Gary Clement facts for kids

Gary Clement (born July 1959) is a Canadian artist, illustrator, and writer. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Gary Clement is known for his amazing drawings and stories. He works as a daily political cartoonist for the National Post newspaper in Toronto. A political cartoonist draws pictures that comment on news and politics.

His illustrations have appeared in many famous magazines and newspapers. These include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Time magazine. His work has also been featured in American Illustration many times.

One of his children's books, The Great Poochini, won a special award. It received the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature Illustration in 1999. This award is one of the highest honors for Canadian writers and illustrators.

Gary Clement was also nominated for the Governor General's Award for two other books. These were "Just Stay Put," which he wrote himself, and "Oy Feh So?", written by Cary Fagan. Besides writing his own books, he has illustrated many children's books for other authors.

When he's not drawing cartoons or illustrating books, Gary Clement also paints and draws fine art. His artwork is shown at the Dianna Witte Gallery in Toronto.

Discover Gary Clement's Books

Gary Clement has created many wonderful books. Some he wrote and illustrated himself, and others he illustrated for different writers.

Books Written and Illustrated by Gary Clement

These are books where Gary Clement wrote the story and drew all the pictures.

• 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 Illustrated by Gary Clement

For these books, Gary Clement created the illustrations, bringing other authors' stories to life.

• 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