Said the Leaf with Children’s Book Illustrator Matt James

Join us for an uplifting discussion with Canadian children’s book illustrator Matt James as we go into depth about his process as a painter, author, musician. Matt has gained international recognition for his work and is the 2013 recipient of the Governor General’s Literary Award. Matt to talk about his work including his new book I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf to be released on May 7, 2024. Matt will be sitting down in conversation with Linda Ludke,  Collections Librarian at London Public Library.

About Matt James

Matt James is an author, illustrator, painter and musician. His paintings can be found in private collections in Toronto, New York and Berlin. Matt’s books have has won many prestigious awards including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the New Mexico Book Award and the Governor General's Award for Illustration. He illustrated When the Moon Comes by Paul Harbridge and The Stone Thrower by Jael Ealey Richardson. The books Matt has written include Tadpoles, Nice Try, Charlie! and his author-illustrator debut, The Funeral, which was named a New York Times and New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book. As a child Matt James liked to trace comics and pretend that tennis racquets were guitars —now he lives in Toronto and behaves more like a grown up.

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Saturday May 11, 2:00 p.m. Free Event.

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