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Who is Kim Fernandes?

Author

Illustrator

Artist

Biography• Born September 4, 1970 in Long Island, New York

•Mom, Eugenie & Dad, Henry

•Moved to Toronto in 1974, but still visited grandma in Long Island every summer

•First published work, Visiting Granny (1990)

•Attended the Ontario College of Art from 1989 to 1992

Biography (Cont.)Selected Works

•Visiting Granny, 1990

•Zebo and the Dirty Planet, 1991

•Just You and Me, 1993 (by Eugenie Fernandes)

•One Grey Mouse, 1995 (by Katherine Burton)

•Gifts to Make with Crayola Model Magic, 1996

•Little Toby and the Big Hair, 1997 (by Eugenie Fernandes)

•Christmas Crafts with Crayola Model Magic, 1997

•A Visit from St. Nicholas, 1998 (by Clement C. Moore)

•How Big is Big?, 1996 (by Stephen Strauss)

•The Spirit of Canada, 1999 (edited by Barbara Hehner)

•Sleepy Little Mouse, 2000 (by Eugenie Fernandes)

•Busy Little Mouse, 2002 (by Eugenie Fernandes)

•Big Week for Little Mouse, 2005 (by Eugenie Fernandes)

Biography (Cont.)Selected Awards

One Gray Mouse Mouse

•Honors Award Winner, National Parenting Publications Awards, 1997

•Bronze Award Winner, 3-Dimensional Art Directors and Illustrators Awards Show,

1998

Sleepy Little Mouse

•Independent Publisher Book Award Short List, 2001

•Silver Award Winner, 3-Dimensional Art Directors and Illustrators Awards Show,

2001

Busy Little Mouse

•International Reading Association Childrens’ Choices, shortlist, 2003

Big Week for Little Mouse

•International Reading Association Childrens’ Choices, shortlist, 2005

•Libris Award for Children’s Illustrator of the Year, Canadian Booksellers

Association,

2000

An Introduction to Kim’s Work

•Fimo Clay

•Draws sketches for editor approval

•Visits the library for visual references

•Creates the layout in her mind

The Evolution of Kim’s Technique

A Personal Reaction to Kim’s Work

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ReferencesArtwork from

Zebo and the Dirty Planet, Sleepy Little Mouse, Busy Little Mouse, and Big Week for Little Mouse

©1991, 2000, 2002, 2004 Kim Fernandes

Downloaded from www.kidscanpress.com

Burton, K. & Fernandes, K. (1995). One grey mouse. Toronto: Kids Can Press

Fernandes, E. & Fernandes, K. (2000). Sleepy little mouse. Toronto: Kids Can Press

Fernandes, E. & Fernandes, K. (2002). Busy little mouse. Toronto: Kids Can Press

Kids Can Press. (n.d.) Kim Fernandes, illustrator. Retrieved March 23, 2010 from http://www.kidscanpress.com/US/CreatorDetails.aspx?cd=65

Kim Fernandes (2010). Biography resource center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale

Muldoon, K. (1997, March 22). A hair-raising tale in clay. Toronto Star, p. k23

Opening Slide

Aymeric. (2010). Sans Toi. On Once upon a time. (MP3). Luxembourg: Jamendo.

Closing Slides

Nobody Here. (2008). Piano Jams. On Piano jams. (MP3). Luxembourg: Jamendo.

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