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Governor General's Literary Award 2009

Irene Luxbacher
The Imaginary Garden

  Children's Literature – Illustration English-Language

Irene Luxbacher

Irene Luxbacher, Toronto, The Imaginary Garden, text by Andrew Larsen.
(Kids Can Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press) (ISBN 978-1-55453-279-7)

In The Imaginary Garden, Irene Luxbacher combines pen and ink line, paint and collage to tell the story of a young girl and her grandfather who, together, discover the power of art and imagination. Bright, bold and whimsical, these illustrations powerfully convey an important message.