Awards & Winners

Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration

Governor General's Awards

This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for illustration in an English-language children's book. The award was created in 1987 alongside the award for English-language children's literature.
Date Established : 1987

Check all the winners of Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration presented under Governor General's Awards since 1987 .


Jon Klassen

Honored for : Cats' Night Out

Jirina Marton

Honored for : Bella's Tree

Stéphane Jorisch

Honored for : The Owl and the Pussycat

Duncan Weller

Honored for : The Boy from the Sun

Leo Yerxa

Honored for : Ancient Thunder

Rob Gonsalves

Honored for : Imagine a day

Stéphane Jorisch

Honored for : Jabberwocky

Allen Sapp

Honored for : The Song Within My Heart

Wallace Edwards

Honored for : Alphabeasts

Mireille Levert

Honored for : An Island in the Soup

Marie-Louise Gay

Honored for : Yuck, A Love Story

Gary Clement

Honored for : The Great Poochini

Kady MacDonald Denton

Honored for : A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

Barbara Reid

Honored for : The party

Eric Beddows

Honored for : The Rooster's Gift

Ludmila Zeman

Honored for : The Last Quest of Gilgamesh

Murray Kimber

Honored for : Josepha

Mireille Levert

Honored for : Mrs. Ming

Ron Lightburn

Honored for : Waiting for the Whales

Joanne Fitzgerald

Honored for : Doctor Kiss Says Yes

Paul Morin

Honored for : The Orphan Boy

Robin Muller

Honored for : The magic paintbrush

Kim LaFave

Honored for : Amos's Sweater

Marie-Louise Gay

Honored for : Rainy Day Magic