Winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
Simon discovers that catching a salmon is more difficult than it looks. A simple, touching and multi-award-winning story with evocative watercolor illustrations.
Winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
Simon discovers that catching a salmon is more difficult than it looks. A simple, touching and multi-award-winning story with evocative watercolor illustrations.
| Published By | Groundwood Books Ltd — Apr 1, 1997 |
| Specifications | 32 pages | 7.5 in x 8.75 in |
| Keywords | Animals; Fishes; People & Places; Canada; Native Canadian; award winner; |
| Written By | Betty Waterton was the author of nineteen children's books, including the Quincy Rumpel novels and a number of well-loved picture books. Over the course of her writing career she traveled all over Canada giving readings to children. For many years she lived on Canada's West Coast, where A Salmon for Simon, her first children's book, takes place. |
| Illustrated by | Ann Blades is one of Canada's leading illustrators. Her distinctive watercolors appear in many children's books, including A Salmon for Simon, which won the Governor General's Award for Illustration and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award. Ann now teaches kindergarten at an inner-city school in Surrey, British Columbia. |
| Written By |
| Betty Waterton was the author of nineteen children's books, including the Quincy Rumpel novels and a number of well-loved picture books. Over the course of her writing career she traveled all over Canada giving readings to children. For many years she lived on Canada's West Coast, where A Salmon for Simon, her first children's book, takes place. |
| Illustrated by |
| Ann Blades is one of Canada's leading illustrators. Her distinctive watercolors appear in many children's books, including A Salmon for Simon, which won the Governor General's Award for Illustration and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award. Ann now teaches kindergarten at an inner-city school in Surrey, British Columbia. |
| Audience | ages 4 to 7 / grades P to 2 |
Winner, Governor General's Literary Awards: Illustration, 1978
Winner, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 1978
“Simple, straightforward and deftly told, with impressive illustrations by Blades, Ann, one of Canada's best.” — Toronto Star
“There is magic in the way the story is told as well as magic in Ann Blades' beautiful illustrations.” — Books in Canada