Nick Craine

Nick Craine was born in Toronto in 1971 and is a critically acclaimed visual artist whose illustrations have appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and many more. In 2008 he was chosen as one of six Canadians included in the TASCHEN international anthology Illustration Now, a sampling of 150 of the world’s best illustrators. He is a much sought-after conceptual illustrator and adapted Bruce McDonald’s films Dance Me Outside and Hard Core Logo into graphic novels; the latter was nominated for an Ignatz Award in the Outstanding Artist category.

In his other life, Craine is the founding member of Black Cabbage and has appeared on over twenty recordings as a vocalist, including on his own solo albums, November Moon and Songs Like Tattoos. In the 1990s he directed music videos between Guelph and Nashville, including Feist’s “It’s Cool to Love Your Family.”

Craine lives in Guelph with his wife, Sandy, and their son, Michael. He uses Staedtler art supplies and Arches papers.

Books by Nick Craine

I Can Read Hockey Stories: Books #1 to #6 Bind-Up

Roberta Bondar: Space Explorer

Ruth Graves Wakefield: One Smart Cookie

Viola Desmond: A Hero for Us All

Misty Copeland: Ballet Star

Lucy Maud Montgomery: Creator of Anne of Green Gables

Michelle Obama: First Lady and Superhero

I Can Read Fearless Girls #1: Roberta Bondar

I Can Read Fearless Girls #2: Misty Copeland

I Can Read Fearless Girls #6: Ruth Graves Wakefield

I Can Read Fearless Girls #4: Lucy Maud Montgomery

I Can Read Fearless Girls #5: Michelle Obama

I Can Read Fearless Girls #3: Viola Desmond

I Can Read Hockey Stories: Hayley's Journey

I Can Read Hockey Stories: What's in a Number

I Can Read Hockey Stories: The Best First Game

I Can Read Hockey Stories: The Golden Goal

I Can Read Hockey Stories: The Masked Man

I Can Read Hockey Stories: Hockey at Home

5-Minute Basketball Stories

5-Minute Stories for Fearless Girls

5-Minute Hockey Stories

Hard Core Logo

Portrait of a Thousand Punks /tp