Andrew Larsen est père au foyer et auteur. Quand il était enfant, il passait toujours une partie de son été au chalet de ses grands-parents, situé sur une colline, près d'un lac. Andrew habite à Toronto. Il a publié sept albums jeunesse.

Andrew Larsen is a father, homemaker and author. When he was a child, he would spend a part of every summer with his grandparents at their cottage on a hill, by a lake. Andrew now lives in a downtown Toronto neighbourhood. He has published seven picture books.

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IRENE LUXBACHER est à la fois auteure, illustratrice et artiste. Elle a publié de nombreux livres d’activités artistiques et albums jeunesse dont Le jardin imaginaire de grand-papa, d’Andrew Larsen, mis en nomination pour le Prix du Gouverneur général dans la catégorie illustrations. Irene habite à Toronto où elle travaille actuellement à la création de nouveaux tableaux et albums.

IRENE LUXBACHER was nominated for the Governor General’s Award for her illustrations in Andrew Larsen’sThe Imaginary Garden (Le jardin imaginaire de grand-papa). She has illustrated several other picture books, including Mittens to Share (Une mitaine pour deux), The Heart’s Song (Le grand cœur de madame Lili), as well as her own picture books Once I Was a Bear (Lorsque j’étais un ours…) and Mattoo, Let’s Play! (Viens jouer, Matou!). She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and young son. You can learn more about her work at www.ireneluxbacher.com.

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• Short-listed, Great Lakes Great Books, Michigan Reading Association
• Short-listed, Shining Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award
• Short-listed, Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association
• Winner, Outstanding International Book, USBBY
• Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre
• Short-listed, Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award
• Short-listed, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, Canadian Library Association
• Short-listed, Book of the Year, Foreword Magazine
• Short-listed, Governor General's Literary Award, Children's Illustration, Canada Council for the Arts