Barbara Reid
Barbara Reid | |
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| Born | November 16, 1957 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Ontario College of Art |
| Occupations | Illustrator and author |
| Writing career | |
| Notable awards | Vicky 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".