Paul Harbridge

Paul Harbridgeis a Toronto-basedauthorand illustrator originally from Muskoka, Ont., whose work is influenced by the lakes and forests he grew up around.

• How Paul Harbridge and Matt James captured the magic of moonlight in the picture book When the Moon Comes

His first picture book was When The Moon Comes, a story about a group of friends whose anticipation of winter slowly buildsas they wait for their local lake to freeze over so they canplay hockey on its moonlit ice. The book was nameda finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature illustrated books.

When The Moon Comes was also a finalist for the 2018 TD Canadian Children's Literature Awardand won theMarilyn Baillie Picture Book Award at the 2018 award ceremony.

His second children's book, Out Into the Big Wide Lake, was the winner of the 2022 Ezra Jack Keats Award for writing, and was nominated for the2021Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature illustrated books.

• 14 Canadian picture books to check out this fall
• The best Canadian young adult and children's books of 2017
• Winnipeg students celebrate the magic of winter with picture book When The Moon Comes
• Paul Harbridge's favourite book of 2018: Ebb and Flow by Heather Smith
• The best Canadian picture books of 2021
• Canadians Paul Harbridge and Gracey Zhang win 2022 Ezra Jack Keats Awards

Books by Paul Harbridge

Interviews

CBC Books6:00Paul Harbridge & Matt James TD Kids Book Club

Paul Harbridge and Matt James speak with Nadia Kidwai