodreads

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