Biography
Wallace Edwards (1957–2022), was a beloved and award-winning Canadian children’s book creator with an international reputation for his rich and quirky depictions of animals both real and fantastic. His first children’s picture book, Alphabeasts, won the 2002 Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature – Illustration. Wallace’s third book, Mixed Beasts, was also shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award and won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award. His work garnered many awards and honors, including two Independent Publisher Book Awards, a CLA Honour Book, two OLA Best Bets and inclusion on the International Youth Library White Ravens list. He also created artwork for magazines, posters and the Toronto Zoo.