Ian Wallace (illustrator) facts for kids

Ian Wallace (born in 1950) is a talented Canadian artist who writes and illustrates books. He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He studied art at the Ontario College of Art, which helped him develop his amazing skills.

Ian Wallace's Books

Ian Wallace has created many wonderful books throughout his career. He has both written and illustrated some stories himself, and he has also brought other authors' words to life with his beautiful drawings.

Books He Wrote and Illustrated

These are books where Ian Wallace was both the author and the artist, creating the whole story and its pictures:

• The Sleeping Porch (Groundwood Books, Jul 2008)
• The Huron Carol (Groundwood, Aug 2006)
• The Man Who Walked the Earth (Groundwood, Aug 2003)
• The Naked Lady (Roaring Brook, Oct 2002)
• The True Story of Trapper Jack's Left Big Toe (Roaring Brook, Apr 2002)
• Duncan's Way (Dorling Kindersley, Mar 2000)
• Boy of the Deeps (Dorling Kindersley, Mar 1999)
• A Winter's Tale (Groundwood, Aug 1997)
• Mr. Kneebone's New Digs (Douglas & McIntyre, Feb 1991)
• Morgan the Magnificent (Margaret K. McElderry, Jun 1987)
• Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance (Groundwood, Nov 1984)

Books He Illustrated

For these books, Ian Wallace used his artistic talents to create the illustrations, working with other authors:

• Sarah and the People of Sand River, by W. D. Valgardson (Groundwood, Aug 1996)
• Hansel and Gretel, (Groundwood, Mar 1996), from the famous Brothers Grimm tale "Hansel and Gretel" [1812]
• The Mummer's Song, by Bud Davidge (1993)
• The Name of the Tree: A Bantu Tale Retold, by Celia Barker Lottridge (1989)
• Architect of the Moon, by Tim Wynne-Jones (Groundwood, 1988)
• Very Last First Time, by Jan Andrews (1985)
• The Sandwich, with Angela Wood (Kids Can, 1975)
• Canadian Railroad Trilogy, by Gordon Lightfoot (1967)