Barbara Reid

Barbara Reid
Born (1957-11-16) November 16, 1957
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationOntario College of Art
OccupationsIllustrator and author
Writing career
Notable awardsVicky Metcalf Award

Barbara Reid (born November 16, 1957) is a Canadian illustrator and author of children's books. She has been called "one of Canada's major literary figures". In 2012, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an honour presented annually to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth".