Biography
Arden Taylor is a freelance illustrator residing in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated Sheridan College with an Honours Bachelor of Illustration. She enjoys working with beautiful color palettes to create visually appealing, fun and sophisticated graphic illustrations of architecture, people, wallpaper, patterns and more. Her clients include Hazlitt Magazine and the California Institute of Technology. Arden’s work has been featured in magazines, newspapers, advertising campaigns and websites. The Kids Book of Black History in Canada is her first book.
Awards
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The Kids Book of Black History in Canada
2006 - Red Cedar Book Award (1st ed.), Young Readers’ Choice Society of British Columbia, Short-Listed
2005 - Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award (1st ed.), Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award, Short-Listed
2004 - Violet Downey Book Award (1st ed.), The National Chapter of Canada IODE, Commended
2004 - White Raven Award (1st ed.), International Youth Library, Winner
Non-fiction
The Kids Book of Black History in Canada, 2024