Gary Clement facts for kids

Gary Clement is a talented Canadian artist, illustrator, and writer. He was born in July 1959 and lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is well-known for his amazing drawings and stories. He works as a cartoonist and creates wonderful children's books.

About Gary Clement

Gary Clement has been the daily political cartoonist for Canada's National Post newspaper in Toronto since it began in 1998. His illustrations have also appeared in many famous magazines and newspapers. These include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Time magazine. His work has often been chosen for American Illustration, which highlights top illustrators.

His Amazing Art and Books

Gary Clement is very famous for his children's books. His second picture book for kids, The Great Poochini, won a special award in 1999. This was the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature Illustration. This award celebrates the best illustrations in Canadian children's books.

He was also nominated for the Governor General's Award for two other books. One was Just Stay Put, which he wrote himself. The other was "Oy Feh So?", written by Cary Fagan. Gary Clement has also illustrated books for many other writers. Besides illustrating, he also paints and draws. His art is shown in a gallery in Toronto.

Books by Gary Clement

Gary Clement has created many books, both as a writer and an illustrator.

Books He Wrote and Illustrated

• Just Stay Put: A Chelm Story (Folk & Fairytales) (Groundwood Books, 1996) – This book was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Illustration.
• The Great Poochini (Groundwood, 1999) – This book won the Governor General's Award for Children's Book Illustration.
• "Swimming, Swimming" (Groundwood, 2015)

Books He Illustrated for Others

• Get Growing!: How the Earth Feeds Us (Groundwood, 1991), by Candace Savage
• Stories from Adam and Eve to Ezekiel: Retold from the Bible (Groundwood, 2004), by Celia Barker Lottridge
• One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes!: A Very Grimm Fairy Tale (Simon & Schuster, 2006), by Aaron Shepard
• Ten Old Men and a Mouse (Tundra Books, 2007), by Cary Fagan
• A Coyote Solstice Tale (Groundwood, 2009), by Thomas King
• "Oy Feh So?" (Groundwood, 2013) by Cary Fagan
• "The Hockey Song" (Greystone Books), by Stompin' Tom Connors
• "My Winter City" (Groundwood, 2019) by James Gladstone