Sydney Smith (illustrator)
Sydney Smith is a Canadian illustrator of children's books. He was awarded the 2015
Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration for Sidewalk Flowers, a wordless picture book which he illustrated with author JonArno Lawson. He currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]
Education
Smith studied drawing and printmaking at NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2] It was while studying there that he realized his interest for illustrating children's books.
Career
Smith has worked for two different publishing houses in his career as an illustrator:
Groundwood Books. In addition to his work as an illustrator for children's books, Smith has also done graphic design work for Canadian musical acts Hey Rosetta! and Old Man Luedecke.[3]
Published works
- 2010: Mabel Murple by Sheree Fitch
- 2011: There Were Monkeys In My Kitchen by Sheree Fitch
- 2012: Toes In My Nose: And Other Poems by Sheree Fitch
- 2014: Jewel of the Thames (A Portia Adams Adventure Book 1) by Angela Misri
- 2014: Music Is For Everyone by Jill Barber
- 2015: Grant and Tillie Go Walking by Monica Kulling
- 2015: Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson
- 2016: Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts by Esta Spalding
- 2016: The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem "Pangur Bán" by Jo Ellen Bogart
- 2017: Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz
- 2019: Small in the City by Sydney Smith
- 2020: I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott
- 2023: Do You Remember?
- 2023: My Baba's Garden by Jordan Scott
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Book | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration[4] | Music Is For Everyone | Won |
| 2015 | Governor General’s Award For Illustrated Children’s Books[5]
|
Sidewalk Flowers | Won |
| 2015 | Prix Libbylit for Best Picture Book (Belgium)[6] | Sidewalk Flowers | Won |
| 2015 | New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year[7]
|
Sidewalk Flowers | Won |
| 2015 | Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year[8] | Sidewalk Flowers | Won |
| 2015 | Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Books[9] | Sidewalk Flowers | Nominated |
| 2016 | Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award[10] | Sidewalk Flowers | Won |
| 2018 | CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal[11] | Town Is by the Sea | Won |
| 2018 | TD Canadian Children's Literature Award[12] | Town Is by the Sea | Won |
| 2021 | Kate Greenaway Medal[13][14] | Small in the City | Won |
| 2024 | Hans Christian Andersen Award[15] | Won |
References
- ^ "About".
- ^ "Q and A Sidewalk Flowers illustrator Sydney Smith". Quill and Quire. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Q and A Sidewalk Flowers illustrator Sydney Smith". Quill and Quire. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration". The Canadian Children's Book Centre. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Sidewalk Flowers - Anansi Press". Anansi Press. 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Prix Libbylit". Ricochet Jeune. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Sidewalk Flowers - Anansi Press". Anansi Press. 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Sidewalk Flowers - Anansi Press". Anansi Press. 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Sidewalk Flowers - Anansi Press". Anansi Press. 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Sidewalk Flowers wins CLA's 2016 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award". Canadian Library Association. 15 April 2016.
- ^ "PW: Geraldine McCaughrean, Sydney Smith Win 2018 Carnegie, Greenaway Medals". Publishers Weekly. 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Best Canadian children's book of 2018? It just won a $50,000 prize". thestar. 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Flood, Alison (16 June 2021). "Jason Reynolds wins Carnegie medal for 'breathtaking' Look Both Ways". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Reynolds, Smith win 2021 Carnegie, Greenaway medals". Books+Publishing. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- CBC Books, April 8, 2024.