Biography
Byron Eggenschwiler is an illustrator whose work has appeared on book covers, posters and in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, GQ, the National Post and O, The Oprah Magazine. His work has received awards including those from Communication Arts, American Illustration and the National Magazine Awards.#Byron often takes inspiration from folktales and children’s books for his work, but Beastly Puzzles is his first real adventure into the world of children’s books. This year he completed his first young adult graphic novel, which is coming out soon as well. He lives in Calgary, Canada, with his wife and two cats, one spotted and one scaredy.~Instagram: @byronegg
Awards
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Polar
2025 - 2025-26 Great Lakes Great Books Award; Grade 4 – 5, Michigan Reading Association, Long-Listed
2024 - Green Earth Book Award, The Nature Generation, Commended
2024 - Lane Anderson Award; Young Reader, The Lane Anderson Award, Winner
2024 - Red Cedar Book Award, Young Readers’ Choice Awards Society of British Columbia, Short-Listed
2024 - Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones, Commended
2024 - Top 10 OLA Best Bets, Ontario Library Association (OLA), Joint Winner
2023 - Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2023, The Chicago Public Library, Winner
2023 - Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award, California Reading Association, Commended
2023 - NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (Nonfiction), National Council of Teachers of English, Commended
2023 - Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Awards, Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC), Winner
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The Strangest Thing in the Sea
2023 - Delaware Diamonds Award, Diamond State Reading Association, Short-listed
2023 - Silver Birch Express Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
2021 - Blueberry Honor Book, Evanston Public Library, Commended
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Beastly Puzzles
2021 - Rocky Mountain Book Award, Hackmatack, Commended
2020 - Hackmatack Children`s Choice Book Award, Vancouver Children`s Literature Roundtable, Winner
2020 - Information Book Award, Maine Library Association, Commended
2020 - Maine Student Book Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Commended
2020 - Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children`s Non-Fiction, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Commended
2019 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, starred selection, Ontario Library Association, Winner
2019 - OLA Best Bets, , Winner
Picture Books
Unnaturally Blue, 2025Non-fiction
Polar, 2023
The Strangest Thing in the Sea, 2021
Beastly Puzzles, 2019