Biography
Kelly Collier studied illustration at Sheridan College in Ontario. She writes and draws in a humorous style and loves to illustrate characters with quirky sensibilities. She is the author-illustrator of the Steve the Horse series and the illustrator of the Sloth and Squirrel series and the Izzy series.#She lives in an old house in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and daughter.
Awards
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Steve, a Pretty Exceptional Horse
2025 - Denny O’Neil Graphic Novel List, Missouri Association of School Libraries (MASL), Joint Winner
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Izzy’s Dog Days of Summer
2025 - Joan Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s Book Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
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Izzy’s Tail of Trouble
2023 - Joan Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s Book Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Short-Listed
2022 - Gold Standard, Junior Library Guild, Short-Listed
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Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle
2023 - Delaware Diamonds Award, Diamond State Reading Association, Winner
2023 - Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, Washington Library Association, Commended
2022 - 2021-2022 Reading Makes Cents Program selection, Virginia Council for Economic Education, Commended
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Team Steve
2019 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
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A Horse Named Steve
2018 - Shining Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards, Commended
2017 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2017 - First and Best List, Toronto Public Library, Winner
2017 - OLA Best Bets, Ontario Library Association, Winner
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Izzy in the Doghouse
2022 - Chocolate Lily Book Awards, Chapter Book category, , Short-Listed
Graphic Novel
Steve, Born to Run, 2025
Steve, a Rare Egg, 2025
Steve, a Pretty Exceptional Horse, 2024Picture Books
Sloth and Squirrel on Vacation, 2025
What If I’m Not a Cat?, 2023
Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle, 2021
Team Steve, 2018
A Horse Named Steve, 2017Early Chapter Books
Izzy’s Dog Days of Summer, 2023
Izzy’s Tail of Trouble, 2022
Izzy in the Doghouse, 2020