Jeremy Tankard
加拿大知名繪本作家
Jeremy Tankard出生於南非開普敦，之後隨著家人搬遷居住於美國，現在與家人居住在加拿大溫哥華。
因為小時候不喜歡閱讀，所以他從未想過自己會當作家，愛畫畫的他更也從未想過會成為一位繪本作家，但在經過幾年插畫創作後，他決定在畫作中加入點文字，這個決定讓他驚喜萬分，文字與圖畫的搭配意外合適，自此開啟了繪本作家的道路。
🏆 獲獎紀錄
《It`s a Tiger》
• Iowa’s Bridge to Reading Picture Book Award, 2014
• Tennessee Volunteer Award nominee, 2014-15
• Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books, 2013
• Texas 2x2 Reading List, 2013
• Missouri Building Block Award nominee, 2013
• Utah Beehive Book Award nominee, 2013-14
• Star of the North Picture Book Award nominee, 2013-14
• New York Public Library’s “Best Read Aloud of 2013” - Betsy Bird
• Minnesota Book Award, 2013
《Boo Hoo Bird》
• Selected for Oprah’s Book Club Kids’ Reading List (ages 3-5), 2010.
• Winner of the Ontario Library Association’s Blue Spruce Award, 2010.
• Nominee, Shining Willow Award, 2009.
• Named in the Toronto Public Library’s First and Best list for 2009.
• Connecticut Library Consortium’s list of Best Books for Babies and Toddlers for 2009.
• Parent’s Magazine’s 20 Best Children’s Books list for 2009.
《Grumpy Bird》
• International bestselling book.
• Shortlist CBA Libris Award for Illustrator of the Year, 2008.
• Shortlist, The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, 2008.
• Nominee, Shining Willow Award, 2007.
• Ontario Library Association’s Best Bets (for Grumpy Bird), 2007.
• Nominee, Ontario Library Association’s Blue Spruce Award, 2007.
• Toronto Public Library “First & Best” booklist
• Nominee, Debbie Zimmerman Early Years Niagara Literary Award, 2007.
• Shortlisted for a Founder’s Award, Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition, October 17 – November 21, 2007, New York.
• Named a Borders Original Voices author, March 2007.
• Three images selected for and published in The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration. Laurence King Publishing Ltd.: London, UK, 2006, pp. 316-319.
📕 繪本作品
《Sleepy Bird》、《Hungry Bird》、《Boo Hoo Bird》、《Grumpy Bird》、《Clover the Uncredible》、《Yorick and Bones Volume 2》、《Yorick and Bones》、《Melvis and Elvis》、《Here Comes Destructosaurus》、《It’s a Tiger！》、《Piggy Bunny》、《Me Hungry》
因為小時候不喜歡閱讀，所以他從未想過自己會當作家，愛畫畫的他更也從未想過會成為一位繪本作家，但在經過幾年插畫創作後，他決定在畫作中加入點文字，這個決定讓他驚喜萬分，文字與圖畫的搭配意外合適，自此開啟了繪本作家的道路。
🏆 獲獎紀錄
《It`s a Tiger》
• Iowa’s Bridge to Reading Picture Book Award, 2014
• Tennessee Volunteer Award nominee, 2014-15
• Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books, 2013
• Texas 2x2 Reading List, 2013
• Missouri Building Block Award nominee, 2013
• Utah Beehive Book Award nominee, 2013-14
• Star of the North Picture Book Award nominee, 2013-14
• New York Public Library’s “Best Read Aloud of 2013” - Betsy Bird
• Minnesota Book Award, 2013
《Boo Hoo Bird》
• Selected for Oprah’s Book Club Kids’ Reading List (ages 3-5), 2010.
• Winner of the Ontario Library Association’s Blue Spruce Award, 2010.
• Nominee, Shining Willow Award, 2009.
• Named in the Toronto Public Library’s First and Best list for 2009.
• Connecticut Library Consortium’s list of Best Books for Babies and Toddlers for 2009.
• Parent’s Magazine’s 20 Best Children’s Books list for 2009.
《Grumpy Bird》
• International bestselling book.
• Shortlist CBA Libris Award for Illustrator of the Year, 2008.
• Shortlist, The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, 2008.
• Nominee, Shining Willow Award, 2007.
• Ontario Library Association’s Best Bets (for Grumpy Bird), 2007.
• Nominee, Ontario Library Association’s Blue Spruce Award, 2007.
• Toronto Public Library “First & Best” booklist
• Nominee, Debbie Zimmerman Early Years Niagara Literary Award, 2007.
• Shortlisted for a Founder’s Award, Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition, October 17 – November 21, 2007, New York.
• Named a Borders Original Voices author, March 2007.
• Three images selected for and published in The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration. Laurence King Publishing Ltd.: London, UK, 2006, pp. 316-319.
📕 繪本作品
《Sleepy Bird》、《Hungry Bird》、《Boo Hoo Bird》、《Grumpy Bird》、《Clover the Uncredible》、《Yorick and Bones Volume 2》、《Yorick and Bones》、《Melvis and Elvis》、《Here Comes Destructosaurus》、《It’s a Tiger！》、《Piggy Bunny》、《Me Hungry》
