Ann Blades

Canadian illustrator, writer and educator

Ann Blades

Born|  (1947-11-16) November 16, 1947 (age 77)
Vancouver, Canada
Education| University of British Columbia (1970)
British Columbia Institute of Technology (1974)
Notable awards|

* Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award (1971)
* Canada Council Children's Literature Prize (1978)
* Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award (1979)
* Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award (1986)

Ann Blades (born November 16, 1947)[1] is a Canadian illustrator, writer and educator.

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned a teaching certificate from the University of British Columbia in 1970. In 1974, she graduated in nursing from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Blades taught school in a number of isolated communities in British Columbia.[2][3]

Her first book Mary of Mile 18, published in 1971, received the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. It was followed by A Boy of Taché in 1973.[2] Mary of Mile 18 was made into a film by the National Film Board of Canada. Her illustrations were included in an exhibition "Canada at Bologna" at the 1990 Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.[3]

## Selected works

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* The Cottage at Crescent Beach (1977)
* Jacques the Woodcutter (1977) text by Michael Macklem
* A Salmon for Simon (1978) text by Betty Waterton, received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize
* Six Darn Cows (1980), text by Margaret Laurence
* Anna's Pet (1980) text by Margaret Atwood and Joyce Barkhouse
* Pettranella (1980) text by Betty Waterton
* By the Sea: An Alphabet Book (1985), won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
* Ida and the Wool Smugglers (1987) text by Sue Ann Alderson
* The Singing Basket (1990) retold by Kit Pearson
* A Ride for Martha (1993) text by Sue Ann Alderson
* A Dog Came Too (1993) text by Ainslee Martin
* Back to the Cabin (1996)
* Pond Seasons (1997) text by Sue Ann Alderson

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## References

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1. ^ Stott, Jon C. (March 4, 2015). "Ann Blades". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
2. ^ a b "Ann Blades". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
3. ^ a b c "Blades, Ann, 1947-". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-16.

## External links

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* Ann Blades at IMDb
* Archives of Ann Blades (Ann Blades fonds, R11708) are held at Library and Archives Canada

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