Janet Wilson

Janet Wilson is an award-winning artist and a published author, holding over 50 publishing copyrights in the children's literature field. She graduated with honours from the Ontario College of Art and Design as a mature student, the mother of two little boys. Janet's love of books combined with a particular talent for drawing children has brought her into the world of "kidlit." Her more realistic style lends itself to interpreting the stories of children's favorite authors in producing picture books. Sensitivity to the nuances of facial expressions helps young readers grasp subjects ranging from dealing with death, the arrival of a new baby, the tragedy of war or just wishing your new dress was a different colour. Her awards include Best Illustrated Book in the United States in 2004 for Jasper's Day, Canadian Information Book of the Year for her artwork in In Flanders Fields, and she is the first non-native artist to be awarded the Native Reading Week Award for her illustrations in Solomon's Tree. Janet is a career artist known for her fine art commissioned portraits and still life paintings.

Books by Janet Wilson

Our Future

In Flanders Fields

Our Heroes

Severn and the Day She Silenced the World

Our Rights

Shannen and the Dream for a School

Our Earth

One Peace

Solomon's Tree

Jasper's Day

Jamais je ne t'oublierai

Lighthouse

Biggest Fish in the Lake, The

No Two Snowflakes

At Grandpa's Sugar Bush

Anna's Goat

Me and Mr. Mah

Imagine That!

Sarah May & the New Red Dress

Sarah May and The New Red Dress