Thao Lam
Thao Lam is a Vietnamese-Canadian children's author and illustrator. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Her works are completed in a collage style.[1]
Biography[]
Lam came to Canada with her parents at the age of 3,[2] as a refugee from Vietnam.[3] She credits picture books for helping her settle into life in Canada, particularly the works of children's author Robert Munsch and Dr. Seuss.[3]
Lam studied illustration at Toronto's Sheridan College.
Works[]
- Lam, Thao (2016). Skunk on a string. Toronto, ON: Owlkids. ISBN 978-1-77147-131-2. OCLC 915500644.
- Lam, Thao (2018). Wallpaper. Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids. ISBN 978-1-77147-283-8. OCLC 990234349.
- Lam, Thao (2019). My cat looks like my dad. Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids. ISBN 978-1-77147-351-4. OCLC 1049797774.
Awards and Nominations[]
- Toronto Public Library's "First and Best 2016" list selection (Skunk on a String) [4]
- Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books of 2018 (Wallpaper)[5]
- New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2018 Picks (Wallpaper)[6]
- Selected to Represent Canada in IBBY's Silent Books Collection, 2019 (Wallpaper)[7]
- Winner of School Library Journal's the Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children's Books of 2019 (My Cat Looks Like My Dad)[8]
References[]
- ^ "Interview with Thao Lam". www.picturebookers.com. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Best Books of 2018: Thao Lam". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ a b Lam, Thao; Books, Owlkids. "Picture Book Author & Paper Artist Thao Lam on the Books that Shaped Her & the Canadian Illustrator Whose Work Taught Her to Draw". open-book.ca.
- ^ "First and Best 2016 : Award Winners : Books & More : Ready for Reading". kids.tpl.ca.
- ^ "Best picture books of 2018 by category". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Best Books for Kids 2020".
- ^ "Wordless Picture Books from Canada Nominated for the Silent Books Collection in Italy – IBBY Canada".
- ^ "The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children's Books of 2019". 19 August 2019.
Categories:
- Living people
- Artists from Toronto
- Writers from Toronto
- Vietnamese emigrants to Canada
- 21st-century Canadian writers
- Canadian children's writers
- Vietnamese women children's writers
- Canadian women children's writers
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- Canadian women illustrators
- Vietnamese women illustrators
- Canadian children's book illustrators
- Vietnamese children's book illustrators