Winner2015
Sydney Smith: books and awards
Sydney Smith grew up in Nova Scotia, and his painterly picture books often follow a child through a town or a city. He has won Canada's Governor General's Award and Britain's Kate Greenaway Medal.
Sydney Smith wrote or illustrated 7 books on our shelf that won or were recognized by the Governor General's Award (illustration) and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration, between 2015 and 2024. 3 of them won. Most are for ages 3 to 5 and ages 6 to 8.
Award-winning books by Sydney Smith
Winner2015
Finalist2016
The White Cat and the Monk
Illustrated by Sydney Smith. Credit: Jo Ellen Bogart
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8
Winner2018
Town is by the Sea
Illustrated by Sydney Smith. Credit: Joanne Schwartz
A boy in a 1950s Nova Scotia mining town spends a sunny day by the sea while his father works deep underground. Quiet and powerful.
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8
Winner2021
Small in the City
Written and illustrated by Sydney Smith
A small child walks through a big, snowy city, offering advice to someone who is lost. A quiet, moving picture book with a surprise.
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8
Shortlist2022
I Talk Like a River
Illustrated by Sydney Smith. Credit: Jordan Scott
- 2022 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
- 2020 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8